OK - I'll have to agree to differ with those that feel it is unsafe for cyclists. As I said above I use this route most days in each direction and never have a problem with the speed of other vehicles - there are a number of quite vicious speed humps to slow the traffic down. I think the issue should be tackled differently in this instance. Realistically it's never going to be the case that all of London's roads have dedicated cycle paths so that you can get from A to B without avoiding vehicular traffic. I would prefer that money was put into training new or nervous cyclists to ride safely and confidently on the existing road infrastructure. I know that schemes already exist for this but they should be given more investment and more publicity. How about having "cycle leaders" on popular routes. They could be used to lead groups of less confident cyclists on a route into and out of town, maybe for a week or two by which time I think one should be ready to go it alone. I am not against changing the road infrastructure to make cycling safer just that in this instance I think the money could be better spent.