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@Gobbers
Back on the commute this morning from Stratford to St Paul's after 10 days away. I was more worried than usual about starting up riding again - I usually am anyway after time off the bike, but with the sheer number of fatalities in recent weeks, sites that i have to ride past, it always makes me feel terrible.
This morning was ok, however I dont like the fact the new segregated section westbound pretty much forces you to use the roundabout, unless you want to loiter around until the route to the flyover is clear.
So I used the roundabout with caution. All was well until i reached the westbound exit (where the blue paint hops onto the pavement for a section, bears left, before dropping back onto the road) where a police van has parked up directly in the cycle lane, forcing riders out into the single lane, and due to the timing of the lights, this lane was filled with heavy traffic including buses and HGV's.
Evidently I held back and waited for it to be clear, but positioning a vehicle in such a way at such a well known accident hotspot had me riding angry the rest of the way.