In its first major campaign success, the Stop Killing Cyclists group welcomed the re-issuing of Ministerial Guidance on Pavement Cycling by the Minister for Cycling Robert Goodwill MP, in response to representations made by the campaign to the Minister for Transport.
STOP KILLING CYCLISTS
- Blog (background and copy of letter from MP): Cycling Minister reaffirms guidance to police regarding pavement cycling
- Press Releases:
- 14 January 2014: Minister endorses responsible pavement cycling by vulnerable cyclists if roads are too dangerous
- 14 January 2014: Letter to Sir Hugh Orde, ACPO President
- 17 January 2014: ACPO sends pavement cycling guidance to all local police forces
POLICE RESPONSE
NEWSPAPERS - Nationals
- The Telegraph
- (front page print edition 17 January 2014): Let cyclists go on pavements if roads are dangerous, minister tells police
- Cyclists have been unfairly punished for too long
- Let cyclists go on pavements if roads are dangerous, minister tells police
- The Daily Mail: Minister for cycling: Riders should be allowed to mount pavement without punishment to avoid danger
- The Guardian:
- The Independent: Let cyclists use pavement to avoid dangerous stretches of road, says Transport Minister
- The Times: More than 13,000 motorists and cyclists fined in crackdown on road offences
NEWSPAPERS - Regionals
- Gloucestershire Echo: Minister says ‘go easy’ on pavement cyclists, but Cheltenham campaigners say the road is the best place for riding
TELEVISION
ITV London (15 January 2014): Ministerial guidance on cyclists using pavements (news clip video)
RADIO
- BBC Radio 5 Live: 5 live Drive show
- BBC Radio 5 Live: Stephen Nolan
- BBC 94.9FM London: Vanessa Feltz: Cyclists on pavements
- BBC 94.9FM London: Drive Time with Eddie Nestor
- BBC Leeds
- BBC Coventry
BLOGS AND OTHER PLACES
- Cycling Embassy of Great Britain: Cycling on pavements - our response
- London Cycling Campaign (LCC): Minister for Cycling clarifies pavement cycling advice after 1057 fines in London
- Road Hub: Roads minister tells police: Let cyclists go on footways when roads look dangerous
- Bike Biz: Media to go on offensive over minister’s ‘pavement cycling’ comment