'There must be serious action,' said a Green councillor, however a senior Conservative defended the council's road safety strategy
Green Party councillor for Nelson ward, Paul Neale, added: "Each life-changing injury and life lost will have had a huge impact on individuals, families and communities."This means talking to and working with communities, organisations and campaigners, at an early stage to ensure all existing and new travel schemes are safe, with rules properly enforced."
"On main roads with higher traffic speeds we need cycle lanes with physical protection from fast moving traffic such as kerbs or bollards to make people on bikes safe."that in five of the six deaths the driver was arrested for dangerous or careless driving, one of which was a hit-and-run."Most drivers are considerate to other road users but there’s a tiny minority who don’t seem to care, who drive aggressively and dangerously, seemingly with impunity," he said.
When asked what steps can be taken to ensure that the recent events result in actual action, Silburn told road.cc:"A Walking and Cycling Commissioner for Norfolk - similar to the role in the West Midlands - would be a very welcome development, and would ensure that the funding for active travel in the county was spent effectively by building high quality, direct and connected infrastructure.
While the circumstances around the crash which cost the lives of two cyclists on Sunday occurred remain unclear, but the landlady of a pub on the road, near the scene of the crash, said that they see"total carnage" every day and suggested the 50mph speed limit needs reviewing. "I have the deepest sympathies for the families, and to think it could have been my daughter hit brings a tear to my eye."Another local trader, John Styles, who runs a food truck that serves customers in a layby opposite the crash site said he was not surprised by Sunday's incident.
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