Rules of the road please help

[Fazerider]

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Completely agree that training ought to be compulsory for cyclists.


Another issue is cycle lane markings at some junctions that seems intended to put cyclists in harm's way. There are several places on my route to work in W12 where a turn-off to the left has a dedicated left-only lane for traffic, but the cycle lane continues to be marked as such right up to the stop line/ASL. You then have cyclists intending to go straight on, riding up the inside of traffic turning left.

Round here we have a separate green section covering the whole width of the lane at the lights with cars having a separate stop line further back
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Yes, the Advanced Stop Line.
Only about 1% of cyclists get themselves into the correct position on the road for going straight on whether or not they have to wait in the green zone because they're reluctant to leave the "safety" of the cycle lane.
A solution might be to end the cycle lane 25 metres before the ASL and paint "Get In Lane" just before that point.