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Any views? Why are there traffic lights facing south at the junction with Goods Way if this manoeuvre is verboten?
Sorry, meant to answer your question. I can only assume that this is a survivor of the various interimisms that have been in place while there has been so much construction work in the area, and that the storage space for construction and delivery vehicles in (what should be) the northbound carriageway lane in Midland Road has been required for a while. It is probably to that end that the banned right turn from Brill Place has been introduced, no doubt on a temporary basis. It is confusing, but the new scheme should do away with all that (it will most likely be the last thing to be put in place after a process lasting about fifteen years IIRC).
Technically, turning right, whether in a car or on a bike, from Brill Place into Midland Road is not permitted at the moment. I would assume that the current traffic order for that stretch of Midland Road has also done away with permission for northbound travel, even though they've left the signals in place. If the latter is the case, you should walk your bike along the footway there when going northbound.
Oliver Schick-
Yes, I kind of know you are right (although it's a left turn).
When there's nothing in the loading bays it feels pretty non controversial to ride up that stretch to the lights. Today there were two coaches parked up and I found myself riding into an oncoming Renault traffic (or something) panel van coming fast the other way. Tbf, they did gimme some room but I felt non clever for pulling the move.
Might pavement hop in future until this scheme, which looks great, actually gets built.
As far as I can see there is no reasonably straightforward way to avoid this part of my route.
ChasnotRobert
Is anyone familiar with that bit of Midland Road which runs down the side of St Pancras Station?
My commute ends at the Euston end of Eversholt Street, and I go down Brill Place -> Phoenix Road. Fine, more or less, when heading west and I do the same thing heading east on the way home. Which means I cycle the wrong way up Midland Road, but then there are traffic lights in the correct orientation for me to turn right into Goods Way, which I do.
It's generally ok when I can nip up the loading bay opposite St. P, but sometimes there are coaches parked up here which makes it dodgy.
Any views? Why are there traffic lights facing south at the junction with Goods Way if this manoeuvre is verboten?