Temporary Cycle Lanes in London Debate
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Lord Jones of Cheltenham
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Temporary Cycle Lanes in London
Lord Jones of Cheltenham Excerpts(2 years, 6 months ago)
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Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
The route to your Lordships’ House is clearly the chairmanship of that APPG. The Government want to encourage improved cycle lanes and cycling infrastructure and, for those reluctant local authorities, we make it very clear to them that future funding is conditional on historic performance. If they do not put in the sort of measures that we would wish to see, frankly, they will not get any money in the future.
Lord Jones of Cheltenham (LD) [V]
My Lords, the report Cycling Injury Risk in London showed that protected cycling infrastructure reduced the odds of injury on the morning commute by up to 65%, whereas advisory lanes increased injury odds by 34%. Have the Government carried out a cost analysis of increasing protected cycle infrastructure against the benefits to the NHS of increasing the number of cyclists?
Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
The Government expect that new cycle lanes are properly segregated to ensure that cyclists are as safe as possible.