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@mikec
I think you need to make your own laws when riding in London.
You need to decide what is acceptable and what is not. For example, I will always jump reds, go down one way streets and get up on the pavement( if needs be ) as long as I am not endagering myself, firstly and others secondly. I will also always assume that every other car driver is going to attempt to kill me, and every other cyclist is a dangerous maniac.
I try to avoid stopping at zig-zags and pelicans too unless there are old people/kids on them. I guess it is probably cyclists like me that give cyclists in general a bad name. But heh. I am not out to make friends on the road. Just get myself from A-B, unscathed in a manner which I see fit. 20 years of riding in London has taught me this and n all this time, no accidents, excluding those bought on by mechanical failure or not looking at the road ahead with 100% concentration