Get Our Cities Fit for Cycling  

Last week I pledged my support for The Times' 'Cities fit for Cycling' campaign - the campaign that aims to improve the infrastructure in cities across the UK to make them more accommodating - and safer - for cyclists. In the past ten years more than 27,000 cyclists have been killed or seriously injured on British streets. The newspaper has introduced an eight point manifesto which aims to eliminate, or reduce some of the most dangerous aspects of cycling in our cities. They include ensuring that all lorries have proper sensors, mirrors and alarms to stop cyclists being thrown under the wheels; limiting the speed limit to 20mph in residential areas without cycle lanes; highlighting the 500 most dangerous road junctions and making sure they are properly redesigned; putting aside 2% of the highways agency budget (£100million) and using it to create some world class cycling...