The number of cyclists is soaring … something I’d confirm from anecdotal observation: “In London, trips by bike have increased by 50 per cent in five years to 450,000 per day while figures obtained by The Independent show use of the National Cycle Network, covering 10,000 miles of urban and rural pathways, rose last year by 15 per cent to 232 million journeys.”
All we’ve got to do now is a lot more work on cycle tracks, and on making railways, and buses, much more cycle-friendly. I was pleased to read in the brochure of the Hadrian’s Wall bus that it took cycles. Then, when I expected to rely on it, the driver, very apologetically, told me he was under strict instructions not to take cycles. I will be writing a stiff letter of complaint, but it is all too typical.
Not all cyclists are super-athletes, and they often would like to combine cycling with other forms of transport. If not given the opportunity, it will only put more cars on the roads.
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