Views & Briefings

CTC's campaigning focuses on six core themes: commitment to cycling; designed for cycling; off-road access; promotion and encouragement; safe drivers and vehicles; and public transport.

Our campaigns briefings cover a range of topics relating to these six core themes. You can access the whole list below, or filter according to a core theme. Each briefing starts with a set of headline messages, designed to help anyone who needs a quick summary of the topic in question. This is followed by CTC’s formal policy (CTC View), as approved by the elected members of CTC Council; detailed key facts and arguments; and other background information.

The campaigns briefings series is gradually replacing the policies published in CTC’s original Policy Handbook (2004).

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5 April 2012 - 3:08pm

Home Zones

Children play, or want to play, in streets; and people work and live in them too. Creating Home Zones is a good way to reclaim roads as community space, rather than just a means of getting from A to B in a motor vehicle.

5 April 2012 - 12:05pm

Traffic calming

The speed of motor traffic not only aggravates local communities, but also puts people off cycling. There are a number of measures that encourage and enforce slower driving, including physical traffic calming (e.g. speed humps).

2 April 2012 - 12:47pm

Junctions and crossings

As 75% of cyclists' collisions happen at or near junctions, it's essential to do everything possible to make them safe for cycling.

27 March 2012 - 2:29pm

Cycling and rail

Combining rail and cycle travel is a good alterntive to driving for longer journeys, but it needs to be properly catered for...

27 March 2012 - 11:33am

Taking cycles on trains

There are many reasons for taking a cycle on the train. It might make a longer, non-driving door-to-door journey easier; help with travel to work, to a meeting, for a cycling holiday, or simply a day’s visit to a trail.

26 March 2012 - 4:14pm

Compensation for injured cyclists

A pedestrian, cyclist, horse rider or someone with a disability is much more likely to be hurt in a collision with a motor vehicle than its driver. However, the current law can make it very difficult for them to claim compensation - a situation that often leads to serious injustice.

22 March 2012 - 12:54pm

Buses and coaches

Being able to take a cycle with you on buses or coaches is important for both leisure and everyday transport journeys. In rural areas, the facility is particularly useful and can help boost passenger numbers.

16 March 2012 - 5:32pm

Motorcycles in bus lanes

For new and existing cyclists, being able to use bus lanes has a lot to offer. There's less traffic to negotiate and it also feels safer than riding outside the lane, between buses and general traffic.

15 March 2012 - 5:06pm

Cycling and air travel

Some people have trouble-free journeys when travelling by air with their cycles, but others are not so lucky.

14 March 2012 - 4:06pm

Dangerous driving

While dangerous driving is a serious issue for all road users, concerns about the hazard it poses put people off cycling in particular. This is the case even though the health benefits of cycling far outweigh the risks.

5 January 2012 - 11:57am

Cycling and local transport

To maximise cycling's benefits for local communities, councils should give it a central role in their transport plans and link it strongly with other policies and strategies...

22 December 2011 - 12:57pm

Vegetation and hedge trimmings

Cyclists have problems with overhanging vegetation or hedge trimmings left on the routes they use. Debris can cause punctures or even serious injury if it gets caught in wheels...

22 December 2011 - 12:14pm

Unsurfaced highways shared with motor vehicles

Not all unsurfaced highways are robust enough for use by motor vehicles. Ruts and mud, for example, can make them difficult or impossible for cycling...

22 December 2011 - 11:18am

Towpaths, canals and rivers

Paths alongside canals and rivers can provide attractive and useful motor-traffic free routes for utility and recreational cycling...

20 December 2011 - 5:11pm

Scotland's Land Reform Act (2003) and Outdoor Access Code

Scotland's Land Reform Act has opened up the countryside for walking and cycling. The rest of the UK should follow its example...

20 December 2011 - 4:45pm

Rights of Way Improvement Plans (England & Wales)

By law, local authorities must develop Rights of Way Improvement Plans (RoWIPs). The plans are a good way of improving opportunities for cycling off-road...

20 December 2011 - 3:02pm

Obstructions and 'out of repair' rights of way (England & Wales)

Bridleways and byways need to be kept clear of obstructions and in a good state of repair, so that cyclists can enjoy their off-road rides...

20 December 2011 - 12:18pm

Motorbikes

Motorcyclists and cyclists have much in common, but motorcycling poses more risk to others and does not offer the same environmental benefits...

20 December 2011 - 10:32am

Goods vehicles

Lorries pose a disproportionate threat to cyclists. There is a range of measures that should be introduced to reduce the hazard as a matter or urgency...

19 December 2011 - 5:18pm

Daylight saving

Shifitng the UK’s clocks to give one extra hour of daylight in the evening and one less in the morning would affect everyone. Research should help decide if cyclists would benefit...

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