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Doug_the_human
Went with Waterloo bridge for the way back and it was a bit crap from the north side. Not sure if it was just bad driving or if there’s an issue with the lights sequencing on the junction with that Wellington Street cycle path across the strand to the bridge, possibly with the new alterations to strand and aldwych? The light was green when I pulled up to the line of cyclists but there was a bus and cars blocking the way so not many had a chance to get through. The second green I got through eventually after the taxi and car that were blocking it were able to move forward. Then it all feels a bit messy getting onto the bridge ( though always has from memory of anytime I’ve been going south after work previously). Those lights are always red, and there’s often a bus waiting at a strange angle and loads of cyclists just getting into weird positions around it so when I pulls off and straightens up there’s lots of hairy manoeuvres of people ducking round trying to nip in front of it before it inevitably has to pull in at the bus stop anyway.