tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post2737176753031715845..comments2023-11-16T10:44:22.206+00:00Comments on The Mind of a Helmet Camera Cyclist: Bear Way Extension? Not Likely!magnatomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14920774671676488322noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-74639931754219465812017-10-31T08:00:40.272+00:002017-10-31T08:00:40.272+00:00From Conservative list MSP, saying,erm..not much
...From Conservative list MSP, saying,erm..not much<br /><br />Thank you for your concern,<br /><br />The Scottish Conservatives are committed to increasing participation in active travel. Active travel brings a wide of range benefits; from cutting carbon emissions to tackling obesity.<br /><br />The SNP Government have not made significant progress in the uptake of walking and cycling as a mode of transport, as they are on track to miss their target of 10 per cent of journeys by bike by 2020. We believe that they have fallen short of their promises and more needs to be done urgently, in order to encourage people to cycle.<br /><br />Unfortunately, physical inactivity contributes to over 2,500 premature deaths in Scotland each year. Cycling and walking have been proven time and time again to tackle this problem and reduce levels of obesity. Recent results from a five-year study of 250,000 UK commuters showed that regular cycling cut the risk of death from any cause by 41 per cent, the incidence of cancer by 45 per cent and heart disease by 46 per cent.<br /><br />We want to work with local authorities and third sector partners on improving our cycle path network by investing an additional £5m in active travel. Establish one segregated cycle route in each of Scotland’s cities, and also support safe travel routes to schools.<br /><br />Thank you for contacting me once again.<br /><br />Kind Regards,<br /><br />Maurice Golden MSPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3805138158441245701.post-78063841712720084722017-10-31T00:22:25.968+00:002017-10-31T00:22:25.968+00:00Thanks for the updates - I've only seen the Be...Thanks for the updates - I've only seen the Bears Way on street view and in videos but I'm sure many places in Scotland would gladly have this "extremely badly designed" piece of infrastructure built in their area!<br /><br />Perhaps you should ask her if she thinks the previous painted lanes were better or worse than what you have now.<br /><br />I also like the bit about it not serving the best interests of cyclists, motorists or pedestrians. Unless you make it a 6 lane motorway with a wide cyclepath plus pavements you're never going to serve everyone's best interest. Pretty sure no road in Scotland even has that...<br /><br />Interesting to see the collision data. There's no recorded collisions along the Bears Way either before or after it was introduced (although maybe fewer people cycled on that road before it was there?). <br /><br />But further down the road at the phase 2 section, there's 11 collisions, including a slight one in 2016. So basically the council have done the easy bit in delivering phase 1 where there was enough road space. However they don't want to implement the most important section, which will greatly reduce cyclist injuries, because of the motorist backlash.<br /><br />Have you considered contacting your list MSPs, especially opposition parties, to see if they are speaking in the debate?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09945446563544679722noreply@blogger.com