There's a new zebra crossing on Martin Way at the junction with Mostyn Road. Normally more crossings is a good thing, but not when they are designed like this.
Martin Way has a long history of poor design putting cyclists at risk. This is the latest example.
The crossing is on the crest of a hill, so cyclists coming from both directions will have been slowed by the gradient. This encourages motorists to overtake, into the pinch point caused by the central island. Many motorists "tailgate" each other, driving too close to the vehicle in front to have a clear view of the whole road in front. Their vision thus impaired, they are unlikely to see either a cyclist to the left of the vehicle in front or the island. When the vehicle in front of them overtakes the cyclist, they just follow, and don't see the island until too late, at which point they cut in dangerously.
As a cyclist, you can "take primary" and ride in the centre of the lane, but be prepared to be honked at. Many cyclists are conditioned - very understandably - to riding too far left in the lane by motorist intimidation, even though this position is less safe.
Why is there a central island? There is no need, and it just makes the crossing more complex and expensive, as well as making it less safe for cyclists. The central island, the extra belisha beacon and the keep-left signs add a lot of cost. (Yes there was an island there before but it's been completely replaced: widened, dot-paving added, one lamp standard removed, a belisha added, and both keep-left signs relocated.)
Previously, there was an informal crossing with a perch-point too narrow for buggies, wheelchairs etc.The council have been forced to upgrade it. If they'd put in a zebra in the first place, we would've been safer and would not be paying twice for one crossing. Informal crossings are little use for children, partially-sighted, older, less mobile and many disabled people. There's no requirement on motorists to give way, and on a busy road like Martin Way, you can guess what happens - few actually do, and users are given a choice between chancing crossing when they can dance between vehicles, or waiting significant time at the polluted roadside for an adequate gap in the traffic.
So an informal crossing on this road was always the wrong choice. But the new 2-stage crossing is also the wrong choice, being more expensive and less safe than a single-stage crossing.