The Times Cycling Campaign

Write up:

http://ibikelondon.blogspot.com/2012/02/parliamentary-cycle-safe-debate-start.html

Rather than picking holes in what has been said, or laughing at certain members lack of understanding of the issues, now is the time for us all to encourage them to remain focused on the issue and to show them with examples what it is we would like to see. Politicians aren't interested in people who moan and moan and moan without offering any alternative solution. What they are interested in are demonstrations of ideas which could improve the lot of their constituents. It's time for us to show them all that cycling can be that.

The important thing is that the letter writing, protesting and lobbying has had an effect. The Times campaign has pulled cycle campaigning by the scruff of it's neck from the long grass firmly in to the main stream. We may all be impatient for change as we wistfully look across the North Sea to our cycle-friendly cousins, but if anyone wants a reassurance that we are taking our first, bold, tentative steps in the right direction then this should be all the reassurance you need:

The House of Commons today, at the same as the cycle safe debate in Westminster Hall. We have our MP's attention, let's work with them to turn it in to action.