Saturday saw a somewhat unconventional city bike tour in London when what began as a fact-finding mission into the capital’s top accident spots organised by the Cyclists in the City blog escalated into a full-blow spectacle with several hundred participants. Rather pleasingly it became know as the ‘Tour de Danger’ and Cyclo can only hope it becomes an annual event to highlight the city’s black-spots. In the three weeks leading up to the TdD three cyclists had been killed in London, two on Bow roundabout alone – an area that the London Cycling Campaign is championing for change.
London’s ten deadliest spots, according to statistics from Transport for London are:
1 – Clapham Road/ Kennington Park Road/ Camberwell Road Junction
2 – St. George’s Road/London Road/ Elephant & Castle Junction Southwark
3 – Elephant & Castle/Newington Butts Roundabout
4 – Albert Embankment/Kennington Lane/ Wandsworth Road Junction
5 – Millbank/Lambeth Bridge Junction
6 – Hyde Park Corner Westminster
7 – Strand/Northumberland Avenue/Whitehall Junction (Trafalgar Square)
8 – Waterloo Road/ Stamford Street/ York Road Junction
9 – Clerkenwell Road/Farringdon Road Junction (Kings Cross)
10 – Mansion House Street/Princes Street/ Threadneedle Street
