The real shit is then turning right into Battersea Park. For some reason, taxis love parking on the left hand side of the road directly opposite the park gate. This means that, while you're stationary on the centre line of the road with your arm out, traffic coming from behind is squeezing between you and the taxi to your left. Plus your facing a stream of fairly heavy traffic (in both senses) coming the other way. Not nice.
Yep. By far the worst bit of my commute. Makes you feel pretty vulnerable even when the parked taxis aren't there and I've often wondered if I would be better served continuing along Embankment to the next bridge to avoid sitting like a plum between lanes of traffic. But that road is quite narrow and busy too.
Yep. By far the worst bit of my commute. Makes you feel pretty vulnerable even when the parked taxis aren't there and I've often wondered if I would be better served continuing along Embankment to the next bridge to avoid sitting like a plum between lanes of traffic. But that road is quite narrow and busy too.
Shame as riding through the park is nice.