The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 2 and Version 1 of Cycling

Contents are identical

There are plenty of traffic free or traffic-light cycle routes in London - and knowing the short-cuts can make crossing the metropolis a fun, quick and safe experience.

Personally, I recommend the canal towpaths. They're well maintained and for the price of a stamp you can (and should) obtain a free towpath cycling permit from British Waterways. Cycling along these paths you can get from the outskirts to the centre of town in under an hour (faster than the buses). -- Aegidian

Why not do something radical and different and have legal lighting on your cycle? All you need is a steady light at the front and a steady or blinking light at the rear. I know this is terminally unfashionable - but you never know, you might start a trend.

Reporting traffic incidents or dangerous roads/pavements etc is normally done via the local borough (but should for my mind be centralised). Most London boroughs have a Cycling Officer who can give advice on local cycling routes (and may have cycling maps available), training and local events - contact the respective borough.

Links

• The London Cycling Campaign has information about maps, bike buddies and the local cycling scene.
• Critical Mass London - "when a lot of cyclists happen to be in the same place at the same time and decide to cycle the same way together for a while"
• Southwark Cyclists
• Transport for London has a cycling maps page, where you can order maps online.
• Transport for London Street Management
• The London Cycle Network also supplies excellent maps of traffic-light cycle routes.
• Environmental Transport Association
• Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity, has information on routes that form part of the National Cycle Network.