TITLE Active Travel DATE 14 May 2019 BY Lee Waters AM, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport Crisis On All Fronts – Climate Chaos – Public Health decline – Destruction of the Natural Environment. ADDRESS BY LEA WATERS, WELSH DEPUTY … Read More
Lee Waters Following the appointment of Mark Drakeford as Welsh First Minister, his first appointments include former Sustrans Cymru CEO Lee Waters as Deputy Minster for Economy and Transport. An intriguing appointment. Lee is a long standing proponent of Active … Read More
Acknowledgement. We are grateful to Chris Roberts, Secretary of the Welsh Assembly Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act for this distillation of the complex planning policy document. Sections of the Planning Policy Document relevant to Active Travel. 4.1.10 … Read More
Welsh Active Travel Is Failing says Cardiff Cycling campaign group Cyclists in Wales are calling on the Welsh Government to double investment in cycling and walking, saying that without more resources its flagship Active Travel Act will fail. Cardiff Cycle … Read More
Note:- Acknowledgement of source for this article. Lawyer and cyclist Martin Porter QC discusses road safety, public perception, and why the law doesn’t always work for cyclists. Cyclist: In the wake of the Charlie Alliston prosecution, do you believe there … Read More
Inquisition by Television ITV presenter Richard Madeley demanded a response from Duncan Dollimore of CyclingUK as to why cyclists were not compulsorily insured for damage or injury arising from a collision with a third party. Dollimore pointed out that organisations … Read More
Psychopathic UK drivers – 450,000. There are over 45 million driving license holders in Great Britain. Estimates put the incidence of psychopaths in the general population at 1 in 100. This equates with something like 450,000 drivers who under certain … Read More
Police move to raise Driving Standards. Ground Breaking Initiative In a groundbreaking road safety initiative, North Wales Police has launched OPERATION SNAP, which actively invites the submission of Video Evidence of careless or dangerous driving putting the … Read More
Press Release ▪ Datganiad i’r Wasg Hywel Williams AS/MP and Siân Gwenllian AC/AM Tuesday November 08, 2016: Immediate Release. COMMUNITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR SAFE SOLUTION TO BYPASS CROSSING CONCERNS. The Welsh Government has indicated it favours providing a … Read More
Active Travel crisis looming. Barely two years after the enactment of the Wales Active Travel legislation we see disturbing signs that nothing much has changed. On the slightest pretext innovative access for cycling and walking is being hindered by political … Read More