Glasgow
GLASGOW CAMPAIGN
More and more people are using bikes in Glasgow to get to work, get fit or just get out the house and enjoy themselves. More cyclists mean that there is greater chance of conflict with other path and road users, however, if everyone is considerate, then there is plenty of space for all.
To help people learn and remember the code, Glasgow City Council is distributing 10,000 reflective slap bands featuring the code to cyclists, through Glasgow's bike shops, at promotional events and through Go Bike! and Spokes, the main central belt cycling campaign groups. The slap bands can keep your trouser leg out of your chain or just wrap round the bike frame to make you more visible to drivers at night.
The code aims to remind everyone that others have a right to use the paths too, and that the Highway Code isn't there to slow cyclists down, but to ensure that everyone makes it to their destination safely.
Set a good example to pedestrians and motorists and they might just change their habits too!
Glasgow now has over 230 km of cycle routes ranging from signed on road routes such as the Colleges Cycle Route from Yoker to the City Centre to traffic free routes like the Forth & Clyde Canal path. There are event mountain bike skills courses at Pollok Country Park and Bannerman High School and a metalled cycle track circuit at Bellahouston Park. This network is expanding all the time whilst there are also a number of promotional events and initiatives to get more people cycling and help link cycling to public transport.
For more information on cycling in Glasgow, see Glasgow City Council website or the SPT website.
Follow the Bike polite code:
For more information or to claim your free Bike Polite slap band contact the Glasgow City Council Sustainable Transport Team on 0141 287 9171.
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