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Labour investment in cycling and walking will be unprecedented, says Louise Haigh
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2024
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Please for the love of god put some proper cycle lanes in. Not these that are on the road with a faint line, or share it with pedestrians where road signs block the path, an actual, dedicated lane with something seperating the cars and pedestrains. I'd love to cycle more but I just stick to the limited cycle lanes we have around us (which admitedly are probably better than a lot have it), there's no way I'm going on the roads.
Dedicated and separated cycle lanes are the way to go. Cars, cycles, and pedestrians all need their own space. The challenge for the UK is our often quite narrow existing roads. Making space for physically separated cycle lanes is often going to mean taking lanes away from cars. Which is not necessarily a bad thing but obviously creates a lot more friction to be implemented.
Many cities in Europe have had an easier time with this due to more post-war modernisation/rebuilding that created wider roads.
Agreed.
They put in some cycle lanes in my city recently, but they change sides of the road at intervals and require cyclists to cross the road.
It's so much hassle and so much more dangerous that I don't bother.