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The slip way up from Wood Lane to the roundabout has a 'no bikes' sign, but the westway itself doesn't seem to. Odd.
I stuck in the hard shoulder and it was hunkey dorey. At one point there was a police car parked ni the hard shoulder with a copper standing behind it. I thought he was gonna tell me off but he actually waved cars over into the outside lane so that i could pass safely. then he gave me a cheery wave and a smile. nice chap.
i wouldn't recommend it for general use, it's a bit bleak and i imagine it can be very windy. However, it was bloody quick. I managed to knock about 20% off the old commute time by doing it yesterday, on gears.