Category Archives: Road Safety in Kings Cross

Corsa crashes at entry to Swinton Street this morning

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Daniel Z. Zylbersztajn-Lewandowski

This report is written subjectively, but I assure any reader that these are fully true and accurate accounts. A small black car, that looked like a Vauxhall Corsa, sport tuned in its external appearance, has crashed at the entrance of … Continue reading →

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Cyclist poet at King’s Cross

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Last night’s go slow demo organised by Bikes Alive ended on a high point with Des, the cycling poet from the London Critical Mass rides, giving a fantastic performance at the junction of the Cally Road, Pentonville Road and King’s … Continue reading →

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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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TfL improvements may make things worse

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Sophie Talbot

Works currently being carried out to the junction where 24 year old Central St Martin’s design student Deep Lee (Min Joo Lee) met her death last year may make things worse. (TfL’s improvement works shown left.) Recognised by cyclists and pedestrians alike … 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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Why did TfL’s killer Kings Cross junction not measure up to TfL’s own London Cycle Design Standards?

Posted on January 7, 2012 by William Perrin

This site has covered closely over the years TfL’s killer junctions in Kings Cross.  We have several dozen testimonies of people’s day to day experiences.  The recent death of cyclist ‘Deep’ Lee at the junction of Grays Inn Road and … 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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Junction works begin

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Clare Hill

The works scheduled by Transport for London for Pancras Road, York Way and Caledonian Road have started. Letters were recently circulated to nearby households announcing work would begin between 28 and 30 December. This is the set of ‘improvements’ announced … Continue reading →

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