Cycling: three-quarters of Britons support more spending on bike use
by Peter Walker from on (#R4WM)
Biggest ever survey on subject says people would like government to spend almost seven times more on bike infrastructure than it does now.
There is significant public demand for increased government spending to make cycling safer and more accessible, according to the biggest UK-wide survey on the subject, with three-quarters of people saying they supported such a move.
The study for Sustrans of 11,000 people in seven cities found 75% wanted more money to be spent on cycling measures. On average, people supported an annual spend per person of about 26 on cycling, against the current 4 figure for England, and 12 in Scotland.
