There are a lot of cyclists of differing cycling abilities.  Unfortunately the money and the will has not been there to provide as much cycle training as there used to be in the past - especially in schools. There IS cycle training offered by all Councils together with some online training. Too many cars on the road with drivers of differing competence and patience have meant that it has become more dangerous on the roads for us all.  Children who are ferried around by car all the time do not gain the road sense that they would otherwise learn by walking and taking the bus and then being cycled or cycling themselves to school. Cyclists vary considerably in their cycling proficiency between those who are cycling to school or to the shops and those who regularly commute much longer distances.  The excuse for many people to not cycle is always that there are too many dangerous drivers on the roads.  One of their greatest fears is that they will be doored by the thoughtless and careless who fling their car doors open into their path without looking in their mirrors or behind them in their blind spot. In moving to more active travel to reduce pollution and global warming and stay fitter and healthier for longer more space and safer pavements will be created for pedestrians on the pavements who are being terrorised by all sorts of speeding vehicles on those pavements who should not be there. It is stunning the number of motorists who despite the 20mph signs all over the roads still speed and also the motorists and cyclists who run red lights.  Those who are fined for speeding will only have themselves to blame when they have had so long to practise driving at lower speeds. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
New Highway code.	25/01/22 18:00:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 12:16:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 12:55:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 14:16:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 15:39:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 17:26:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 16:01:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	26/01/22 17:47:00	Joan Adamson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	27/01/22 09:39:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	27/01/22 15:10:00	Joan Adamson
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	27/01/22 16:05:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:New Highway code.	28/01/22 17:41:00	Ron Curant
Re:Re:New Highway code.	28/01/22 18:04:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	28/01/22 20:35:00	Eric Baker
Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	29/01/22 13:27:00	Raymond Havelock
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	30/01/22 12:12:00	Vanessa Smith
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	06/02/22 15:53:00	Philippa Auton
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	11/02/22 20:39:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:New Highway code.	14/02/22 18:54:00	Philippa Bond

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