Nine thousand voices call for safer cycling
Nine thousand people have told Rosemary Butler, the National Assembly for
On Tuesday 19 January, Alison Price, Headteacher of St Fagan’s Primary School (seen right presenting the petition), and Jane Lorimer of sustainable transport charity Sustrans Cymru, visited Rosemary Butler at the Senedd to deliver nine thousand signatures supporting the urgent call for safer cycling conditions.
Jane Lorimer, Sustrans Cymru Deputy Director, said: ‘Women have told us that they don’t cycle because they don’t feel safe enough. It’s great to have all these signatures backing our call for safer cycling, but this is just the start. Governments now have to take all these voices seriously and make changes across the country that will mean more people can choose to make everyday journeys by bike, without feeling unsafe.’
The signatures were gathered on Sustrans’ ‘Motion for Women’ petition, which was launched in September in response to research from Sustrans that showed a staggering 67 per cent of women in
Not feeling safe enough was revealed as a major reason why women in
As part of its year of activities to get more women cycling, Sustrans has been working closely with twelve influential women cycling champions across
Rosemary Butler was one of the cycling champions and learned to ride a bike with training from Sustrans Cymru. She said: ‘I am a huge advocate of making it easier, safer and more attractive for people to travel by bike as an alternative to the car.
‘I have been closely involved in Sustrans' Connect2 bid, designed to link communities in Wales with walking and cycling routes, and I am particularly looking forward to using the section of the Newport to Caerleon route which is due to open near my home this year. Hopefully, improved conditions for cycling will inspire more women to get back on their bikes.’
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
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