The decision to install temporary traffic segregation along the A56 corridor has allowed cyclists and motor vehicles to travel without having to share the road and has reduced the chance of them coming into conflict. We would like to petition the council to go further, and create a permanent segregated cycling lane along this route, in line with those “superhighways” being created by TFL in London.

Anecdotally cyclists now feel safer as there not sharing the road with motor vehicles, and it offers better protection to cyclists compared to on road cycle lanes.

Additionally, the improvement in safety may encourage people to switch from using their car to cycling, this change would provide many benefits, including: Improving health of those choosing to cycle, reducing long term motor vehicle congestion, and reducing pollution from motor vehicles.

In regard to safety evidence from leading cycling cities supports segregation to address cyclist safety e.g. Copenhagen has introduced mostly segregated cycle tracks over the last 25 years and over the same period the risk of serious collision has reduced by 72% per cycled kilometre.

This change would provide a positive impact for the area over the medium to long term.