We the undersigned petition the Council to move this development to a safer route. All three planning proposals that were presented for the Clifford Bridge cycle lane section have been found unsafe in the eyes of the public. The design approach does not adhere to the correct standards in order to provide safety for all of the road users (disabled users, children walking to school, cyclists and residents). This development will create hazards and will highly impact the safety of all the people using Clifford Bridge Road. This route is used to divert traffic from A46 which often creates increased traffic and blockage in the area. This street will be severely challenged and there will be multiple safety concerns around parking spaces, navigation, visibility at junctions and access for intervention vehicles. The research data that sits at the base of this cycle lane proposal is based on a report that was conducted during the pandemic when everyone walked or cycled due to restrictions.
There was no user analysis and road safety audit conducted prior
to developing a cycle lane proposal on such a congested road, that
has its challenges as it is. Moving forward, we demand this
development to be moved and redesigned in another area in order to
keep all of the users safe and to prioritise the needs and
wellbeing of residents.
Ultimately, in summary, this is a matter of safety, a matter of
local community residents knowing their road and the council not
listening to their voices. If the council remains unmoving, unmoved
by our foresight, then the council should formally and publicly
accept responsibility for every injury, accident and maybe even
death their plans and near-sightedness shall inevitably cause. To
make it clear we do not object to cycleways, but they have to be
safe for all.
This ePetition ran from 08/02/2024 to 04/04/2024 and has now finished.
90 people signed this ePetition.