On Sep 17, 12:37*pm, "John Rowland"
wrote:
Peter Campbell Smith wrote:
John Rowland wrote:
I've heard that TfL control all of the traffic lights in London...
would that include the one in Beechcroft Rd SW17?

As others have said, TfL maintains all 6000-ish sets of lights on
public roads* in London.

* ie those where the highway authority is TfL, one of the boroughs or
the City of London. *There are a few roads in London where the highway
authority is none of these (eg in the Royal Parks) and if there are
any traffic lights on those, I'm not sure who controls them.

Hyde Park contains one lights which I believe is synchronised with the
adjacent one in Kensington Road, and so is probably controlled by TfL.
Regents Park contains two traffic light controlled junctions, and at least
one light-controlled pedestrian crossing.

I can't understand what happens at the junction between Cheapside and
Queen/King Street. Since well before Ken, it always has an extended
period when all the traffic lights and all the pedestrian lights are
red, so nothing and no one is supposed to move.

The only possible reason I can think of is that everything there has
to stop to fit in with the timing of adjacent lights, but I can't see
why pedestrians shouldn't cross.

I can understand the frustration caused by such arrangements and the
temptation to disobey.