Oxfordshire cyclist calls for urgent safety improvements after crash on shared-use path along busy road Safer cycling infrastructure along A40 from Witney to Oxford has been planned for nearly two years – but project delayed by funding issues cycling
A cyclist from Oxfordshire is calling for urgent repairs to be made to a cycle path running alongside a busy road between Oxford and Witney after he was injured following a crash due to tree roots damaging the surface.
The rider, who spent two weeks with his arm in a sling and needed to take time off work while recovering from his injuries, subsequently received a settlement from Oxfordshire County Council. “I can’t understand why they don't improve this cycle path when it’s one of the most congested routes into Oxford,” the cyclist added. “And they say they want to encourage active travel.”
Many residents commute by bike into Oxford and use the path alongside the A40 as an alternative to taking the B4044 via Eynsham, where campaigners have called without success for safe cycling infrastructure for more than a decade now and where a cyclist was killed near Farmoor in 2019. Works were due to have been completed by the middle of next year, but the project has been plagued by delays due to what Oxfordshire County Council last month described as “global inflationary pressures.”
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