Lucia Ciccioli
16 May 2018 · Coroner Russell Caller · London Inner (West)
The coroner's concerns
1. inadequate cycle lane at junction with LATCHMERE ROAD and ELSPETH ROAD
“There is an inadequate cycle lane leading up to the traffic lights leading up to the traffic lights at the junction with LATCHMERE ROAD and ELSPETH ROAD (the cycle lane is coloured pink on the Reconstruction Plan).”
2. inadequate protection for cyclists at junction with LATCHMERE ROAD and ELSPETH ROAD
“There is inadequate protection generally for cyclists riding towards the junction with LATCHMERE ROAD and ELSPETH ROAD particularly for those cyclists that wish to go straight over the said junction towards LAVENDER HILL or for those cyclists that wish to turn right at that junction into LATCHMERE ROAD.”
3. yellow box restricting legal stopping at junction
“There is a yellow box in the middle of the said junction (situated between position 3 and 4 on The Reconstruction Plan) which causes, concerns to cyclists when they are either proceeding straight on or turning right from the junction as they are prevented from legally stopping in the said yellow box.”
4. absence of cycle lane in LAVENDER HILL past junction
“There is no cycle lane provision in LAVENDER HILL immediately past the said junction.”
5. narrow section of LAVENDER HILL placing cyclists in vulnerable position
“The narrow aspect of LAVENDER HILL immediately past the said junction places cyclists in avulnerable position when they arrive in LAVENDER HILL from the said junction.”
6. dangerous dip in LAVENDER HILL road
“The dip in the road in LAVENDER HILL (between position 4'and position 5 on the Reconstruction Plan) is dangerous and is in need of urgent repair.”
Responses
2018-0148-Response-by-Transport-for-London.pdf ↗· Transport for London
Stated action · December 2019
“TfL will investigate, including traffic modelling, whether the dedicated 'left-turn' lane can be removed at this location, reducing the number of traffic lanes from three to two. This would enable the footway on the south side of the eastern arm of Lavender Hill to be widened, and the remaining two traffic lanes to operate as a near-side 'ahead and left-turn' lane, and an off-side dedicated 'right-turn' lane.”