Post on 21-May-2015
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A Nation of Cyclists
Gordon Seabright
Chief Executive
CTC, the national cycling charity
CTC
• 69,000 members, founded in 1878
• Membership, campaigning, community work
• Our new strategy
o We protect cyclists
o We inspire people to cycle
o We promote cycling
• Tone of voice
Cycletopia
Cycletopia
• Turning cycling dreams into reality
• Real life examples from the UK
• Celebrating the best – reinforcing good practice and focusing on what is achievable now
• Not just infrastructure
• Social enterprises
• Bike share
• Bike-friendly trains and stations
• Schools and workplaces promoting cycling
• Cycle training
• Great local bike shops
• Freight deliveries by bike
• 20mph limits
• Cycle-friendly town centres
• Urban main roads
• Bridges
• Long distance paths
• Leadership
CTC on infrastructure
What cyclists want…
Over 1100 responses to CTC survey:
• Less traffic
• Slower traffic
• Safety and priority at junctions
• Dedicated space on busy roads
• Traffic-free routes
• Cycle parking – convenient, sheltered and secure
• Decent surfaces and maintenance
To feel valued, not “kept out of the way of the real traffic”
CTC on segregation
• “Hard sceptics” (minority): fear laws requiring their use, say tackling bad driving is more important (but accept possible benefits if done well).
• “Segregation supporters” (minority): feel CTC should be more positively pro-segregation but recognise need for high standards.
• “Soft sceptics” (middle group, large majority): keen on idea of continental-style segregation but wary of supporting it given their experience of delivery.
CTC on driving
• Traffic laws, enforcement and sentencing fail to underline the unacceptability of bad driving
• Lack of incentive to drive with respect for others’ safety
• Cyclists and pedestrians worst affected - health, environment, independent mobility all suffer
• Yet stereotypes remain: “war on motorists” and “cyclists have no respect for the law”
• No political or public support for strict liability
CTC’s role
CTC Local
Campaigning
Network
Safety in Numbers
• A 100% increase in cycling brings a 34% increase in cycle casualties
• More aware and better drivers
• More drivers who cycle too
• More cycling voters
Safety in Numbers in Scotland
A nation of cyclists
Cycletopia