Cyclists ride straight through Sadiq Khan's traffic-free Oxford Street on the first day of his bike and bus ban

Sadiq Khan on Oxford Street, where Westminster Council has warned that neighbouring side roads will absorb the traffic displaced by the new scheme.

Cyclists navigating the newly pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street, where TfL says riders are 'obliged to follow the rules' and promises more signage and enforcement officers.

Security staff called out for riders to 'dismount' as Lime bikes and e-bikes navigated around the new barriers between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street. A police officer was overheard asking a security worker for directions to drive through. TfL says riders are 'obliged to follow the rules' and promises more signage and enforcement officers. Lord Sadiq Khan called it a 'momentous day' for London.

Westminster council has warned that neighbouring side roads will absorb the displaced traffic.

Questions remain over access for disabled visitors to the closed stretch.

Khan says the scheme will rid the street of 'dross' American-style candy shops.

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