London Cycling Campaign names capital's most dangerous junctions and demands instant action to better protect cyclists cycling
today announced the next phase of its 'Dangerous Junctions' campaign at a House of Commons event in Westminster.
Naming a list of more than 20 central London junctions that require urgent action the LCC highlighted King's Cross, Shoreditch Triangle and Holborn Gyratory as particularly dangerous and most requiring of instant improvement. "We're asking for urgent action right now, at three major junction clusters: King's Cross, Shoreditch Triangle and Holborn," the LCC's campaigns manager Simon Munk explained.
Dr Ashok Sinha, CEO of the LCC, added:"This is not just a safety issue. Dangerous junctions sever routes for active travel resulting in far fewer people walking or cycling. We must fix these junctions not just to save lives, but to also help people be more active by cycling and walking more, reducing air pollution and carbon emissions."
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