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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Harrison Galliven

'Dangerous' safety wands along Croydon cycle lane to be removed after emergency services alert

A controversial cycle lane revealed to endanger cyclists and motorists is to be “fixed” and made permanent after an “experimentation” period which drew a mixed response from Croydon road users.

Since the spring of 2023, Croydon’s Brighton Road has featured a cycle lane segregated by safety wands. This stretch from Bartlett Street to Purley High Street and were intended to give cyclists a safe route along the busy traffic corridor.

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