Towns in the UK that are cycle-friendly

[roubaixtuesday]

I remember Congleton as being one of the least cycle- friendly places I have been. That may have been influenced by my tiredness and poor map reading.

No, it's shoot.

Likewise nearby Macclesfield.

 

[blackrat]

Swindon is a hell hole. Too many hot hatch testosterone tossers.
Meanwhile....Central London is paradise if you stay clear of all cycle paths. London motorists realised long ago that it's pretty inconvenient to knock cyclists off their bikes. They come across cyclists so often that they are experienced with driving amongst them. Out-of-towners are the people you have to watch out for.

"They come across cyclists so often that they are experienced with driving amongst them"
That is the solution, clearly. The more drivers see cyclists the more they will be used to sharing the road with them.

 

[steveindenmark]

I used to be a policeman on a bike in Milton Keynes. Coming from Hull to live in MK was a shock. The Redways were not easy to work out. But once I had done the knowledge😄. They were good. A great place for fishing for shop lifters and burglars. I think anything that removes you from traffic is good. MK is not a drivers town.

 

[mjr]

MK is not a drivers town.

huh? 60mph or higher roads spaced about 1km apart for the most part, with two to four T junctions per km, with 12 of them in each direction, plus two motorway-style roads through it NW-SE, makes driving easier than in most cities its size.