A COUNCIL has been ridiculed for a new cycle lane that’s just 20ft long as locals dubbed it a “glorified lay-by”. Bill Priddin, 73, blasted Staffordshire County Council over the n…
"If you look at the length of it, it's basically just a lay-by.A second local resident, David Holland, 50, described the path as "pointless".
He said: "I don't see what the point of it is. People don't know it's there, and even if they did it wouldn't get used. "Our roads aren't wide enough for cycle paths in the area - cyclists just use the roads anyway so it's a waste of money. "Some of the areas around where we live are high in pollution because of the busy roads, I know that it is a problem.David Williams, cabinet member for highways and transport at Staffordshire County Council said: "These improvements are all part of our plans to make it easier and safer for people cycling for leisure and for getting to and from work, school or college.
"By encouraging more people to use active and greener modes of travel we will not only help improve people's health and wellbeing, but will also help reduce congestion and air pollution.
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