Tadej Pogačar joins road safety campaign
“I live the reality of the danger of cycling in traffic almost every day”: Tadej Pogačar joins international road safety campaign urging drivers to respect cyclists by not texting or drinking – while calling for cyclists to wear helmets
The Make a Safety Statement campaign was launched last year by UN road safety special envoy Todt, the former president of motorsports governing body the FIA and of Ferrari’s Formula 1 team, in a bid to tackle what the Frenchman termed the “silent pandemic” of road deaths, the “number one killer” for people under the age of 30 across the world.
> “All we want is to train or move about safely without the fear of being run over”: Hi-vis wearing French pro cyclist Célia Le Mouel escapes unhurt after being “violently hit” by car driver, leaving bike snapped in two “Road incidents involving cyclists are predictable and preventable and we must therefore increase our efforts to protect them. Part of the solution is education, law enforcement, and raising awareness.
> British cyclist to miss Tour of Britain after being hit by driver who tried to"squeeze huge 4x4 past at high speed" on country lane blind bend before returning to"verbally abuse and threaten" female rider “Together with our reigning road race UCI world champion Tadej Pogačar, we will carry messages that will advance road safety. The UCI’s contribution to the #MakeASafetyStatement campaign will be made official during the UCI Mobility and Bike City Forum in Abu Dhabi. This initiative once again positions the event as a key meeting place for those involved in promoting cycling for all.”
Meanwhile, the inherent danger of riding on the roads for even pro cyclists was once again highlighted this week, after double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel, who finished third behind Pogačar at this year’s Tour de France, If you’ve enjoyed this article, then please consider subscribing to road.cc from as little as £1.99. Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist, independent reviews, impartial buying advice and more. Your subscription will help us to do more.After obtaining a PhD, lecturing, and hosting a history podcast at Queen’s University Belfast, Ryan joined road.
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