lots of pics of people doing what I do around Parliament Square - using the road to avoid waiting for ten minutes at the cycle only lights. Noted that pretty much everyone does this now they've figured out that it's stupid to sit and wait while multiple phases of cars go through and you can proceed perfectly safely.
Non-story about cyclists not using cycle lanes:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3758991/The-road-Cyclists-ignore-Boris-s-50million-bike-superhighway-London.html
lots of pics of people doing what I do around Parliament Square - using the road to avoid waiting for ten minutes at the cycle only lights. Noted that pretty much everyone does this now they've figured out that it's stupid to sit and wait while multiple phases of cars go through and you can proceed perfectly safely.