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Fury over speed bumps for bikes Fury over speed bumps for bikes
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A London council has installed a series of speed bumps on a pedestrian road - to stop cyclists in their tracks. A London housing association has installed a series of speed bumps on a pedestrian road - to stop cyclists in their tracks.
Islington Council has installed a cluster of bumps in a quiet backstreet which is often used by bikes to avoid heavy traffic. Homes for Islington installed a cluster of bumps in a quiet Canonbury backstreet which is often used by bikes to avoid heavy traffic.
One resident described the bumps as "ridiculous" and "horrible", while a cyclist said it was "not practical or aesthetic". One resident described the bumps as "ridiculous" while a cyclist said it was "not practical or aesthetic".
The council said that if the bumps do not work it will remove them. The housing association said if the bumps do not work it will remove them.
A spokesman for Islington Council's housing wing said: "The estate tenants and the residents' association wanted the ramps following issues with speeding cyclists on this narrow path which is shared by pedestrians and cyclists. A spokesman for Homes for Islington said: "The estate tenants and the residents' association wanted the ramps following issues with speeding cyclists on this narrow path which is shared by pedestrians and cyclists.
"If in hindsight it does not work we will review it with them.""If in hindsight it does not work we will review it with them."
The council is no stranger to controversy over speed bumps after a BBC Inside Out London investigation showed many of the borough's speed bumps on its roads are illegally high.