Cyclists are to be allowed to ride the wrong way up one-way streets - but motorists will face prosecution if a collision occurs.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea will test the system on six residential streets. The roads will be two-way for bicycle riders but one-way for motor vehicles. ‘Cycle contra flows’ already exist in some parts of the country but are relatively rare, as they require extensive changes to the road markings.
Kensington and Chelsea council hopes to mark the streets covered by the new scheme simply by changing the signs at the ends of the roads. There will be no dividing line between drivers and cyclists because councillors think it will be safer to let them find their own way past each other.
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