Finsbury Park Junction is the 5th most dangerous Junction in London for Cyclists. (LCC 2023) . It was estimated over 2000 cyclists travelled east-west along Seven Sisters road here daily in 2023, and that number is very likely higher now that Cycleway 50 has been built.
The Junction :
This junction is part of a key route on Seven Sisters road / the A503, with few alternatives for cyclists due to the park and railway lines. While Cycleway 50 has added safety to and from Camden, it unfortunately gives up heading North-East and stops short of Finsbury Park junction itself.
As the junction is on a TFL (Transport for London) managed road, and at the intersection of three separate boroughs (Hackney, Haringey and Islington), we call on all these responsible parties to work together to make the junction safe for all users.
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The junction itself is part of a complex gyratory including Blackstock road and Rock Street, and is dominated most times of the day by HGVs (1000+) and buses (1400+), not to mention cars (16,000+) and vans (5000+) [DfT Counts]. The lack of protection and separation from these motor vehicles makes it unsuitable to cycle on for anyone except the most brave and confident, as well as being unsafe for those that do cycle there.
What do people think ?
About Us
This is a joint campaign by Cycle Islington, Hackney Cycling and Haringey Cycling Campaign, which are local borough groups part of London Cycling Campaign.
Please build a lot more cycle lanes:
– healthy
– good for the environment
– more quiet
No reasons why not to.
Thanks
I cycle past this junction several times a week, fortunately heading south through Finsbury Park, out of the Seven Sisters gate and either onto Finsbury Park Road, avoiding the junction, or turning right onto Seven Sisters Road briefly, then left onto Blackstock Road. The junction itself is horrendous and I hate cycling properly through it on the rare occasion I do. The bit under the bridge is the worst – narrow lanes, always badly congested, loads of HGVs and buses. It feels very unsafe for cyclists. The junction needs a total rethink to prioritise pedestrians, cyclists and then buses. Reducing traffic on Blackstock road would be hugely beneficial.
Thanks for the initiative. I live in the neighbourhood and witnessed numerous cyclists being harassed by aggressive cars drivers. Roads are for everyone including bicycles riders who provide a green alternative to our already polluted environment, and promote healthy lifestyle. We need better road signs and car restrictions in Islington. Heavy traffic is harming our roads and with the vibration creating water pipes breakage.
Ah yes indeed. I’m a very confident cyclist and navigate through this route daily. But it’s awful,
But goodness knows who designed the awful cycle path coming up sevensisters road from holloway, on the wrong side of the road. Awful awful awful, which is why mostly cyclists don’t use it, and mostly used by e bikes coming from the wrong direction. This cycle route is so dangerous, as nobody is looking for bikes etc on the rt hand side of the road