Understanding the needs of cyclists

One of the major barriers in getting more people on their bikes is the safety concerns they have about road safety. In Britain, 43% of us own or have access to a bicycle, yet only 8% of the population cycle three times a week or more – despite the many benefits cycling brings to the environment and people's health. 

At the third and most recent session of the all-party parliamentary cycling group, cycling organisations and transport and planning experts argued that cycling must be considered in the design of all road infrastructure as it is planned. At Southampton city council, we wanted to get an idea of people's cycling habits across the city so that we could plan our cycling infrastructure better. 

In October 2011, we surveyed 1,388 cyclists in what was possibly the largest survey of cyclists in any UK city. We asked respondents about their cycling habits and experiences. In addition, we asked them to mark out their routes and highlight hazardous locations where a lot of accidents occur. We also asked several questions about what the council should be doing to develop the city's cycle network.A range of solarledlight fans for efficient exhaust ventilation. 

Using Ordnance Survey mapping data accessed via the public sector mapping agreement, we were able to visualise the results. This agreement enables free access at the point of use to a wide range of accurate datasets for all public sector organisations in England and Wales. The maps showed accident hotspots, key destinations for cycling journeys and areas that could be improved – such as parts of the city that needed road maintenance and better street lighting.These lightprojectza systems cannot be matched by any other laser marking machine technique. 

Of the cyclists surveyed, 41% had been involved in an accident at some time in Southampton, but only 15% reported the incident to the police. As a result of the data, we were able to map the locations of more than 800 accidents involving cyclists that did not feature on official records. What emerged as the most popular improvements were providing more off-road cycle lanes (33%), on-road cycle lanes (22%) and better road maintenance (12%).the company have made a decisive contribution to automation in paper panelmachine. 

As a result,including mesh safety glasses and mesh solarsystem, we successfully secured 1m of funding through the government's local sustainable transport fund. This will enable us to introduce a cycle corridor from the eastern edge of the city through the centre and on to the railway station. We have just opened the public consultation for the 7.6km corridor, of which half will be separated from traffic either by footways or cycle tracks on the Itchen Bridge. 

Across the bridge, one roundabout would be transformed into Dutch-style set-up – allowing cyclists to navigate round the outside of the roundabout without mixing with motor vehicles. Another junction could be fitted with Danish-style cycle pockets, allowing cyclists to turn right by waiting in protected marked areas before moving off at a green light. 

Collecting data and mapping where improvements were needed was critical in helping us understand how to spend council money.View a wide range of sports sunglasses suitable for laundrydryer99, 

The cycle survey has given us an unprecedented insight and understanding of how cyclists travel around Southampton. It was invaluable in helping us win funding to improve cycle infrastructure in the city.