oxon travel cycle lane picture 2 – via twitter.PNG As if by magic, to perfectly demonstrate the difference in attitudes towards cycling in the UK vs the Netherlands, the Shropshire Star (link is external) comes in hot with coverage of a road safety meeting that heard how 85 per cent of drivers exceed the speed limit at one site… �We’ll be at the Radbrook Road Safety Group meeting on 25 Nov to update on a number of schemes to help improve the safety of school pupils in/near the Meole Brace area of #Shrewsbury (link is external) . � It’s at Radbrook Community Centre, at 7.30pm. The Radbrook Road Safety Group was set up after two mothers’ sons were involved in collisions, Angela Warren showing the local press the mangled wreck of her son’s bike after he was hit by a driver. The group is calling for wider road safety measures, such as 20mph speed limits BUT, shocked by the outrageous calls for kids to be kept safe while getting from A to B, one resident isn’t so sure…
The man, who did not want to be named, told the Star: "Kids on bikes do not stop. Some responsibility should be put on cyclists and parents, not everything on car drivers." I’m starting to see why these words were given anonymously…
He also branded 20mph speed limits "unnecessary", something a member of the council rubbished in reply… "If a mistake is made it should not cost serious injury or loss of life," […]
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