When checking the speed of the cars driving past with a speed gun, they note that a cyclist was recorded reaching speeds of 18mph, and a runner reaching 12mph, despite speed limits not applying to runners or cyclists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it is later revealed that the speed limit, which is on St John\u2019s Street, North London, is due to the temporary narrowing of the carriageway due to roadworks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
>\u00a020 of the most hysterical Daily Mail anti-cycling headlines<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cIslington Council have sensibly applied a temporary speed limit along a very short stretch of roadworks to ensure people\u2019s safety,\u201d said Simon Munk from London Cycling Campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe only part of this ludicrous non-story that has validity is the comment that the 10mph limit is \u2018half-hearted\u2019 \u2013 the more sensible option would likely have been to make this section walk, wheel and cycle only, possibly permanently.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The plans for St John’s Street include a southbound cycle lane, rain gardens and cycle parking spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Ryan, 24, told the Daily Mail: \u201cIt feels like they’ve half-pedestrianised the road. They should either fully pedestrianise it and not have cars coming down or not.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYou see people outside pubs standing in the street, on a Friday night there are loads of people standing in the street. You can’t actually walk down the pavement.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cBut half-hearting, going, oh we should pedestrianise things, the 10mph limit just feels like a halfway house and it’s not helping anyone.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"St](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/st-johns-street-plans.jpg\" "\\"St")
St John’s Street Plans (credit: Islington Council)<\/p>\n
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St John Street (credit: Islington Council)<\/p>\n