An increase in cycle lanes during the coronavirus pandemic contributed to London becoming the world’s most congested city, according to new analysis. Traffic information supplier Inrix told the PA news agency that segregated spaces for cycling were one of the reasons drivers in the capital will lose an average of 148 hours stuck in jams across the whole of 2021. That is just one percent down on pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, which is a much smaller decline than many other major cities across the globe. A cycling charity claimed it was “incredibly simplistic” to blame new cycle lanes for causing congestion. In 2020 London was ranked only the 16th most congested city. New cycle lanes were installed in the capital last year following the coronavirus outbreak to encourage active travel. Several councils reversed the schemes following vocal opposition by motorists who claimed they caused delays, but some of the lanes remain …