Cyclists visiting Chasewater are being asked to share their views about safety on local roads.

Cllr David Williams
Cllr David Williams

The interactive project is being run by the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership, with support from Staffordshire County Council and Hello Lamp Post.

It will see objects including trees and benches with QR codes and text numbers for riders to give their views on road safety issues.

All feedback will be anonymous with the information used to help create future campaigns and training.

Cllr David Williams, cabinet member for highways and transport at Staffordshire County Council and joint chair of the Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership, said:

“Keeping all road users safe is our priority and our roads continue to be amongst the safest in the country.

“This is an important project that will help us connect with cyclists and find out about how safe they feel on our roads, whether they cycle for pleasure or commute to and from work.

“We hope the campaign and the eye-catching blue signs will encourage cyclists to think about their own safety and that of other road users. But, more importantly, we want people to share their opinions and ideas, which will help inform any future road safety campaigns or training that may be required.

“The campaign will take the form of interactive questions, so please look out for the signs and join in the conversation.”

Cllr David Williams, Staffordshire County Council

People can find out more about the project, have their say or view a map of where the signs are via Hello Lamp Post.

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Clare Sholl
2 years ago

Good idea. Could I suggest that you locate some of your signs along the A5190 between Burntwood and Lichfield and enable pedestrians as well as cyclists to respond. There are regularly pedestrians having to either walk in the road or along the grass verge on this route as there are major gaps in the provision of a footpath. This is an accident waiting to happen. I would also suggest that Cllr Williams visits the road to see for himself. It is not training or a road safety campaign that is required here, it is a FOOTPATH.

John Allen
2 years ago

Why only at Chasewater?

Michael Edwards
2 years ago

MP demands “urgent” action over state of recently-resurfaced road between Lichfield and Burntwood
15th December, 2019
Is he still demanding? Doubt it, no path or street lights.
If it’s not about housing then nothing gets done.

John Allen
2 years ago

Apparently this consultation is to happen in other areas in Staffordshire, but not in Lichfield. I can save them the trouble. Just join up the currently disjointed cycle network, and maintain them in a state fit to use. There you go, just saved LDC and others a small fortune.

Chris
2 years ago

Cllr Williams might find it easier to scan that QR code if he points the camera side of his phone at it. Or is he showing the sign an amusing image?

Ashley Rabone
2 years ago

Maybe make it safer for everyone first and fix the potholes. Dangerous for cars, cycling, motorbikes, pedestrians, mobility scooters wheelchairs.

Barry lewis
2 years ago

Can we link our green spaces with car free corridors. Maybe even make a lovely walk between the chase, chase water the area at mcathur Glen the tip Hill. We have so many isolated lovely areas to link them would be fantastic. Cheers.

John Allen
2 years ago

Perhaps Cllr Williams would like to explain why Lichfield is apparently left out of this consultation. In the absence of this, I suggest a three point plan. Firstly, fix the potholes and crumbling surfaces on the roads and cycle paths. Secondly, fill the gaps in the cycle path network, including between Lichfield and Burntwood, and between Lichfield and Burton. Thirdly, an education campaign for both drivers and cyclists. I would put this forward to SCC, but there doesn’t seem to be any way of doing this on their website. Perhaps that is something they would like to address.