City lines up advanced project to safeguard cyclists

23 February 2007

Brighton & Hove City Council has installed ‘advanced cycle stop lines’ at 21 of the city’s busiest junctions, in order to make cycling on local roads safer.
Installed in the 'Cycling Demonstration Town' area, the cycle advanced stop lines will make it safer for cyclists by providing a space in front of queuing traffic and, with the addition of red road surfacing, reinforce the presence of cyclists to motorists. When traffic lights are red, cyclists have a space to wait, with motorists behind them.
The council began installing the stop lines last November, and the latest phase of the project is due to end on Thursday. Cllr Joyce Edmond-Smith, chair of the sustainability commission, said: ‘The number of cyclists in the city is increasing all the time. Measures such as the advanced cycle stop lines make it clear that cyclists have an equal claim to the road, and that drivers need to be more aware of them. ‘It’s part of many measures the council is implementing to make it easier and safer for people to get around the city by bike.’

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