...THIS CAMPAIGN
03. February 2012
Six Olympic champions and thousands of ordinary commuters have backed the Times campaign to improve the safety of cycling in towns and cities. Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Boardman, Rebecca Romero and Nicole Cooke, all of whom are Olympic gold…
CHAMPIONS CALL FOR SAFER CYCLING ON ROADS
by Philip Pank, Rhoda Buchanan, Kaya Burges
The Times
Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Boardman, Rebecca Romero
and Nicole Cooke, all of whom are Olympic gold medallists, joined Mark Cavendish,
the world champion, in supporting the petition calling for a new covenant for
cycling. Politicians, television personalities, leading businesses and ten city
councils also pledged to support proposals to transform urban areas for bikes.
The issue was raised in Parliament as Labour called for an emergency conference
to consider yesterday’s eight-point manifesto for change. More than 5,000 people
pledged their support on the campaign home page, 300 wrote to their MPs, 5,000
showed their support on Twitter, and 25,000 people visited The Times’ Save our
Cyclists webpage.
Read more at The Times