Potential cyclists ‘too scared’ to ride, says Transport Minister

Some people are put off bike riding  by an unwillingness to do basic maintenance
Some people are put off bike riding by an unwillingness to do basic maintenance
BLOOMBERG

Potential cyclists are too scared to ride on the roads, holding back the uptake of cycling in Britain, the Transport Minister admitted in an interview with The Times.

Norman Baker, the minister responsible for cycling, added that bike riding had traditionally been the “Cinderella” part of transport policy, overlooked in favour of other modes of transport.

Asked about the low level of cycling in Britain, Mr Baker said: “You are right that more people should cycle or could cycle because 43 per cent of people have a bike and 2 per cent of journeys are by bike, so people have got bikes but don’t use them.

“There are a number of complicated reasons for that. Partly it is about people not feeling safe on