Investment in segregated routes for cyclists and motor vehicles is "vital", a county MP has said.
Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley said youngsters from the region do not feel safe when cycling on roads due to the "speed" of drivers and a "lack" of cycle paths.
Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley said youngsters from the region do not feel safe when cycling on roads due to the "speed" of drivers and a "lack" of cycle paths.
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00:00I'm a member of the APPG for Cycling and Walking that he chairs and it's a key priority for my constituency of Shrewsbury where 68% of pupils aged 10 and 11 were trained under the famous bikeability scheme through school.
00:13Unfortunately in our historic town we have in recent years allowed the car to dominate most of our neighbourhoods to the detriment of road safety.
00:22And it was just last month on the 20th of March that I met young people on the Shrewsbury Youth Council at the Grange Centre in Harlescott and listened to their feedback on our Shrewsbury Moves plan for more active travel.
00:33They told me they don't feel safe cycling on the roads due to the speed of drivers and lack of cycle paths.
00:39Does the Minister agree with me that investment in segregated routes so that all-important separation between cyclists and motor vehicles is vital to enable and encourage more people to cycle and walk short journeys?
00:52Such as across my congested yet beautiful town of Shrewsbury.