"I've just done a fag packet costing and it comes to a bit more than £4.37p"
Wot price safety blah blah...
@slowcoach
"The markings show that traffic from Teviot Place having turned right into Forrest Road should keep to the right of the central warning line, and traffic from Lauriston Pl/ MMW having turned left into Forrest Road should keep to the left of the central warning line, unless/until it is safe to cross the warning line."
That's (part of) the 'problem'. Such layouts result from councils (this design may be pre-CEC) assuming that (all) road users know the rules AND obey them!
When Forrest Road was re-designed there was much less 'cycle traffic' and much less pressure (and political will) to 'increase the number of people cycling/journeys by bike'.
I would ague that that this isn't really a 'cycling issue' and most of the money shouldn't be expected to come out of the Cycling Budget. That said, sorting things like this ought to be more of a priority than the Family Network.
Perhaps Sustrans should get involved with advice/money(?)
"I can't help think that adjusting the lighting sequence would resolve much of the conflict and could benefit both pedestrians and cyclists. Maybe a 10 second delay to the green light for the Teviot Place traffic would allow the majority of cyclists to clear the junction.
To my mind, there is currently too much of a priority given to the roads at this junction so that you commonly get pedestrians (and cyclists) crossing on the red man."
Yes, this whole area needs a 'look at' especially to benefit pedestrians - not least by reducing potential for ped/cycle conflict (easier said than done!)