I met Jess and Graham in Hillingdon recently, to see how they get around on the streets and cycle paths. Their adapted bike is really cool and lets them take out Jess’s mum (100yrs) on trips to local green space and other locations without needing to use a car.

We quickly noticed how the camber and dips in surface can affect a three wheeled cycle. In this video Jess and Graham discuss how the dip for a dropped kerb makes cycling harder. The crossing and the cycle path aren't the problem rather the way they combine.

Almost anyone using a wider bike, including just a bike with wide handlebars will tell you they have trouble getting in and out of parks due to barriers like these. This barrier blocks Jess and Graham from using a good bridge that crosses the A40 away from motor traffic.

The A40 has had a cycle track since the 1930s, but years of road widening have put it right up against the traffic, so it is little more than a pavement with signs now. A bit of investment here would give West London a probably inclusive and useful continental cycle track.

The junctions along the a 40 are easy for motor vehicles, but people walking and cycling have to cross, often without any priority. Here at the Polish roundabout there are two lanes of traffic on each side of the island, crossing here means taking your life in your hands.

After I was elected in 2016 I worked on the Hostile Streets report with @transportforall @London_Cycling and @livingstreets looking at hostile outer London junctions and how to improve them for walking and cycling. These bad junctions still need action. https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/assembly/taming-our-hostile-junctions