2015-06-26 - Rider Down, Feltham

http://news.radiojackie.com/2015/06/fatal-collision-in-feltham.html?utm_campaign=Radio+Jackie+News&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

No confirmations on Twitter yet. But Jackie news at 8:10 pm

Thankfully not a fatality

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/feltham-crash-female-cyclist-airlifted-to-hospital-after-collision-with-van-10349341.html

It is a fairly notorious junction which suffers from high speed and left hooking. The actual Hanworth Road, which comes off of the main Airman Junction, is supposed to be 20mph and goes down by the police station, but I doubt its enforced. However, the nature of the main road (two lanes each way), which goes over a bridge just afterwards (with an accompanying cycle and ped bridge at the side), which gets madly backed up on the way to Heathrow, means that sudden changes of lane to use the Hanworth Road as a rat run are sadly common. This has caused many accidents with cars, vans, buses and motorbikes as well. Hope the lady recovers.

I cycle home through this junction every day. The main road veers around to the right, Hanworth Road is actually a left hand turn, although in reality it looks like it is 'straight on' unless one reads the road markings, there are no other road signs to confirm this.

I used to follow the main road for quite some time, however I had so many near misses (people turning left at this junction, not signalling and thinking that they are in the right) that I now just go left, navigate through Feltham, and add another half km to my commute.

In reality the junction needs to be changed: road markings and signs need to be changed so that right hand lane is marked ahead only, left hand lane marked as left hand turn only. Oh, and drivers need to follow these signs....

rc73 communicated that a lot better than I did :)

I used to use the Hanworth Road but changed to Staines Road and through the high street. Less hairy and I hardly notice the difference in distance. Actually the beginning of Hanworth road in Hounslow is rife for left hooking unless you position yourself properly.

Staines Road is not too bad. Dead straight as its an old Roman Road. I live just off there near the Beehive pub, and there are quite a few people cycling in the direction of Hounslow of a morning. Some left hooking at Martindale Road for some reason.

Staines Road is alright till you get to Ron Smith's recyling where you get alovely eye/mouthful of dust.

Sorry to jack the thread, heal up rider.