County Council - Highways and Transport Committee
New thread for committee meetings
limited to the area of Cambridge Cycling Campaign:
13 issues found for 'safety':
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
New thread for committee meetings
Created by Rosamund Humphrey (Admin Officer) // 1 thread
Safety concerns have been raised around Coldham's Lane - specifically, the stretch running from Coldham's Lane roundabout to the Toyota garage.
These concerns ought to help inform proposals for the CL roundabout and the Marshalls land on Coldham's Lane.
Created by Mark Troll // 1 thread
A friend of mine had a head-on collision with an invisible , un-lit cyclist on the DNA trail about 2 months ago. The end of his handlebar went through his face, breaking his jaw and many facial bones, and he also had serious damage to his hip and leg. He was in hospital for about 2 months, and was very nearly paralyzed. As many of you know, the trail is narrow and very dark at night, when many people are coming home from the Adenbrookes campus. I am trying to persuade the County Council to make the path wider (there is a total of 17 feet on either side) and have it lighted with overhead lighting (solar powered ones are commercially available). Please let your County Council person know, and also please consider signing the petition at:
I really want to reduce the chances that others will be injured on this heavily used path
Reports of speeding and dangerous driving on Greville Road.
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``Invites those with an interest in improving safety of cyclists and pedestrians to provide evidence, drawing on experience from the UK or other countries, that can be used to shape future policy decisions.
Foreword
Active travel, making journeys by physically active means such as cycling and walking, has huge potential benefits both for individuals and for our wider society. The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, set out our aim to make cycling and walking the natural choices for shorter journeys or as part of a longer journey.
We have made good progress to date; Government spending on cycling trebled between 2010 and 2017, and on average people are cycling further than they did ten years ago. In some cities, notably London, there has been a sharp increase in the level of cycling. But there is much more to do, and our ambition in this review goes further still: to make cycling the natural mode of transport even for a 12 year old.
Since the cycle safety review was announced, the Department has worked closely with cycling, walking and wider road safety organisations to identify the main issues that should be tackled as a priority to improve safety between cyclists and other road users. During that process of engagement, it became clear how many actual and potential policy areas were relevant to cyclists and pedestrians alike.
Given our strong commitment to cycling and walking, we have therefore decided to use this review to consider safety measures that will bring cycling and walking closer together as part of our overall ambition to increase active travel.
Cycling, like walking, needs to be universally seen as easy, fun and safe. Safety, and the perception of safety, are vital if we are to create a rapid increase in the use of active travel.
The truth is that cycling is generally very safe, and serious accidents are rare. But we need to make it safer still, for all road users, so that it becomes a default mode of transport, whatever one’s age or background. But safety does not simply include road safety - it also includes physical health and well-being, in a clean and green environment. The evidence is clear: cycling and walking have the capacity to transform the health and well-being, not only of people who walk and cycle themselves, but of everyone in society.
We now have a great opportunity: to recast local and national approaches to active travel, and create a new world of genuinely multimodal transport. But to do this we need your help, ideas and evidence. This consultation document summarises some of the key evidence for change, and then highlights key areas in which we are seeking your views.
We are looking for great ideas, for evidence of what works, for examples of good practice from other countries, for innovative technologies, for imaginative solutions, and for idealism tempered with a sense of the practical. Over to you!
JESSE NORMAN''
A group of teenagers has been harassing people on the southern busway and DNA path sporadically. This escalated on 4 January when a Sanger institute postdoc was attacked viciously while traveling north:
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/attack-cycle-path-cambridge-police-14136717
A scientist was left with blood dripping from his head after being attacked by a gang of youths as he cycled home.
Johan Henriksson was heading along the Guided Busway cycle path in Cambridge when he was confronted by the group of teenagers on bikes.
The gang blocked the 33-year-old's path, spat at him and tried to push him off his bike before knocking him to the ground.
Violent kicks left Mr Henriksson with a large gash to his forehead that required hospital treatment.
Cambridgeshire police are investigating the incident, which Mr Henriksson fears is part of a series of attacks by the gang.
Mr Henriksson, who is completing post-doctoral studies at the Sanger Institute, had been to the gym and was heading back to his home near Cambridge station on January 4.
At around 5pm he was heading north along the cycle path connecting the station to Addenbrooke's Hospital when he saw a group of teenagers he estimated were 16 to 18 years old wearing dark clothing.
"Four to five of them were just blocking the route," he said. "They were just looking for trouble from whoever.
"I slowed down, they had no lights on and they were blocking the path. We had a discussion. One of the guys was spitting at me."
Another member of the public cycled up to the group and supported Mr Henriksson's efforts to ride past.
Both men were eventually allowed to carry on their journeys, but while the other cyclist carried on towards Addenbrooke's, Mr Henriksson was followed.
"We were just cycling away, but these people were still following me and driving into my bike," he explained.
"They were pushing me around and I was close to hitting some people on the path.
"At some point things escalated. I don’t really remember what happened. One guy tried to take me down.
"Somehow I fell over. I might have run into the fence.
"I recall being surrounded by them. They were kicking me. They most likely went toward the station after that."
The attack left Mr Henriksson, who is originally from Sweden, with a cut head and swollen hand. His glasses and bike were also broken.
"I’m not that easy to scare. I’ve never seen that much blood in my life coming out of me," he said.
Since sharing his experience on Facebook, Mr Henriksson says he has been contacted by several people about other incidents involving a gang of youths on the route that connects Great Shelford and Cambridge and elsewhere in the city. He hopes that by telling his story more victims will come forward.
He said: "Given they have probably been there for a few weeks, they are clearly amateurs. If something like this happens you don’t do more crime in the same area.
"They just go there to see how far they can push you but this time it just escalated."
Cambridgeshire police confirmed they were investigating the attack on Mr Henriksson.
A spokesman said: "We have had no reports of other incidents if there have been any."
Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting CF0008590118
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This has been discussed in a path-specific non-Camcycle Facebook group but I will make an issue here for reference.
Martin Lucas-Smith // 14 threads
This is a general, over-arching issue for discussion of helmet-related and cycle safety promotion strategic matters in Cambridge that periodically (and continually) arise.
Created by Heather Coleman // 1 thread
Starting an issue for any threads to do with events on Midsummer Common which may effect the large number of commuter routes on the common
Martin Lucas-Smith // 33 threads
Collisions, 'accidents' and even occasional deaths involving cyclists remain an issue in Cambridge.
This Cyclescape issue is so we can collect the reports and debate approaches to tackling this issue through the media and through policy objectives.
Created by Cllr Ian Manning // 1 thread
Creating this in order to allow a discussion thread about it.
There are concerns over the safety of this new junction particularly focussed on the position of the traffic island, lighting and road markings.
Created by velocipedus@gmail.com // 1 thread
International Cycling Safety Conference 2012, 7 Nov
Location: Helmond, The Netherlands
Costs: 150 Euro
Twitter hashtag: #safecycling2012
Warrington Cycle Campaign have produced a leaflet aimed at improving the mutaul understanding of cyclists and bus drivers points of view.
It is called "Bus Drivers & Cyclists in Harmony"
We hope to promote better relations between the two groups via a similar leaflet. The key goal is safety but enhanced respect by both parties would be of benefit.
25 threads found for 'safety':
Colchester Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
The Safer Essex Roads Partnership
Steven Moseley
posted
Colchester Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
Berechurch Hall/Berechurch/Bounstead Rds junction
Steven Moseley
posted
A discussion on issue
Oxford Street plans: Chance to fix Marble Arch bike lanes
nix
posted
A discussion on issue
Mapping out Cycling Infrastructure Proposals for Hammersmith and Fulham
Casey
posted
Enfield Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
A111 Chase Side - improve safety for cyclists
JonC
posted
A discussion on issue
Twyford Abbey Road Road Safety Scheme
David Arditti
posted
A discussion on issue
Barriers where land rover rolled over need replacing.
Trothben
posted
A discussion on issue
Clifford Ave northbound - hostile road no protection
Ross
posted
A discussion on issue
Teddington Station cycle parking
TriClanger
posted
A discussion on issue
Consultation - Netley Primary School, Camden
Angela Hobsbaum
posted
A discussion on issue
Various improvements between Ipswich and Harwich International
Gary
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Camden Cyclists
A discussion on issue
Consultation on Kentish Town Area Wide Improvements
Susan Seymour
posted
A discussion on issue
Blind Corner - Richmond Riverside leading to Friars Lane
Andrew Woodward
posted
A discussion on issue
Blind Corner - Richmond Riverside leading to Friars Lane
Andrew Woodward
posted
A discussion on issue
Tudor Drive / Dukes Ave / A307 Junction
MB
posted
A discussion on issue
Cyclists cycling on pavement along NCN1 "Cyclist priority route"
Shaun McDonald
posted
Richmond Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
Roundabout by Radnor Gardens
Paul L
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Richmond Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
Roundabout by Radnor Gardens
Andrew Woodward
posted
A discussion on issue
Auguststraße Oldenburg
Klaas Brümann
posted
Richmond Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
Sheen Road - more pavement cycling
MB
posted
A discussion on issue
A205 Mortlake Rd - segregation needed
MB
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Richmond Cycling Campaign
A discussion on issue
A316 Cycle Lane - Priority over side roads
RichmondTransits.blogpost.com
posted
A discussion on issue
Closure of Cole Park Road to cars at one end
timlennon
posted
A discussion on issue
International Cycling Safety Conference 2012, Helmond (NL)
velocipedus@gmail.com
posted
10 library items found for 'safety':
No planning applications found for 'safety'.