Promote cycling: Get Britain Cycling Petition
Discussion
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49196
Promote cycling by implementing the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' report.
Responsible department: Department for Transport
We the undersigned call on the Prime Minister to pledge that the Government will implement the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' parliamentary report.
The inquiry, chaired by a cross-party panel of MPs and peers, heard that promoting cycling as a healthy and affordable way to travel can tackle Britain's obesity crisis, save millions from NHS budgets, boost the economy and reduce congestion on our roads and trains.
The inquiry’s 18 recommendations focus on reallocating investment, safer road design, lower speed limits, better training and strong political leadership.
This will require cross-departmental consensus led from the Cabinet Office and Downing Street, not just from the Department for Transport.
In the Commons on February 22, 2012, the Prime Minister said of The Times's ‘Cities Fit for Cycling’ campaign: “If we want to encourage the growth in cycling we’ve seen in recent years, we need to get behind campaigns like this.”
Now is the time to act on those words.
Promote cycling by implementing the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' report.
Responsible department: Department for Transport
We the undersigned call on the Prime Minister to pledge that the Government will implement the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' parliamentary report.
The inquiry, chaired by a cross-party panel of MPs and peers, heard that promoting cycling as a healthy and affordable way to travel can tackle Britain's obesity crisis, save millions from NHS budgets, boost the economy and reduce congestion on our roads and trains.
The inquiry’s 18 recommendations focus on reallocating investment, safer road design, lower speed limits, better training and strong political leadership.
This will require cross-departmental consensus led from the Cabinet Office and Downing Street, not just from the Department for Transport.
In the Commons on February 22, 2012, the Prime Minister said of The Times's ‘Cities Fit for Cycling’ campaign: “If we want to encourage the growth in cycling we’ve seen in recent years, we need to get behind campaigns like this.”
Now is the time to act on those words.
It all sounds very nice, but how are we going to pay for all this?
Law Changes
Changes to HGV design
Cycle training in all schools.
I don't really disagree with any of it but it is all going to cost a fortune and there is not a lot of money about at the minute.
I didn't read all of it but didn't see anything about helmets. Surely the first step is to make helmets compulsory if on roads.
Law Changes
Changes to HGV design
Cycle training in all schools.
I don't really disagree with any of it but it is all going to cost a fortune and there is not a lot of money about at the minute.
I didn't read all of it but didn't see anything about helmets. Surely the first step is to make helmets compulsory if on roads.
otolith said:
Happy with more urban 20mph zones. Do not want more rural 40mph zones.
This. Like many on PH I expect, I feel uneasy about this. All for promoting safe cycling, but it feels a bit too anti-car for my liking. Just want self absorbed morons to be aware of us, aware of anything other than themselves, tbh, whilst they are 'in control' of a motor vehicle ... is that too much to ask?
otolith said:
Compulsory helmets are controversial, and not a position that British Cycling would support, even though it recommends that they are worn and mandates them on its own events.
Interesting. My initial reaction was why not. But then I found this:http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/a...
Some interesting counter arguments to helmets which I hadn't thought of.
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