PCC poorly informed on cyclists
Partly due to the lack of cycle infrastructure, every year around 19,000 cyclists are injured in road accidents, including around 3,000 who are killed or seriously injured (2013 figures, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents). About 20 pedestrians are seriously injured each year by cyclists on pavements – too many, I agree, but if we had proper, safe cycle lanes this wouldn’t happen (most collisions occur when pedestrians step out into the road without looking where they’re going).
As taxpayers, cyclists contribute their share to roads and get very little in return – except abuse. Perhaps Ms Bourne needs to do some research before shooting from the hip in future.
Nick Hanna
Watermill Lane, Beckley