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A cyclist who broke his elbows and jaw after being thrown from his bike by a feature meant to improve road safety is suing the council.<\/p>\n
Greg Simmons was catapulted into the road when he hit a lane divider in Edmonton. The screenwriter described hitting a large bit of plastic which he says was hard to see. <\/p>\n
The 36-year-old has never fully recovered from his serious injuries. The council denies the safety measure is defective but Greg fears what happened to him could happen to someone else.<\/p>\n
“I was cycling down Hertford Road and I had to oveertake a bus that had pulled in front of me into a bus stop,” Greg told ITV News London.<\/p>\n
He added: “So I pulled out inti the road but I hit a divider which is almost invisible without a bollard.<\/p>\n
“I went over the handlebars, I landed in the road, broke both my elbows and my jaw. <\/p>\n
“I got lucky because it’s a busy road and I could have been hit by a car.” <\/p>\n
Not all the divers have bollards Credit: ITV News<\/p>\n
Greg claims the way the council has designed the cycle lane makes it dangerous.<\/p>\n
He said: “Most of the dividers have bollards, but this one didn’t – it doesn’t have a safety bollard, it doesn’t have reflectors, it doesn’t have any paint.<\/p>\n
“It’s very difficult to spot that as you travel at speed.”<\/p>\n
Greg is currently fighting a legal case against Enfield Council which is refusing to admit liability. The council said it could not comment while legal proceedings were ongoing.<\/p>\n