Category Archives: Bad Gyrations KX Campaign

All the information we’ve ever published about our campaign to get the King’s Cross gyratory removed to make our neighbourhood safer and make way for decent quality public realm

A taste of freedom for cyclists and pedestrians on KX roads

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Traffic stopped at KX at the height of rush hour last night when hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians staged an hour long ‘go slow’ to highlight the appalling design of the King’s Cross gyratory system. The rush hour protest was … Continue reading →

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Jenny Jones to join in direct action on junction tomorrow

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Clare Hill

The Green Party London Assembly Member is to unite with cyclists in King’s Cross on Monday (9 January) for a ‘go slow’ around the gyratory during the evening rush hour. A statement from the organisers, Bikes Alive: Jenny Jones, Green … Continue reading →

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Trixi mirrors will not stop road deaths says new research

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

The Institute for Road Safety Research in The Netherlands has found that blind spot roadside mirrors (known as Trixi mirrors) do not have a significant impact on the number of collisions between trucks and cyclists at junctions. They state that … Continue reading →

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TfL shifts on KX killer gyratory

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Jennette Arnold, (Greater London Assembly Member for the KX area) has won a major concession from Transport for London in a bid to ensure the safety of all road users in King’s Cross. TfL said yesterday:  “The Kings Cross one … Continue reading →

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Another suppressed TfL report… One for women cyclists

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Rudi.net the website for urban design professionals has revealed that TfL has suppressed a report showing that women cyclists are more likely to be killed in traffic than men because they don’t run red lights and do not generally ride aggressively. Given … Continue reading →

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KX road safety reduced to the toss of a weighted coin

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

In 2008 consultants working for Transport for London (the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory and Living Streets) completed a report into road safety around King’s Cross. It was a detailed document describing the individual danger points throughout the area and giving recommendations for each. It warned … Continue reading →

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Excellent Camden New Journal road safety article

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

This week’s Camden New Journal, sister paper of the Islington Tribune includes a strong article about the possible corporate manslaughter charge being brought against Transport for London following the tragically avoidable death of 24 year old student Deep Lee (Min … Continue reading →

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Camden Council wants you to tell them about road safety

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Sophie Talbot

Camden’s culture and environment scrutiny committee is calling on cyclists to provide written submissions of their experiences on roads across the borough, particularly on main roads which are managed by Transport for London, which includes the notorious King’s Cross Gyratory … Continue reading →

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