Good Grief!

[TonyR]

A Transport Minister that actually seems to be interested in cycling and knows what he's talking about. And listening to Boardman to boot. Maybe there is hope!

http://road.cc/content/news/166714-cycl ... t-minister

[pjclinch]

His predecessor Norman Baker was clued in as well (joining CB on TV to say he rode without a helmet on the grounds cycling's not that dangerous), though RG is harder to dismiss as a token Lib Dem.

Pete.

[MartinC]

Yes, it's encouraging. Surely he knows that cycling "furiously" is an offence?

[Si]

Tentatively encouraging......he is commenting on the balance of benefits debate rather than the "do they actually work?" debate which he seems to take as read as a "yes".

Also, this is the man who claimed that there is no such thing as a bad cycle path. So not that enlightened.