ok so if you could go straight ahead, why would they put a pedestrian area with bollards in the way?
Personally I think it should only be used for emergency services, not taxis for a shortcut. If you see the amount of people there that cross when the lights are on green, i think you might agree that it was dangerous. To go the correct route only takes about 30 seconds more.
Plus there are 2 traffic lights showing a left arrow on a blue background. I cant see any arrows pointing straight on.
I still stand by my original post.