I have a feeling this is the most viewed video I ever posted.

And I thought that this concern was just a niche thing.

I know that I don’t present many answers here. But the need is urgent, and your many views and comments are testimony.

:-)

The top-down approach isn't working in Bolton. We need a grass-roots movement. Here is a start. Let's show people the joy of riding cycles. boltoncriticalmass.wordpress.com

How many roads near you have a layout like this? Conventional wisdom suggested central hatching would slow drivers down, but studies showed removing it actually decreased vehicle speeds.

We could rapidly make much better use of this space to enable safe cycling infrastructure.

Ask a grown up what is wrong with this photo and they'll point to the child being on the road. Possibly the lack of helmet or hi-viz jacket.

Ask a kid what's wrong with it and they'll tell you it's too many cars.

It's time we listened to the kids 🌎

So depressing that Bolton Council councillors think this little guy shouldn't be going anywhere by bike and should be driven everywhere (like most kids are across GM).

Cutacre country park is lovely, but getting here by bike from Westhoughton, less than 2 miles away, with a child is a miserable experience. Yet our dinosaur councillors say we don't need protected cycle lanes on the A6.

This is the sliver of pavement on the A6. Zero maintenance. Where's that Councillor Morgan guy now?

This is the sliver of pavement alongside a 40mph stretch of the A6. Bolton Council tell us no cycle lane us needed here., everything is just fine for walking and cycling.

This is where Bolton Council think it's acceptable to position a new sign on the A6. Warning of the mythical new road layout for social distancing. You couldn't make it up.

Teenage friend of my daughter, 14, arrives on her bike for a visit. “How nice to see you cycling!' I enthuse when I see it locked up outside. She replies, 'Yes, the cycle lane [C9, which runs down our local high street] makes it really safe for me now.”
SO great to hear this.

Bicycle-Riding Motorist Chris Green Deborah I mean, I'd expect MPs to generally read up on evidence & expert guidance before they form opinions on stuff they otherwise clearly have no knowledge of. For benefit of tape, there is a wealth of evidence on why physically separating cycle and motor vehicle flows is a good idea.

Well no surprise really given his voting record.