Cs3 turning left Royal Mint to Mansell

Hi there,

Thanks for your reply. I don't know why I didn't see that little cycle lane on the two occasions we've commuted. I think there's always been pedestrians blocking the view. That would make things much better. I also got this advice from another helpful person at Tower Hamlets cycling committee:

"One way to get onto Tower Bridge with less hassle from motor vehicles is to:

1. Go straight across Mansell Street from the end of Royal Mint St when the Tower Bride bound traffic in Mansell St is stopped by the lights. The crossing surface is coloured green.
   
2. Staying on the road instead of going onto the shared use pavement opposite, turn left off the green crossing and then right into Shorter Street, moving left across Shorter into the cycle lane and Advanced Stop box.
   
3. Turn left at the lights (very few motor vehicles turn left here) into Tower Hill and move across to the right hand lane, which is bus,taxi and cycle only. There is a separate phase for this right filter onto Tower Bridge approach and it is much calmer for cyclists.
   
   

This route avoids the difficulties you describe and also trying to get into position to negotiate the chaotic and intimidating end of Mansell St as it approaches the bridge."

I will try both and see which is best. Eventually she'll take Shorter St. and carry on to Southwark Bridge once they build that bit of the East-West cycle superhighway.

Thanks for your help.
James