Make New North Road Safe

If cycling on the road is too dangerous it does not give cyclists the right to ride on pavements and towpaths so making it dangerous for pedestrians!

I support London cyclists but not on such a narrow towpath with dogs, children and walkers sharing such a small space. The bike commuters do not respent the space and cycle far too quickly. It's a very dangerous area.

Get the cyclists off the towpath - pedestrians don't walk in the cycle lanes so why put bicycles on the towpath?

I'm a 50 year old life cyclist and jogged the canal this morning. The cyclists are crazy.. even under the bridges. I support banning cycling on this stretch of canal path.

Yes please do this then ban cyclists from the canal paths. Seen far too many near misses and it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured.

Safer roads for cyclists and pedestrians in London

Fed up with feeling threatened by aggressive cyclists.

Speeding Cyclists are a dangerous nuisance for people walking,children and dogs.

Good news in that Islington (not hackney) council is conducting a consultation following our survey. The deadline is 9 jan and includes proposals which will benefit cyclists pedestrians. It only takes a couple of minutes to fill in. .www.surveymonkey.com/r/NEWNORTH

If residential car parking is on the way, isn't it because there is too much of it? I live in a block of flats where the basement car park is empty all the time!!!

I'm a cyclist of 40 odd years both in London and abroad. I don't want to be forced off the road or off of my bike due to the traffic planning not keeping in tandem with the increase of traffic!

Hello, I'm a journalist at BBC London. I'm looking into this petition. It would be great to speak to some of you about it and your concerns. Please send me an e-mail so I can find out more and hopefully arrange an interview- [email protected] many thanks, Sarah

I fully support this petition. In particular the stretch between Wenlock barn and the bridge over the canal at Baring Street is treated as a speedway, particularly by motorcyclists. I have observed several times that motorists, motorbike riders and also cyclists heading north have been going so fast that they have actually been unable to stop when the lights just before Eagle Wharf Road changed to red. Crossing the road is a lottery, even at the pedestrian crossing, and someone will eventually be killed. Speed cameras south of the crossing may help.

The New North Road is very dangerous, in particular for cyclists and pedestrians crossing the road. I stopped cycling along the New North Road when a White Van Driver almost pulled out of Baring Street by the canal as he had not seen me (‘sorry mate’). I was wearing a HiVi and it was day time. I once crossed the pedestrian crossing on New North Road beside Eagle Wharf Road. A bus has stopped for me to cross; a car driver decided to overtake the bus through the red light. Half a second further across the road without looking past the bus and I would have been killed. Most people cross the New North Road opposite the Co-Op. This is a very dangerous crossing point.

Traffic signals are long overdue at the junction where Eagle Wharf Road meets New North Road. An entire cycle route remains deserted while this junction is so lethal. In one fell swoop this seemingly isolated change could revive a cycle route and take the strain off the towpath. Why must we wait any longer? What can anybody be frightened of?

An excellent initiative and much needed. This is a great chance for real change. I hope we can be ambitious about the improvements, particularly so that "provisions for cyclists" are bold enough.