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I cycled through London for a month and filmed just how dangerous it can be

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Cycling to work is a great way to stay fit, save money, and wake yourself up but it has its downsides too – it's pretty dangerous if you don't take care.

I recorded my journey from home (in South West London) to work (in East London) for a month and had a fair few near-misses with cyclists and cars jumping red lights, dangerous drivers, and pedestrians walking into the road.

There are around 610,000 cycling journeys each day in London, according to Transport for London.

They reported that 2,092 people were killed or seriously injured on London's roads in 2015.

It would be easy to place the blame for these statistics completely on the drivers but it isn't that simple, erratic cyclists and pedestrians can be a problem too – although they are less likely to kill or severely injure you than a vehicle is.

Watch the video to see some of the near-misses I experienced.

Produced by Leon Siciliano

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