Comments on: Streets Fit For Cyclists https://backup.cyclesheffield.org.uk back up site for cyclesheffield Sun, 04 Jan 2015 18:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.31 By: wildnorthlands https://backup.cyclesheffield.org.uk/?page_id=5468#comment-90 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:09:02 +0000 http://www.cyclesheffield.org.uk/?page_id=5468#comment-90 Thanks for your comment. Cyclesheffield is not amongst those organisations that is “anti-segregation” – our Manifesto says that we want
“Properly designed, properly maintained continental-style cycle tracks alongside major road corridors” and we stand by that
Sheffield does have some good quality off-road routes, but they are in the East and North of the city, not the west and the south where there are more cyclists.

We do recommend that new cyclists take up the offer of training from Pedal Ready as Cycle Training can massively enhance the safety and confidence of on-road cyclists from an early age, and actually even when the day comes that we get these high-quality routes built cyclists will still benefit from training.

]]> By: Sara https://backup.cyclesheffield.org.uk/?page_id=5468#comment-89 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 15:40:44 +0000 http://www.cyclesheffield.org.uk/?page_id=5468#comment-89 I’ve been cycling regularly in Sheffied for fifteen years and have never been too concerned about cycling infrastructure.
However, I have for the eighteen months I’ve been introducing my (now) 10 year old son to utility cycling. I have to say cycling in Sheffield with a child is nerve racking, and I’ve taken to only visiting the city centre for shopping on a sunday when there is less traffic.
The infrastructure for those who are not confident to mix it up with cars, buses and lorries is terrible.
I’d like to see some good, segregated cycle infrastructure in Sheffield. As I keep reading elsewhere, if its not safe for an 8 year old or an 80 year old to cycle on – its not good enough.
I know that there’s very vocal opposition to segregation – the argument being that we are entitled to use the road and should be protected when doing so, but the fact is that we aren’t adequately protected, and I don’t want to wait for driver attitudes and culture to change before I feel safe on the roads – I haven’t got that long left to live!
Countries with the most segregation have the highest proprtion of cyclists. I wnt a bit of that!

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