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FOUR.. Barriers to cycling

Conclusion

We need to look at each barrier to cycling in Cambridge and use well-thought-out design to remove it. But an important balance has to be struck – an obsession with safety when designing cycle facilities will have a negative impact on cycling levels, and thus on health and safety in the bigger picture.

The Campaign would like to see...

Elements of bad design which create a barrier to cycling removed
Cycle facilities created for convenience rather than purely safety
An experimental cycle route created where cyclists have priority over side roads
Areas like Mitcham’s Corner and the Newmarket Road roundabout completely remodelled
One-way streets made two-way for cyclists unless there is an absolutely overriding safety reason why this can’t be done