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Per journey or per kilometre travelled it may be statistically significant.
But it's still a bollocks reason and essentially Government sanctioned victim blaming and treating the symptom not the underlying problem.
I haven't found where objections need to be made, there's probably a link over on TTF but I'm too scared to go look.
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I haven't found where objections need to be made, there's probably a link over on TTF but I'm too scared to go look.
The consultation period for Highways England’s proposed ban on cycles from the A63 ends on February 19. Objections can be made to Director, Operations Directorate (Yorkshire & North East), Highways England, 3rd Floor South, Lateral, 8 City Walk, Leeds LS11 9AT with reference ‘The A63 Trunk Road (North Cave interchange to Daltry Street interchange)(Prohibition of cyclists order)’.
Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/comment/comment-banning-cyclists-a63-road-terrible-move-366801#2GF5y7CU8UXpUieS.99
"Highways England said there had been six accidents involving cyclists in the past five years, including one fatal collision."
It says it is seeking the ban "in the interests of road safety".
during the same five-year period there had been "271 car accidents with four fatalities".
Errm...