London's Most Dangerous Cycle Lane Blamed on Mayor Sadiq Khan

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London's Most Dangerous Cycle Lane Blamed on Mayor Sadiq Khan
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The junctions in Wandsworth where Ansell Road, Derinton Road, Price Close and Lessingham Avenue meet the A24, Upper Tooting Road, have seen 29 collisions in five years.

London Cycling Campaign said its findings were 'horrific' and blasted Mr KhanThe most dangerous cycle lane in London is a hated junction installed by Mayor Sadiq Khan , it has been revealed.

Susan Hall, the Tory candidate who is running against Mr Khan, slammed the sitting Mayor following the revelation. Transport is supposed to be 'central' to Sadiq Khan's vision for London. He previously announced plans to eliminate every death on roads and other transport networks in the capital by 2041. Pictured: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

'Whilst cycling and indeed walking and wheeling remain relatively safe… TfL, the mayor and our boroughs must move faster and be bolder on road danger to stem the human cost posed by dangerous junctions and poor road designs.'Completing the top three was the junction at Wandsworth Road and North Street The fifth most-dangerous junction was on Blackstock Road by Finsbury Park

Although many Londoners are deeply unhappy with the Labour mayor, the latest polls put him ahead of his Conservative mayoral rival Susan Hall. Holborn station junction is the sixth most dangerous in the capitalQueen's Circus in the south of London is one of the eighth most dangerous junction in the capitalThe tenth most dangerous junction for cyclists was Knightsbridge, including Albert Gate

'We have also accelerated our 20mph speed limit programme and are tightening the Direct Vision Safety standard for HGVs.

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