The number of bicycles on some of the UK’s A-roads has surpassed the number of cars, lorries and other motor traffic, according to the Department for Transport (DfT).
As reported in the Sunday Times, the DfT data indicated that on eight main roads bikes outnumbered all other vehicles, and in 35 locations the number of cyclists overtook the number of cars and taxis on an average day during 2020.
On one street in the capital, Lambeth Road, cyclists accounted for up to 87% of the traffic, with four other London streets recording between a 55% and 63% share.
“London shows that when you start to build a network, and not just individual schemes, you see increased levels of cycling across the whole network or town or city,” Duncan Dollimore, Cycling UK’s head of campaigns, told the Times.
“We are seeing similar increases in pockets across the rest of the country where there is a commitment to separated space. People will cycle if the conditions feel safer.”
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