Locals in a London neighbourhood are calling for changes to a "dangerous" cycle lane - which stops in the middle of a pavement."

People living and working in Elephant and Castle say the cycle lane - which ends abruptly outside a supermarket - is unpredictable.

The lane means pedestrians, including families with young children and elderly pensioners, are forced to share the pavement with cyclists zooming past on e-bikes.

Many say they regularly have to dodge the bikes and remain hyper alert, looking over both shoulders whilst walking in the area for fear of being smashed into by a rogue cyclist.

"It's dangerous," one elderly woman living in the area said. "It's ridiculous. You have to keep looking both ways to see what's coming. "

"I don't know why they can't put the cycle lane on the roadside. This is where all the shoppers are walking. "

"Bikes zoom past God knows how fast - especially these e-bikes. I'm an old-age pensioner... How much of a chance have I got if I get hit by one of them?"

The cycle lane is surrounded by residential buildings where lots of young children live and ends outside a Sainsbury's store many locals go to for their groceries.

Further down the road the bike lane again disappears suddenly and becomes the pavement.

Towards the end of last year, an electric Lime Bike rider crashed into a young child crossing a bike lane nearby to the one outside the Sainsbury's at speed - sending him flying.

Elham, who works in a mobile phone shop facing the supermarket store, said he regularly witnessed similar accidents outside the Sainsbury's.

"One day I saw an old guy get in an accident," the 24-year-old said. "It's not good for people. They are walking and don't know bikes are coming and could hit them. "

"There is lots of children here as well. They walk on the pavement... Where can they go?"

"The people who live here know to watch out for bikes, but the people who don't live here don't know. The e-bikes come really fast. It would be better if they went on the road."

Elham added that many people walking on the pavement often aren't aware of what's around them as they're focused on their phones.

He added that many people - especially overseas students living in the area - get their phones snatched by cyclists around Elephant and Castle.

Workers at a hairdressers also opposite the Sainsbury's store said they see 'one or two' accidents each week on the cycle lane and agree that it's "dangerous". "

One local dad walking past the bike lane with his young son said: "I don't have time to talk... But the cycle lane is dangerous."

Another parent said: "[The cycle lane] shouldn't be here: it should be on the road."

Transport for London said it would be reviewing the location.

A spokesperson said: "Safety is our top priority and we want all Londoners to feel safe when travelling around the capital."

"This section of cycle lane was updated as part of the recent redevelopment of the area. The lane and shared space enables people to cycle in the area without needing to mix with motor traffic on New Kent Road and we expect everyone using it to be mindful of people walking."

"We're determined to make sure that the cycling network also works for pedestrians and we will be reviewing this location to assess how it is working for everyone."