We're putting together a list of favourite and least favourite junctions in Hackney. Please email Oliver with your suggestions, together with your reasoning.

Nick Hutt nominates:
Graham Road / Mare Street

"It has lights which stop traffic in all directions but it doesn't encourage pedestrians to cross diagonally. Help is needed to claim the traffic-free space in the middle of the junction. Time for a cross hatched yellow and green pedestrian box?"

Anthony Brown of Groundwork Hackney adds:
"I totally agree that a cross hatched pedestrian diagonal crossing is a good idea. Almost all city intersections in Australia and New Zealand have such junctions and they work really well. I've never really seen them here.

"As cyclists we will have to be good and wait with the rest of the traffic, unless we feel inclined to dismount. We don't want to make the pedestrians hate us as well."

"This has to be the worst junction in Hackney. Traffic regularly zooms along Homerton High street in both directions with traffic turning right into Chatsworth Road blocking all other road users. The only relief is when the nearby Pelican Crossing stops the traffic and everyone else makes a mad dash to move before the lights change again."

Jessica Datta writes:

"I nominate the junction at Stoke Newington High Street (heading north) and Northwold Road (opposite Abney Park cemetery). If you want to follow Northwold Road to the left and not get swept along Rectory Road you have to get into the middle of the busy high street where the 73 bus can pick you off as can any number of car motorists especially those who are trying to save time by cutting across the lanes. What can be done??"

[In theory, this will be sorted out when the plan to make Stoke Newington High Street two-way happens. Ed.]