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I don't think these two cases are comparable at all. While the half-height upstand of the inset car parking bays on Great Dover Street is certainly hazardous for riders not expecting it, as you found out, it's really not quite in the same league as that Farringdon Road nonsense. It's lower and not placed in the centre of the carriageway with traffic lanes on either side. Low kerb upstands for inset car parking bays are quite common in certain environments, mainly suburban, but also often on estates, though clearly inappropriate in Great Dover Street.
Oliver Schick
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I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Great Dover Street:
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/is-this-the-most-dangerous-road-in-london.187212/
I met that ridge one January night before Q1 existed, I turned right out of Black Horse Court and when a speeding driver got very close I misread the dashed line to indicate that another lane started. No chance when you hit it sideways and I went down impressively, two local women saw it and marched me to Guys for some stitching.