05 November 2012
The Times Cities Fit for Cycling - 1 year on
The Times today marked the first anniversary of the day when one of their reporters was knocked off her bike on the way to work.
While their colleague, Mary Bowers, remains in a coma, the campaign that her terrible accident prompted is going from strength to strength.
The Times has secured support from the three main political parties and has also won the respect of their peers, winning Best Media Campaign at the National Transport Awards.
In marking the anniversary The Times has also collated some fairly shocking statistics for the year since Mary's accident. In that year over 100 cyclists have died on Britain's roads. The youngest was 8 years old, the oldest was 80. In 2012 11 have died in London, 3 in Edinburgh, and 2 on the same stretch of the A1 in Nottingham.
Let us hope that the Campaign continues to grow, and is able to capitalise on the momentum it has, and the political support it has mustered.
The next stage of the campaign will focus on how cities must adapt to the bike.
At Cycle Accident Helpline we continue to support the campaign, and everything that it stands for.
It is heartening to see News International throwing their considerable weight behind the welfare of cyclists. As cycling continues to increase in popularity it cannot be stressed how important it is that we continue to push for the levels of cycle safety that many of our near neighbours take for granted as the norm.
If you have been unfortunate enough to have been involved in an accident contact the experts at Cycle Accident Helpline - their solicitors are waiting for your call, and their advice is free.
While their colleague, Mary Bowers, remains in a coma, the campaign that her terrible accident prompted is going from strength to strength.
The Times has secured support from the three main political parties and has also won the respect of their peers, winning Best Media Campaign at the National Transport Awards.
Let us hope that the Campaign continues to grow, and is able to capitalise on the momentum it has, and the political support it has mustered.
The next stage of the campaign will focus on how cities must adapt to the bike.
At Cycle Accident Helpline we continue to support the campaign, and everything that it stands for.
It is heartening to see News International throwing their considerable weight behind the welfare of cyclists. As cycling continues to increase in popularity it cannot be stressed how important it is that we continue to push for the levels of cycle safety that many of our near neighbours take for granted as the norm.
If you have been unfortunate enough to have been involved in an accident contact the experts at Cycle Accident Helpline - their solicitors are waiting for your call, and their advice is free.
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