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Snowy cycle lane

Submitted by ugly on Tue, 19/02/2013 - 13:27

Cycle lane still covered in ice days after the adjacent carriageway has been cleared. Makes you feel wanted doesn't it.

And another one. Road clear, pavement clear, cycle lane...still icy.

A better way to change behaviour?

Submitted by WillC on Mon, 18/02/2013 - 14:22

On yesterday morning's commute I was honked by a car driver who passed close by whilst gesticulating offensively at me with his hand. I was cycling at the left hand side of the main carriageway at the top of the hill descending south on the A65 from Horsforth.

Email Exchange With Tom Riordan, Chief Exec Leeds City Council, About NGT And Cycling In Leeds

Submitted by WillC on Mon, 18/02/2013 - 14:17

Hi Tom,

Leeds Cyclists had our second detailed look at the NGT plans last night. It was genuinely encouraging to see how your people had taken on board the serious misgivings we raised at the Cycle Consultation Forum of the week prior. They seem to be 'getting our drift' now and considering changing plans to address specific concerns.

Where they are limited though is that they are clearly working within a wider framework, dictated I think by DfT, but also by the policies of LCC. They have been open and honest on the hierarchy of NGT design, which is: