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Motion by Councillor Webber - Safer Cycling for All

Meeting: 28/01/2021 - Transport and Environment Committee (Item 9)

Motion by Councillor Webber - Safer Cycling for All

Motion by Councillor Webber - Safer Cycling for All

“Committee notes that the new segregated temporary cycle lanes introduced across the City are unfamiliar to all types road user and can sometimes require different road user behaviour.

Committee therefore requests a report in one cycle on the feasibility of a campaign to ensure cyclists get the maximum benefit from these measures whilst further enhancing the safety of all road users. 

Committee agrees that the campaign should be funded from the Spaces for People funds.

Examples of issues the campaign might address, though not exclusively, could include:

         How all road users can take considerate action to avoid danger/conflict at the end of lanes, where there are shared surfaces, where the lanes are crossed by pedestrians and at junctions

         What action to take if the surface of the lane is unsafe – e.g. due to a blockage or trough leaves or ice

         the circumstances when a cyclist might use the carriageway when a segregated cycle lane is in place

         how different speeds of cycling can be accommodated within the segregated lane

         Recommendations for safety and visibility – e.g. use of appropriate lighting, high visibility clothing and helmets

         how to report damage or dangers such as poor surface or missing bollards”

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