ENFIELD Council ignored advice to create dropped kerbs between the bike and pedestrian lanes in its second Cycle Enfield consultation.

Transport for London’s road safety audit suggesting the authority make changes to the A105 leg of the scheme, coupled with public opinion, prompted a second survey which ends today.

The multi-million pound scheme will create cycle lanes alongside major roads in the borough.

But the council say creating dropped kerbs would be too difficult because of “existing constraints”, and overlooked recommendations to create a speed limit.

It also stood by its decision to create bus borders, even though TfL said these are too narrow and could cause problems for people waiting to get on, especially the disabled and blind.

However, bosses agreed to use different material and create signs to show the waiting area more clearly.

They also said: "Monitoring will be undertaken post-implementation to review the safety implications of the proposed design."

Council cabinet member for environment, Cllr Daniel Anderson, said they had designed the A105 scheme, and the other three planned routes, to “benefit the widest possible range of people as possible”.

He said: “It is good practice to carry out a Road Safety Audit for all major traffic schemes to identify potential risks, irrespective of the likelihood of them occurring. This is an on-going process and our detailed designs will be subject to a further safety audit before being built.

“A final audit will also be undertaken when the scheme is complete to address any remaining concerns. We have complete confidence in the safety of all aspects of the scheme, as do TfL.”