Their first evidence session was an embarrassing disaster, but the Commons transport committee has ended up producing a half-decent report about getting people on bikes
Late last year I was quite rude here about a group of MPs after they discussed cycling. Not such a surprise this blog can be a robust place at times but I did nonetheless deliver a verdict of disheartening and shambolic. I might have even called them "dinosaurs".
Perhaps more of a surprise was that others were ruder still. Chris Boardman, the Olympic champion now recast as British Cycling's agitator and spokesman in chief, said the MPs should be embarrassed by their performance and that such as basic lack of factual knowledge in another arena would be classed as actual negligence.
We were concerned to hear about the cycle lanes that have not only failed to increase safety for cyclists, but were in some cases more dangerous than cycling on the carriageway. In too many cases our cycling infrastructure not only fails to protect cyclists, but also treats cycling as an add-on to roads an optional extra to be added if there was spare space, rather than a valid mode of transport, as entitled as motor vehicles to space on the road.
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