![]() ![]() Catherine Rowett □ Ex-MEP November 25, 2021 ![]() If like me you're over 60 and under 5 ft, you'll struggle to upend and fasten your bike at all. And you can't upend your bike while holding your child and your luggage. No bike with a basket would fit in there, let alone a child seat. This cycle space is completely inappropriate. Time to readjust DfT criteria to be more useful. This cubicle is like trying to keep a bicycle in your shower. The UK *has* a cycle rail working group but it doesn't appear to have been able to deliver best practice outcomes.īikes need to stay on their wheels. Fine if you're strong enough to strap your 6kg carbon racer in, but what about heavier bikes? Panniers? Cargo bikes? Others pointed out the need for something more accessible too, meaning bikes don't have to be hoisted up into an impractical hangar. Something like ScotRail's West Highland Line carriages with space for 20 bikes, perhaps? His conclusion: "Let’s bin first class and have a bicycle coach. The idea came as Lawrence travelled on a train from Wales to London with more than 600 seats, two first class coaches, but just four bike spaces. It's the rail equivalent of taking a lane for a segregated cycle path. Lawrence has certainly got people talking with his suggestion for making the UK's rail networks accessible to cyclists.get rid of first class and install proper bike storage areas. Lawrence loves nature November 24, 2021 Here’s an idea, let’s bin First Class and have a bicycle coach. ![]() There are 4 cycle spaces on the entire train - which can seat 600+. ![]()
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