National Highways accused of ‘systemic failure’ on cycling provision in England
by Laura Laker from Environment | The Guardian on (#6DANW)
Freedom of information responses on design standards suggest cyclists being endangered' on shared-use paths
National Highways has been accused of a systemic failure" on cycling provision after freedom of information requests revealed it did not know whether its infrastructure met its own design standards.
The Department for Transport also admitted the government-owned body in charge of trunk roads was using a loophole to deliver substandard shared use paths in rural areas instead.
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