Road markings, street signage and traffic lights are to be overhauled to improve safety for cyclists

Cyclists are to be given more space at dangerous junctions and cycle-only filters at traffic lights as part of a raft of measures to make roads safer.

Road markings, street signage and traffic lights are to be overhauled to improve safety for cyclists and decrease clutter that can confuse both motorists and cyclists, the Government has announced.

Low-level traffic light signals are to be introduced so that cyclists can see changing lights more clearly and councils will also be able to fit cyclist-only filters at traffic lights to give cyclists a “head start” on other traffic.

Cycle boxes at traffic lights, designed to protect cyclists at dangerous junctions, are set to be enlarged, with 7.5 meter deep zones to be introduced.

Dangerous cycle lanes that