{"id":129810,"date":"2025-09-11T11:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129810\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:46:07","slug":"worst-london-spots-for-cyclists-running-red-lights-revealed-after-strikelist-invasion-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129810\/","title":{"rendered":"Worst London spots for cyclists running red lights revealed after ‘strikelist’ invasion | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As more Londoners are taking to cycle lanes in the daily battle to get to work during Tube strikes, some areas are seeing half of cyclists flouting traffic laws. <\/a><\/p>\n

In the capital it is all too common to see cyclists ignore red lights<\/a> at crossings, with pedestrians often having to jump out of the way. <\/p>\n

But the full scale of the problem in London<\/a> has now been revealed, with some busy junctions seeing half of riders ignore the basic principle of red meaning stop, and green meaning go.<\/p>\n

On Oxford<\/a> Street, 50% of cyclists were found to be running through crossroads without stopping, a study from NextBase found. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile the intersection between Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road saw more than 200 cyclist offences in just 40 minutes. <\/p>\n

Of the total 25,000 riders recorded during peak travel times last month, with 26% of e-bike users rode through red lights. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tWhich are the worst junctions and streets for cyclists running red lights in London?\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Oxford Circus\u00a0\u2013 50%
\nHolloway Road & Drayton Park \u2013 46%
\nRegent St & Great Marlborough St \u2013 43%
\nLambeth Bridge & Milbank \u2013 37%
\nShaftesbury Ave & Charing Cross Rd \u2013 36%
\nEuston Rd & Pancras Rd \u2013 35%
\nSeven Sisters Rd & Blackstock Rd \u2013 34%\u00a0
\nKingsland Road & Balls Pond Road \u2013 33%\u00a0
\nBrick Lane & Bethnal Green Road \u2013 28%
\nElephant and Castle \u2013 26%\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another 18% of pedal of cyclists were found doing the same. <\/p>\n

Food delivery drivers were the worst contenders, with 24% ignoring red lights, 10% riding on pavements and 6% going against the flow of traffic. <\/p>\n

But don\u2019t get the burning torches out for cyclists just yet, as some pedestrians and car drivers were also seen flouting traffic rules. <\/p>\n

At one junction in London \u2013 New Oxford St & High Holborn \u2013 69% of pedestrians crossed the road before it was safe to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some 8% of drivers were also found to be distracted while at stop lights, including eating and using their phones<\/a> at the wheel. <\/p>\n

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To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro’s London news hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

London has been brought to a standstill this week, with trains and buses overwhelmed after members of the RMT<\/a> union walked out. <\/p>\n

For some Londoners this week marks the first time they have hopped on one of the city\u2019s many e-bikes.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tLondon was brought to its knees today as a Tube strike forced thousands of commuters onto bikes (Picture: PressHop)<\/p>\n

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Lime said it has seen a 58% increase in demand for the e-bikes since the strike started.The new cyclists have been dubbed \u2018strikelists<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 the riders who only dust off the pedals, or hop on a Lime bike for the first time ever, when the city shuts down.<\/p>\n

There have also been reports of riders jumping red lights, leaving some cyclists concerned for their safety.<\/p>\n

Londoner Emily Shackleton told\u00a0Metro\u00a0there were \u2018swarms of people\u2019 on Lime bikes.<\/p>\n

\u2018There was a lot of dodgy behaviour such as undertaking, people wearing headphones, I even saw someone talking on Facetime holding their\u00a0phone<\/a>\u00a0out in front of them while speeding downhill,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I lost count of the times I had to stop suddenly as someone cut in front in me and or suddenly swerved across me.<\/p>\n

\u2018While it\u2019s great to see people taking up cycling as a commuting alternative especially on strike days, lack of care and basic knowledge of road safety as well as the increased numbers on the road made a usually simple commute feel incredibly unsafe.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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