Boosts for Cycling Safety

15 May 2023

The European Parliament’s Resolution on developing an EU Cycling Strategy tasks the European Commission with doubling the number of kilometres cycled in Europe by 2030. The call marks a recognition of cycling as a fully-fledged mode of transport and key industrial asset to meet long-term climate and clean manufacturing objectives.

The European Parliament’s Resolution, adopted today (16 February 2023) almost unanimously in Strasbourg, sets out a 17-point action plan to develop more cycling infrastructure, lay fertile ground in Europe for bike, component and battery production, and grow two million jobs in a “cycling ecosystem” covering manufacturing, tourism, retail, health and sports that already employs one million people in Europe today.

Meanwhile The Scottish has launched a Cycling Framework for Active Travel - plan to increase everyday cycling across the country – with a particular focus on safe cycling infrastructure. 

Developed in partnership with Cycling Scotland, Sustrans, local authorities and following extensive public consultation, the shared actions are designed to remove barriers to cycling across the country and transform communities into healthier and happier places to live, work and visit. 

Also in Scotland a new campaign is aiming to make roads safer for Scotland’s cyclists raises awareness of the legal passing distance and the responsibility of drivers to safely overtake.