My mother was killed by a driver while I was campaigning for safer cycling. Now I've helped create a national travel strategyA little over a decade ago my daughter Aggie asked me a question that changed the path of my working life. She asked: "Can we ride to the park?" It wasn't her question that altered everything, it was my answer - which was: "No."We live in a typical northern seaside town, and the park in question was - I know because I measured it later - 549 metres away, a distance that takes a little over one minute to ride. I, an ex-Olympic cyclist, didn't feel I could keep my daughter safe on our roads for one minute. And that felt very wrong. It wasn't what I wanted for her, and it wasn't the place I wanted to live. So I decided to do something about it.Chris Boardman is the interim commissioner of Active Travel England Continue reading...
Walking and cycling must be made safe in England. Here's our plan to do just that | Chris Boardman
22. ledna 2022 8:31
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/22/walking-cycling-safe-england-mother-driver-travel-strategy
Zdroj: The Guardian