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Question 3 - we asked:
Cambridgeshire has some of the highest cycling rates in the UK, but is behind other regions in specific efforts to deal with close passes and careless / dangerous driving around cycling. What do you think should be done to ensure people drive safely near people who are cycling?
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3 of the 4 candidates (75%) who were asked this question responded as below.
Those candidate(s) which were elected are highlighted.
Darryl PRESTON (Conservative Party) |
Tactical options would include awareness campaigns, greater inclusion in theory tests for learner drivers and better enforcement of current laws. Strategically I would raise this as a standing item at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety partnership, with a clear stated outcome of reducing collisions involving cyclists. |
Nicky MASSEY (Labour Party) |
We need to do what we can to move people our of cars that are damaging our environments and onto sustainable transport such as public transport , cycling and walking. Cyclist’s need help in making sure that the safe pass is actively campaigned on, better signage better information and better cycle lanes can help. |
Rupert MOSS-ECCARDT (Liberal Democrat) |
Part of this is education, both of current drivers, but also of drivers of the future - in schools and colleges. |
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