Thank you to the 2,147 cyclists who took part in the Vote Bike campaign. 690 candidates signed up to the Manifesto.
86 of the MPs elected have signed up to the Vote Bike Manifesto.
- 4 are Conservatives
- 27 are Liberal Democrats
- 52 are Labour
- 1 each is Green, SNP and DUP
You can:
- Review CTC's Vote Bike Manifesto and find out what the demands are.
- Download a list of all MPs elected and find out whether they've signed and what they said about Vote Bike (thanks to the Electoral Reform Society).
Our headline message is for government to:
Commit to double cycle use within ten years, making cycling mainstream in the longer term.
- Commitment to cycling from government departments, local authorities, health and other relevant bodies, to contribute to a national doubling of cycle trips whilst halving the risks within ten years.
- Cycle friendly planning and design by local authorities and developers. Practitioners need the training, skills, assessment tools and political support to deliver quality cycling conditions throughout the road network.
- Safe drivers and vehicles to tackle the threats of lorries, speeding and irresponsible driving, through training and awareness campaigns for both drivers and cyclists, backed by lower speed limits (e.g. 20 mph for most urban streets) and stronger, better enforced road traffic law.
- Better provision for combining cycling with public transport by ensuring good access to stations and interchanges, secure parking (including ‘cycle hubs’ at major stations) and sensibly managed provision for carrying cycles on public transport.
- Encouragement, incentives and opportunities to try out cycling, in schools and workplaces, and for key target groups (e.g. health patients and disadvantaged groups), plus tax incentives to support the use, purchase and repair of cycles and related accessories.
- More and better opportunities for recreational and off-road cycling including the appropriate opening up of green spaces, forest land, rights of way, waterways and sections of Britain’s coast.
The Manifesto is based on CTC's New Vision for Cycling, which provides evidence of how a doubling of cycle use would benefit the economy, the climate, our health, the safety of our streets, equality of opportunity in society, and our quality of life and the environment.
Yet despite all its benefits, both to individuals and to society, many people are put off cycling by factors such as the volume and speed of traffic, irresponsible driving, hostile roads and junctions, and lorries. CTC's Safety in Numbers campaign provides the evidence that that cycling gets safer the more cyclists there are - in other words, more and safer cycling can and should go together. Road safety policies must therefore focus on overcoming these deterrents, in order to maximise cycling's health and other benefits.
Do you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Find out more about what the Vote Bike campaign means to devolved countries.
See how some of the main parties have responded to Vote Bike and what their manifestos say on cycling by following the links below.
