Cyclist safety
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 2011-10-11 08:55.The whole area around kings cross/St pancreas way is a death trap for cyclists. There is no cycle lane whatsoever going down St pancras way to platforms 8/9 at kings cross where the new underground frontage is. The taxis just simply pull out along with other cars that stop to drop off at the euro star terminal. Going the other way to the main road from platform 9 is just as bad. Taxis parked up, drivers out of the vehicles and standing in the road, traffic coming at you from behind, no where for a cyclist to go, u turns by taxis from the other side of the road. I have waited at the traffic lights at the Euston road junction to go straight across many times and each time have thought what an ideal target I would be crossing the box junction if anyone jumped the lights on the Euston Rd. Now I walk through kings cross, out the doors, walk over the pedestrian crossings with my bike, get to the other side and then start to ride to Russell square. I shouldn't have to do this but instinct for survival says the few minutes walk to cross over this junction is better than a wooden overcoat.