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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 30, 2021 13:01:43 GMT
Walking and biking prioritised in new Highway Code
Got to be a good thing right?
New changes to the Highway Code will give pedestrians greater priority over cars at junctions and crossings, the transport secretary has announced.
Under the current code, motorists only have to give way when pedestrians step onto a crossing.
The new code will also ensure cyclists have priority when travelling straight ahead at junctions.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 30, 2021 14:39:28 GMT
Hastily abandoned low-traffic schemes could cost councils funding
Transport minister warns local authorities not to remove cycle lanes or other reduction measures without evidence of their failure
Councils which rip out cycle lanes or low-traffic neighbourhoods before giving them a chance to work or without evidence they are failing could lose future central government funding, ministers have warned.
In a sign of the growing frustration within government at some councils, both Conservative and Labour, which have removed active travel schemes in the face of sometimes noisy objections, transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris is formally writing to the leaders of all English local authorities with transport responsibilities.
In separate comments, Boris Johnson warned councils that he was serious about boosting active travel, saying that “trying to squeeze more cars and delivery vans on the same roads and hoping for the best is not going to work”.
Rest here...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/bike-blog/2021/jul/30/hastily-abandoned-low-traffic-schemes-could-cost-councils-funding
Don't like this Government however applaud their traffic reduction efforts and desire to get people out of cars
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