Cycling protest in London for 6 recent deaths

[DIPSLICK]

IT will take more than those types of actions i feel, more cyclists realizing they dont own the road, more of US stopping at red lights , less litterbugs,less side by side riders, motorists see us as a nuisance, only then things will change OR ,when a cyclist is hit, the car is guilty no matter what, like in Germany/belgium ??? not sure

[Lucky Luke.]

IT will take more than those types of actions i feel, more cyclists realizing they dont own the road, more of US stopping at red lights , less litterbugs,less side by side riders, motorists see us as a nuisance, only then things will change OR ,when a cyclist is hit, the car is guilty no matter what, like in Germany/belgium ??? not sure

 

Big change needs to come from on high, which is why these people are outside the TFL offices. Only then will the transport culture truly change. You cannot realistically expect that people - cyclists and drivers - will adapt without the infrastructure and legal changes that faciliate that process.

[Hairy]

I like what they have done.

 

A few years ago before the cycle lane in CT and when many a rider were being knocked down by cars a friend and myself strapped these to our backs and did our daily commute with them on .... till the signs were rather broken.

[Bianchisti]

Great response this and if anyone will find backing or it, it will be Norman Foster.

 

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/01/02/foster-promotes-cycling-utopia-above-londons-railways/

 

News: British architect Norman Foster has unveiled a concept to build a network of elevated pathways above London's railways to create safe car-free cycling routes, following 14 cyclist deaths on the city's streets in 2013.

 

Entitled SkyCycle, the proposal by architects Foster + Partners, landscape architects Exterior Architecture and transport consultant Space Syntax is for a "cycling utopia" of approximately 220 kilometres of dedicated cycle lanes, following the routes of existing train lines.

 

Over 200 entrance points would be dotted across the UK capital to provide access to ten different cycle paths. Each route would accommodate up to 12,000 cyclists per hour and could improve journey times across the city by up to half an hour.

 

"SkyCycle is a lateral approach to finding space in a congested city," said Foster, who is both a regular cyclist and the president of Britain's National Byway Trust. "By using the corridors above the suburban railways, we could create a world-class network of safe, car free cycle routes that are ideally located for commuters."

 

If approved, the routes could be in place within 20 years, offering relief to a transport network that is already at capacity and will need to contend with 12 percent population growth over the next decade.

 

"I believe that cities where you can walk or cycle, rather than drive, are more congenial places in which to live," said Foster.

 

"To improve the quality of life for all in London and to encourage a new generation of cyclists, we have to make it safe," he added. "However, the greatest barrier to segregating cars and cyclists is the physical constraint of London's streets, where space is already at a premium."