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The Office of the Director,
Operations Directorate (Yorkshire & North East),
Highways England,
3rd Floor South, Lateral,
8 City Walk,
Leeds,
LS11 9AT

RE: The A63 Trunk Road (North Cave Interchange to Daltry Street Interchange) (Prohibition of Cyclists Order)

To Whom It May Concern,

I write to object to the above proposed TRO. Please respond confirming you have received this objection and respond to the issues I have raised below. Additionally, please inform me of the outcome of this consultation and of any future amendments to this proposal.

Grounds of my objections include:

• Discouraging healthy, safe travel in favour of dangerous, polluting, car travel.

• 6 accidents involving cyclists in a period of 5 years is very low. Why is it proposed to impose a ban on cyclists? Significantly more accidents involving motor vehicles have occurred over the same period (nearly 300!) so why is it considered that a ban on cyclists is proportionate?

• The quoted statistics of 6 accidents involving cyclists over a 5 year period are not statistically significant. How do the statistics quoted compare against collision statistics for other similar type A roads? Is a similar type proposal (for a TRO) to be made in respect of those other A roads? This would imply setting a dangerous victim-blaming precedent for many safe cycling roads.

• Bicycles pose the lowest risk of all vehicles types on the highway, due to their lower speeds and mass. Please could you explain why such a low figure can be treated by Highways England as justification to ban bicycles on this stretch of road?

• I do not consider that a ban on cyclists on this stretch of road is a proportionate response bearing in mind the statistics quoted. What alternative measures have been considered?

Kind Regards,
Leave My Roads Alone You Petrol Sniffin' Fucks