Hi,

two petitions worth signing on the UK gov website, details below :-

1. Cycling infrastructure development

With traffic congestion becoming an increasing problem in the UK,
more emphasis should be placed upon developing the cycle lane
infrastructure. It isn't enough to paint a line on the side of a road
and expect that to pass as a safe and usable path for cyclists.
Cycle 'superhighways' - straight, wide cycle paths that are
independent of roads - should be built in towns and cities which
cater solely for cyclists and provide a safe means for travelling
around on a bike. Not only will this take cars off the road and
improve both traffic congestion and the environment but it will also
improve the nations health.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/cyclists/

2. Your right to ride on the road is in jeopardy.


The revised Highway Code says cyclists should "use cycle facilities
where provided". If this Code is approved, cyclists will effectively
lose the right to ride on the road where there are alternative routes
or adjacent facilities.

The implications of this are too bad to contemplate. First we will
suffer more abuse and intimidating driving, as recently suffered by a
CTC member. Second, if a cyclist is involved in an accident and tries
to claim damages, the insurance companies are likely to argue that
the rider contributed to the accident by not using the cycle facility.

The Highway Code has been laid before parliament. It will
automatically be approved unless it is referred to a House of Commons
Committee which cannot amend it and can only recommend the whole
document be rejected.

It will take an unprecedented amount of adverse publicity to persuade
the government to reject the Highway Code in its entirety.

The CTC HQ Campaign team are working hard to find some way of
achieving this and will obviously require national support.Meanwhile
HQ says it will do no harm to support the petition which is at;

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/roads4bikes/


It is interesting to note that 35 MP's objected to the original
revised wording. Unfortunately, the replacement wording is no better.

Only 11,000 objections were received to the previous wording. There
are over 50, 000 in the CTC alone who should now be objecting.

If this Highway Code is approved by government cyclists will
effectively lose the right to ride on the road where there are
alternative routes or adjacent facilities.

Please register your name on the petition and persuade others to do
the same.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/roads4bikes/