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Westminster terror attack delays government cycling strategy

Launch of strategy now postponed - but will they deliver in the end?
by Sarah Barth
Sat, Mar 25, 2017 10:56
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The Department for Transport’s Cycling & Walking Strategy has been delayed, thanks to the terror attack on Westminster this week.
The launch event was due to be on Friday, but has been postponed into next month, according to Bike Biz.

The Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) includes the ambition of doubling the number of people using bikes by 2025.

But campaigners say the plans will fall short unless funding is increased, and sustained.

We reported how the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy became law on 31 July last year, which places a duty on the Transport Secretary to set out a long-term vision to increase walking and cycling, a statement of funds allocated to achieve those aims, and a detailed investment plan identifying objectives, with the legal requirement to report to Parliament on the progress made in terms of targets.

The Strategy must be reviewed at least every five years.

The CTC's Sam Jones said: "What we would like to see is that the Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy has teeth, with proper funding of at least £10 per head. There is real concern when all you see is cuts, cuts, cuts."

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Housecathst | 7 years ago
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It's an interesting world when you can't really tell the difference between a terrorist attack and fatty behind the wheel of bin lorry in Glasgow. 

In fact I had a couple of danger close passes off white drivers yesterday, maybe I should report them as terrorist incidents, you can't be too careful.

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brooksby replied to Housecathst | 7 years ago
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Housecathst wrote:

It's an interesting world when you can't really tell the difference between a terrorist attack and fatty behind the wheel of bin lorry in Glasgow. 

Except that in the papers this morning, the police are moving toward him being a rage-filled sociopath and not a card carrying terrorist. And bin man was IMO. a sociopath with no sense of shame or regret so long as he keeps his job. So, actually, tomato/tomato.

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Housecathst | 7 years ago
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So a motorist kills some people (doesn't that happen at the rate of about 5 a day anyway) and now we have to delay the cycling strategy, what else is going to be delayed.... brexshit ? 

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burtthebike | 7 years ago
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"The Department for Transport’s Cycling & Walking Strategy has been delayed, thanks to the terror attack on Westminster this week."

So that making it illegal to cycle in a burka can be added to the utter failure that is CWIS?

How about a driving strategy?  You know, one that prevents terrorist drivers.  Of course that would mean banning all cars from the centres of cities, but that would be a small price to pay for the improvement in security.

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Man of Lard replied to burtthebike | 7 years ago
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burtthebike wrote:

... Of course that would mean banning all cars from the centres of cities, but that would be a small price to pay for the improvement in security.

And air quality.

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emishi55 | 7 years ago
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places a duty on the Transport Secretary to set out a long-term vision to increase walking and cycling

Grayling gets off the hook yet again -

It will now be launched some time after March 30th, during the parliamentary recess.

 

We could do with a decent transport secretary that doesn't disregard people cycling as less entitled to carriageway space than single occupancy fossil fuelled road users.

Also someone who understands basic and simple consideration and awareness for others when opening the door of the motor used for his excessive and extravagant purposes.  

 

On a separate point, cyclists are generally (I would say) too polite to make the point that with the recent use of a vehicle as a terrorist weapon there should be a reduction in vehicles around Parliament per se.

Should private motor vehicles be essential to carry the likes of unelected Parliamentary members (such as PM May et al)?

 

An example should ideally be set by those holding office to show willing to use active and sustainable transport - especially for short trips (Downing Street to Parliament? 5 minute walk).

 

Would elected officials of other countries have the same dumb blanket expectation that being ferried by car?

 

Meanwhile - elected reps waste no time blaming (partially?) bike lanes fro the recent terrorist attack.

Peer blames Westminster Bridge cycle lane for terrorist attack 

 

 

 

    

 

 

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