A jaundiced view would be that it's just a strip of blue paint - which it is - but it's also blue paint that has at least the appearance of some legal standing. This seems to work. With the exception of illegal parking, which is a general nuisance in London, cars respected the painted strip and it was possible to bowl along quite nicely. The promises of a good surface were fulfilled, this must be the only piece of road in England without pot-holes at the moment, and cyclists were given reasonable protection at junctions. Difficult junctions like Elephant and Castle and Stockwell have separate lanes, all others have a good-sized piece of road marked out at the front so that cyclists can give themselves visibility and a head start.
It took me just over half an hour from Collier's Wood to St Paul's riding my pretty steady Moulton - there was definitely faster traffic - and it was an enjoyable ride. About the same speed as the Tube and rather pleasanter on a fine day.
Mark
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