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Is Chris Grayling right to criticise London’s cycling infrastructure?

As you may have seen in a news item on the website, the transport secretary Chris Grayling has criticised London’s cycling infrastructure, suggesting that too many cycle lanes in the Capital are badly designed.

In an interview with the Evening Standard (6 Dec), Mr Grayling said: “I don’t think all the cycle lanes in London have been designed as well as they should have been.

“There are places where they perhaps cause too much of a problem for road users and they could have been designed in a smarter way.”

He added: “As transport secretary, I can only watch, because it is a matter for the mayor.”

Mr Grayling didn’t stop there – also criticising London’s cyclists. He added that too many cyclists ignore the rules of the road and red traffic lights on their journeys in the Capital, saying: “Motorists in London have got to be immensely careful of cyclists.

“At the same time, cyclists in London are too often unwilling to obey the road signs. I’ve seen regular examples of people who just bolt through red lights.”

So as the title of this post says – is Mr Grayling right to criticise London’s cycling infrastructure – and its cyclists?