Moment pedestrians narrowly avoid being run down by cyclists who fail to stop for bike lane zebra crossing at one of Sadiq Khan's 'floating bus stops'

Shocking new footage shows cyclists failing to stop for pedestrians at one of Sadiq Khan's 'floating bus stops' as disability campaigners accused the Mayor of making London a 'nightmare' for the blind. Under Mr Khan, Transport for London and the capital's boroughs have aggressively rolled out floating bus stops that place cycle lanes either between the pavement and the bus stop, or between the bus stop and the buses themselves. The video shows cyclists failing to give way to pedestrians trying to cross the road. In one instance, two bicycles give way to a woman crossing the road but a third whizzes by her as she began to walk. The clip shows pedestrians struggling to cross the road because cyclists were not stopping - with many near-misses. The zebra crossing markings indicate that cyclists should give pedestrians the right of way, according to the Highway Code. Critics have said these crossings are almost impossible for blind people to cross as they cannot hear the cyclists and many on bikes refuse to stop. A TfL report found that 60 per cent of cyclists do not acknowledge the floating bus stops - forcing pram-pushing parents, elderly people and sight-impairedpeople with guide dogs to 'run the gauntlet' when trying to board buses. In horrifying examples, pensioners and even children have been run down by cyclists on e-bikes. Sadiq Khan and London's cycling commissioner Will Norman on TfL hire bicycles. Both have overseen an aggressive rollout of floating bus stops in London Floating bus stops that put cyclists in direct conflict with pedestrians boarding and leaving buses do not follow British Standards guidance (pictured: a child run down in September 2024) The clip shows pedestrians struggling to cross the road because cyclists were not stopping - with many near-misses TfL says five pedestrian casualties involving cyclists and one involving an e-scooter have been recorded over a three-year period – but campaigners say the real figure is likely to be much higher.Sarah Gayton, of the National Federation of the Blind UK (NFBUK), told the Daily Mail: 'These floating bus stops will never be safe for the blind.'Blind people, the elderly and the disabled are now avoiding using London's famous buses because they can't cross these roads. 'They are literally designing blind people out of the public transport system, and nobody seems to give a damn.' It emerged earlier this year that floating bus stops fail to conform to British Standards recommendations. The British Standards Institution (BSI), which advises on 'best practice' for safety in all forms of UK industry, issued guidance in 2018 that warned road designers to avoid guiding people into the paths of cyclists when getting on or off buses.This did not stop Sir Sadiq Khan from rolling out the 'unsafe' bus stops across the capital. Ms Gayton said: '[Sadiq Khan] has turned London into nightmare for people who want to use public transport or even just go down the pavement.'I just think he needs to step down over the whole thing. He's just not interested. You need a mayor that cares about everybody in that city, and it's very clear the mayor doesn't.' The zebra crossing markings indicate that cyclists should give pedestrians the right of way, according to the Highway Code The Department for Transport still recommends 'bus stop bypasses' (pictured) - which routes cyclists through the middle of the pavement It also recommends, under law, 'bus boarding islands' that force people to cross a cycle path in order to board the busIn 2024, NFBUK released horrifying video footage of a child being run down by a Lime bike rider in Elephant and Castle, south London. The child had run to reach the bus stop and was clipped by the cyclist, whose comment after was: 'Is he deaf? I rang the bell.'Ms Gayton said at the time: 'As if that excuses it. Surely that just shows that people need to be aware of those who may be blind and deaf - and may not notice bikes coming?'Other charities have also expressed concern at the use of floating bus stops. The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has called for the rollout of all forms of floating bus stop to be halted until they can be proven safe.It previously found through testing that trained guide dogs are naturally predisposed to avoid floating bus stops because they don't think they are safe for their handler.Professor Nick Tyler of University College London, who conducted the tests in a simulated environment, described the bus stops-cum-cycle paths as 'conflict zones'.'All this does is leave blind people relying on taxis, going out less, having less of a life,' added Ms Gayton. 'Andy Burnham said he would help the elderly get bus passes for free. Well, we can't get on the buses anymore Andy. 'And so you know, we're not anti-cyclists. This isn't about being anti-cycling. There are other solutions that don't put blind people in danger.' Ms Gayton has called for the floating bus stops to be abolished and no further ones developed. The Mayor of London was contacted for comment.