Cyclists to enjoy traffic-free Cheddar Gorge
Cyclists could enjoy traffic-free days on Cheddar Gorge as 80% back proposal... but opposition claim "people will be run over by bikes" and "Putin's election was fairer"have taken a step closer to becoming a reality after a consultation saw more than 80 per cent of respondents express support for the idea that closing the road to motor traffic would make the site more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and other non-vehicular visitors.
Despite less than a fifth of the 1,700 respondents expressing opposition to the road closure, the news of the project moving on to the next stage prompted wild criticism and complaints on Facebook, a vocal opposition to the road closure flooding the Mendip Hills National Landscape Team with negative comments.
The project has been funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to explore the possibility of opening up the beauty of the country's highest inland cliff and the twisting road that runs through the Gorge to more people by closing the road to traffic once a month, enabling horse riders, cyclists, pedestrians and those with limited mobility who might otherwise be unable to enjoy the normally busy road.
"We are excited to take this project into the next phase, and look forward to improving this picturesque location by opening it up to a wider range of visitors. Over the next few months we will be working with partners and the Highway Authority to decide on the best options. Look out for updates from us later in the year.
Enjoy the climb without some impatient mouth breather in an SUV all over your rear tyre wanting to be past, but take your time and relax on the descent and share with care.1 like Pedestrians are struck down daily by people in motor vehicles at a rate and risk factor much greater than that of being struck by a cyclist. Yes, there will be a small increased risk due to the topography, and the lack of comparible extreme danger, but it's not going to outstrip the existing dangers which are proposed to be removed entirely by closing the road to motor traffic.
That's before you get mixed ability groups of riders involved, wasnt there a crash years back a rider was seriously hurt or killed avoiding a slower group , may even been a car that just stopped, there ?If asking residents and those with families slopes it, more than 55% of the responces slopes it towards the 45% responses from visitors they might have a point, NOT! Maybe the residents of Somerset are the demographic they don't likeAnother, from Chris Maunders, said:"Leaving it...
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