If you're a one-gear city rider or a Boris Biker, the chances are you've had to ride through the centre of London. And as our reporter Thomas Lowe found – microphone in one hand and handlebars in the other – it’s not an easy street to get down.
Transport for London and cycling campaigners have met at City University to talk about how to get more of us riding in London central. According to Alexandra Goodship from TfL, 40% of Londoners have access to a bike, but only 19% ride regularly.
The largest number of bike rides happen in the centre of London and making this area more bike-friendly presents the best opportunity to get more people on bikes. But it is here, in the heart of the City where cycling is most dangerous. Cyclists often complain about buses, taxis and pedestrians forced together on the road.
Tom Bogdanowicz of the London Cycling Campaign says that there are ways to get around difficulties of inner city cycling issues on streets like Oxford Street. He says that using side streets and linking them together is one way to make it easier for cyclists.
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