http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29848778
"I won't let my eight-year-old daughter ride on the road... because even though I know that she is statistically more likely to have an accident in our bathroom at home rather than on the road, cycling just doesn't feel safe. It's a purely emotional response rather than a logical one - and that's what most parents base their decisions on.
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To put this into context, to fund a cycling programme for the whole country for a year would take the same amount of money as it's costing to refurbish just one London Underground Station. Cycling can be a large part of the solution to the congestion, pollution, environmental and health problems facing us all. The case for cycling is supported by economists, the NHS and business specialists, yet despite the fact we are drowning in supporting evidence, we are still waiting for a major political party to make a concrete, long-term commitment to cycling
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The government has just launched its draft Cycling Delivery Plan to deliver the prime minister's ambition to achieve a "cycling revolution" in the UK. It's a lofty statement and sadly not reflected in either the underwhelming targets or the meagre un-targeted funding the document alludes to..."
Nothing that would be new to anyone on here, but good to see it in words of one syllable - especially that last paragraph!
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