Whilst (hopefully!) the first hard frost in the city is still some way away preparations for dealing with severe weather are something the County Council needs to take very seriously.
Following on from complaints during last years severe weather (not to mention a number of accidents) the Liberal Democrats on the County Council raised this issue and we are pleased to announce that we have had some success: there will be some very limited gritting of Cycleways across the city for the first time this year, and rather than waiting 5 days and then gritting secondary routes, the routes will be gritted when a 5-day period of bad weather is being forecast.
However, despite a specially adapted gritter being commissioned for the new Guided Busway, the cycle-path right next to it will be left completely untreated.
It's disappointing that the Conservative-controlled County Council is doing the absolute bare minimum to support cyclists across the city - especially at a time when the City Council, County Council and even the Labour Government nationally are trying to get people out of their cars!
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cycle-path right next to it will be left completely untreated
I guess they won't mind if we cycle on the busway instead, then?
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