[Rebecca Laurel]

This is Leicester, UK. It looks great until you realise that the cars from the houses on the right have to drive down the cycle path to get onto the road. There are no signs to make cyclists/pedestrians aware that they may be moving cars. Likewise, there is nothing for the car drivers and they don’t tend to slow down. This is particular dangerous from the other direction because the path curves to the right behind the last house. The first time I realised that cars could drive down the cycle path was when I turned the corner and there was a car driving towards me, and I really didn’t expect it.

[Rebecca Laurel]

This is a section of shared use path between Leicester and Hinckley (England), but it is quite a long way between the access roads so there is never many pedestrians on it. The road is fairly new (less than 10 years old) and was built as a bypass to avoid one of the smaller town/village centres.

[Rebecca Laurel]

Hello,
My name is Rebecca and I am from Leicester (England).

1. I am a civil engineering student and studied a module on traffic engineering/transport planning last term.
2. I cycle as both a sport and a mode of transport, and think that my enthusiasm for cycling will be a great benefit. I have also attended events, such as Open Streets, and seen how streets can be transformed temporarily into a really positive space.
3. My Twitter is @bikeriderbecca

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