All 1 Debates between Nia Griffith and Mark Lazarowicz

Thu 23rd Feb 2012

Cycling

Debate between Nia Griffith and Mark Lazarowicz
Thursday 23rd February 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Nia Griffith Portrait Nia Griffith
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Absolutely. It is important for drivers to have training; for cyclists it is crucial.

Mark Lazarowicz Portrait Mark Lazarowicz
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Sustrans and other national cycling groups are important and we all welcome them. However, it is also important to recognise what can be done, particularly in urban areas, with small, but crucial, minor engineering works. We all know of examples where cycle routes suddenly come to a dead end, and sometimes it is more difficult and dangerous to get off the cycle route and back on to normal traffic. That could be addressed by councils quite simply and easily. That is as important in its own way as having national routes.