[Talk-GB] Correcting an unsafe cycle route onto Homerton High St

[Mark Goodge]

On 15/01/2021 17:35, Mat Attlee wrote:
> I've noticed that CycleStreets often suggests cycling onto and across 
> Homerton High St, which is a quite busy road. For example 
> https://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/72667503/ 
> <https://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/72667503/>
> 
> I found the culprit which is this way 
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/38083628 
> <https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/38083628> however having surveyed 
> this area countless times, I feel that this way is neither correct or 
> safe as pedestrians or cyclists should not enter or cross the road here 
> as there are no signs indicating it is allowed and there is a pedestrian 
> crossing just nearby.
> 
> Should I delete this way or is there a reason for its existence?

Looking at it on Google Streetview, the design of the cycleway surface 
implies that it terminates at the intersection with the A102 (Homerton 
High Street) directly opposite Isabella Road, as linked by that way. And 
there are no "shared use" signs visible on the pavements to the north of 
that junction on either side of the A102, implying that cyclists may not 
legally ride there anyway.

So I think that way reflects the correct legal position: the shared use 
path that runs from the stub of Homerton Row follows the original route 
of Homerton Row all the way to Homerton High Street, where cyclists are 
expected to rejoin the carriageway. Bearing in mind that this was, once, 
a crossroads with Homerton Row and Isabella Road on opposite sides of 
Homerton High Street (c/f NLS maps). The western end of Homerton Row has 
been part-pedestrianised, but the legal route remains the same as it was 
before, and the highway of Homerton Row ends at Homerton High Street.

Which is a long-winded way of saying, leave the way where it is, it 
looks correct to me.

Mark