Cycle Stockport

Please Bookmark this Page or put it in your Favorites.

Our aim is to become the Focal Point of all things Cycling in Stockport,

and by this means improve Cycling Conditions for all.

Use the Links below to find out what you want to know about cycling in the area.

Use the Message Board to ask specific questions or post some information.

If you want cycling companions, try the Clubs Link.

If you are already in a Club then make sure your events are published on our Calendar.

This can be set to send reminders to members prior to the event.

If your Club isn't on our Clubs' Page then contact us even if you only have a Phone Contact.

Our Links to Cycling Facilities follows the Notices.

Remember to Refresh this Page if you wish to see the latest notices.

Notices

The Scottish Parliament is considering Cycling and Road Safety.

The whole document can be seen here. However what follows is just one item:-

Liability Issues

In most Western European countries, the liability in any collision involving a motor
vehicle and a cycle (or a pedestrian) lies with the driver of the vehicle, other than in
the case of an adult cyclist who is shown to have been responsible for the accident.
In the UK, this is not the case. As the majority of cycling accidents involve a motor
vehicle, and given the vulnerability of cyclists and pedestrians, the Scottish
Government will undertake to explore a "Hierarchy of Care for Road Users". This
consultation document is asking whether the liability should always lie with the
vehicle driver, until proven otherwise.

The British Parliament turned this down in 2006.

The argument put forward by the motoring fraternity was that the law in this country held that someone was always innocent until proved guilty. However in most "road accidents" the victim has no way of proving the vehicle driver guilty and so the vast majority of "accidents" due to inappropriate driving go unpunished. The result for the victim can be totally life changing, for the motorists it means the possibility of them losing their No Claims Bonus.

Why should Cyclists' Safety be of so little importance in this country?

Let us hope Scotland leads the way in bringing Britain in line with Europe.

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At Chadkirk Festival 25th/26th July there will be a special

Information stand concerning Connect2 - the route from Marple to Stockport.

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Stockport MBC has produced a "Green A to Z"

6 Maps suggesting routes for Walking & Cycling can be obtained from Libraries and other Stockport MBC Buildings

for more details contact transportation@stockport.gov.uk

other Cycling Info can be gleaned from http://www.stockport.gov.uk/content/transportstreets/greentravel/cycling/?a=5441

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