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Interesting video and comments. When designing cycleways it would help if the designers made right turns (and other complex manoeuvres) 'clear and obvious' and also consistent. Then we would not have to second guess how to make the turn - it would be obvious. So I don't mind how they do it but be consistent. Thanks for making the videos. Is it always sunny in London? Or do you only make videos on sunny days? Thanks again.

God I hate Kensington and Chelsea council.

I believe French road rules allow hook turns (turn left to turn right) for cyclists at all junctions unlike in the UK where the hook turn markings indicate those where you are allowed to -- which, if properly advertised, makes for good standardisation (same with contraflow being authorised in all 30km/h roads in France -- though the prefecture de police in Paris is fighting against it arguing that since 30km/h became a blanket rule it led it to be applicable in roads unsuited to it! But that's another story for another day). Some communes have signs to help nudge cyclists into doing so but as Altis's video I've linked below explains, there really is very little clarity on where you are supposed to wait. At least in London, the hook turn markings do make it clear where to wait (and in a case I have in mind at the Tavistock Place/Tavistock Square intersection, the council/TfL refused to install them for some movements because of a lack of waiting space). th-cam.com/users/shortsK8TIh0A_bSU?app=desktop

I personally don’t mind an occasional right turns in two stages, but they really highlight where cycling is just an afterthought to councils and TfL. When they are not willing to reallocate road space, it’s very easy for them to just tell cyclists to turn in two stages.

I haven’t worked in London for over thirty years but I do really enjoy watching your videos. I’m sure the infrastructure is far from perfect but it (probably) is better than most UK cities. What I also really like is how you show and highlight those bits of London that are easily accessible but not found if your idea of London is The Tube Map. Inform, educate, entertain as the phrase goes 👍

there is a wave machine at Latchmere, been there since i was a child im now 43

I stopped at what I now realise must have been a motion detector traffic lights, in a small cycle box where a police van was right behind me. After a few minutes the police got out of the van and came to tell me they thought the lights must be broken because they’d been waiting ten minutes before I got there. 😂

car cutting corner at 3:53

Great cycle! Thank you for sharing. I think the City of London “dragons” you referred to are griffins. I always enjoy passing them. Best. PEK.

I didn't realise the end of Bedford Sq was closed to motor traffic - great tip! A request if I may - I've noticed a slight gap in your (always excellent) service... could you add something more to cover north-central London taking in Marylebone east-west? I'm thinking of something like Paddington - Old St?

I know I'm going to win the award for most predictable comment but- Hooray for Midland Road!

11:00 you'll be pleased to know that the cycle signage when crossing Harrow Road has been added! Great video as always

Brilliant to see how efficient the humble bicycle is as a viable form of transport around the capital. I rarely visit, but came to visit my brother recently in Earls court and took my bike on the train. It was fantastic getting around on the bike compared to where I live in Manchester. Your videos should be used for publicity by Tfl in persuading even more drivers out of their cars.

Nice route! Well done👍🙂

I have an inckling that a venn diagram of viewers of London Cycle Routes and people who have an interest in railways might see a lot of us in the "intersection"! 😉

Great video, nice route!👍 "Is it cheeky to call Sloane Square Chelsea?"....the very fact that you asked the question...!! 🤣😉 I was expecting somewhere nearer Chelsea Harbour/World's End Estate , but I'm a northerner living in Dorset...what do i know 🤷‍♂️😁

Great route! Who doesn't sing a little when they're on a bike? 😉

Great route, great video! 👍

At 9'30" you mention it's (understandably) not possible to cover all routes requested. Just a thought, but where this is due to a lack of suitable cycling infrastructure, or some particular 'killer issue' (could be a dreadful major junction or an unmitigated recent development), it might prove just as useful to produce the odd roundup of a few such non-starters. OK, odds against but perhaps someone from the local authority in question may be watching, whether a decision maker or a councillor irritated by the unability to let kids cycle safely to/from a local school .... thereby potentially removing much car traffic and gaining said councillor votes from happy happy constituents (d'ya see wot I did there? 🙂)

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Excellent video again!

3:36 damn that kid's run is competitive with public transport

Bedford Square is technically one-way with no cycle contra on the carriageway. Not sure if you missed that you're supposed to go left and along the funky-colored space on the square before rejoining at the end. Directional arrows are on the ground so wayfinding isn't ideal, although the space is wide enough it isn't usually an issue to avoid pedestrians. Obviously no vehicles when you went down, but could be times when doing that could create conflict with taxis, delivery vans, and construction vehicles, especially when the parking spaces are full. Bayley Street is two-way for cycles. There used to be a blue cycle symbol on the bollard next to the Santander bikes as well, but it disappeared a while ago. Can still see it on Google Maps from a couple years ago when there was demolition work going on.

@3:41 / 17:01 The chamfered curb to delineate between cycle and pedestrian space is an excellent way to separate the two most of the time, but to still leave the option in a tight or emergency situation to cross-over to avoid an incident. Ditto later when you commented on the chamfered concrete barriers, albeit you'd have to' use a much tighter angle of incidence to climb over them. Even if you did go down, at least the hard corners are missing when you impact.

i find getting the tube from Archway station to Tottenham Court Road station is a very quick trip and checking google maps it tells me it's 13 minutes on the Northern line direct! Nonetheless, the bike route is very much appreciated. Thanks for the videos!

Great video as always. One slight route optimisation suggestion: After the crossing at St Pancras/Euston Road, I usually prefer to turn right immediately onto Bidborough St instead of later at Leigh Street. Bidborough St is a bit wider than Leigh St and practically traffic-free. Ok Cartwright Gardens isn't terribly wide either, so I guess road width is a toss-up, or is a point slightly in favour of Leigh St. Nevertheless, with Bidborough St, you have one less traffic light + zebra crossing to think about, so it's also marginally faster

Thanks!

Thanks for the video! Would be really handy to see Drayton Park station to Victoria Coach station please!

Well this is so funny: At Tavistock Square you are overtaken by a red jacketed man on a Cube bike. That's me! I was cycling from Kings Cross to Covent Garden yesterday morning. Thank you for my 15 seconds of fame!

Nice ride!

Another great video!

Another brilliant video! Thank you! I cycled the part from Camden Town past St Pancras last week for the first time and it was a really pleasant ride

Good vid

Barry White vibes!

From Camden Sq/Agar Grove take Camley St (pedestrianised entrance at junction of Murray St and Agar Grove) to Midland Rd rather than Royal College St.

Do you have a cold or a new mic? Your voice sounds deeper

Hi, what sort of camera and mount do you use ? I ask because after recently being doored by a car I"m looking at getting something to record all my rides for safety/insurance reasons. Thanks.

Lovely ride, trips like this and so many others couldn't have been done to such a high "quiet streets and protected cycle lanes" standard when this channel was first created. Nice to see how far we've come and how much further we have to go yet in this city :)

Some really good tips in there. Do those traffic light sensers for bikes not get tested, or do they just become less accurate over time?

I'll have to do this when I'm feeling adventurous. I've cycled Camden south, so I must've gone north 🤣 but my favourite vegan Chinese is or was at Archway, I've not been in years now so this looks great especially over the bridge x

Amazing videos, would love to see a route from Bermondsey to Brixton if you get a chance 😊

I can hear kids in the background haha🤣

TBH you're safer and quicker on the bus routes - Lea Bridge Rd, High Road, Leyton Road. But these routes are good for locals on short journeys, not that they'll ever get on a bike.

can you do Kabul to Tehran?

Have always found this route inherently dangerous due to the traffic turning in / across junctions and as you say poor standard of driving ,- east to central via Olympic park, Hackney Wick, Vic park and through to Shoreditch from there is relatively quiet often with less or slower traffic - have consistently used that route over the last 10 years

A ride from Uxbridge to Hareford. Please.

Please do Forest Hill to Westminster!

I am at Barking and planning to cycle to Cannon Street twice a week. This is video is really helpful. Going to try one of the Saturday morning to see how doable this is for me. Thankyou very much.

Idea for future video - do a night ride across central London

11:17, 9 million? That seems small...