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Question 1 - we asked:
What experiences do you or your family members have of cycling for either transport or leisure? Bearing in mind that e-bikes can now make County Durham's hills easy, what would you consider to be the main barriers which prevent more people from cycling in your area, and how would you tackle these?
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1 of the candidates responded as below.
Those candidate(s) which were elected are highlighted.
| Anne-Marie CURRY (Liberal Democrat) |
There are a lot of people who cycle do on the pavements as they are scared to go on the roads. So we need a higher profile on cycling safely and have an element aimed at car owners to be more aware of cyclists and to give them space. The other thing is it mandatory to have a bell on the bike and this needs to be gently enforced as many remove them from the bike once bought. I think e-bikes are a wonderful addition and if we highlight the positives to cycling, educate the car drivers we may increase bike usage on the roads and not the pavements |
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