Ministers unveiled a further £175million for new cycle lanes and road closures during the pandemic. ABD founder Hugh Bladon said: ‘Grant Shapps claims he is not anti-driver but these schemes are, by their very nature, anti-driver. 'This is wasted money by a gullible minister.’But other voiced their support of the scheme including former Olympic racing cyclist Chris Boardman. The 52-year-old told Radio 4's Today: 'Nobody wants the amount of traffic that we have on our residential streets now. He added that an 'integrated package' inlcuding bus reform was needed to effectively encourage people to ditch their cars.

Source: Daily Mail November 13, 2020 08:25 UTC