Cyclists tear through Sadiq Khan's 'pedestrian-only' Oxford Street as cabbies warn journeys now take 20 minutes longer
The scene on Oxford Street, where crepe shop worker Mohammed Essalhi warned the pedestrianisation scheme would prove an overall negative for businesses inside the zone.A cyclist blasts past a security guard standing with arms outstretched at the bollards on Oxford Street, as riders were filmed mocking helpless guards unable to enforce the pedestrianisation ban.A cyclist rides along Oxford Street despite the pedestrianisation ban, which carries a £160 fine for those caught cycling in the zone.Cyclists ride through Oxford Street shoppers, as cab driver Bahrain Mujagata, 21, said traffic on Regent Street left him "sitting through it" with nowhere else to go.Young men throwing rocks at people on Oxford Street during half-term. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation scheme has drawn warnings from crepe shop worker Mohammed Essalhi that it will prove an overall…Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London as trips towards Paddington have added up to 20 minutes to cab journeys since the scheme launched on Monday.
Scores of cyclists have flouted Sadiq Khan's new pedestrian zone, riding brazenly through bewildered shoppers on Oxford Street while security guards stood helpless at bollards. One video shows dozens of mainly young men weaving through the crowd with loud music blaring, with one cyclist audibly laughing at a guard who had given up trying to stop them. Black cab drivers say the knock-on congestion is crippling their working day.
Bahrain Mujagata, 21, believed to be London's youngest licensed black-cab driver, says Regent Street is now gridlocked with 'nowhere else to go.'
Khan hailed the scheme as 'a truly momentous occasion for the capital' on Monday — within days it had descended into what cabbies are calling a 'highway' for bikes.
A crepe shop worker inside the pedestrianised zone, Mohammed Essalhi, 31, says pedestrianisation will prove an overall negative for businesses.
