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For the record I have now also signed up to this (Abingdon South, Labour). I thought I already had, but it must have been something different.
Agree with all the above three posts.
As well as a cyclist I am also a car driver from Abingdon. Whilst the lack of cycling provision is clearly not good (building new infrastructure is the time to include new provision for the least cost), North facing slips at this interchange make a lot of sense to me. Another effect they will have is removing traffic (including some HGVs) that goes from site down to the rowstock roundabout and on to the Milton interchange. For those who cycle along that route (myself included in the summer), I imagine that will be welcome.
ianc – I agree. There is dangerous behavior on both sides. I would never advocate forcing cyclists off the road (except motorways and perhaps dual carriageways in some cases), but I do think well designed segregated lanes are the answer. But they do have to have priority over side roads, have well designed junctions and be wide enough for cyclists to overtake each other. An example I think comes close to this is torrington place in London (http://goo.gl/maps/gNLRG). The path has to be designed in such a way that it is never slower to use it, only then will the majority of cyclists switch to it (hence one of the problems with the bow roundabout).
London currently Averages one cyclist death every 4 weeks so, whilst sad, this is unfortunately par for the course in London. Until local government provides better, well thought out, joined up cycling infrastructure; drivers become more cyclist aware; and cyclists reduce the level of risk they are willing to take (red-light jumping, poor visibility, wrong way down one way streets, undertaking HGVS) little is likely to change.