Summary
The government has unveiled a plan to boost cycling with new bike lanes, vouchers for repairs and lessons on offer. But how easy is it to create a cycle-friendly city or town? Adam is joined by Jennifer Keesmaat, former chief city planner of Toronto, and the BBC’s unofficial cycling correspondent Jeremy Vine.
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Frankie Tobi, Ben Weisz Assistant Editor: Sam Bonham Editor: Dino Sofos
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | We're going to talk to BBC's top cyclist Jeremy Vine from Radio 2 in a minute, |
| 0:09.9 | but I thought I'd better check his Twitter feed |
| 0:12.7 | because he's got these famous videos |
| 0:14.6 | that go viral of him out cycling |
| 0:18.0 | and having little encounters. |
| 0:20.3 | Come this way, but honestly, I don't want you to get hurt. |
| 0:23.0 | Oh, this is this one from Valentine's Day, |
| 0:26.0 | where he comes across a guy, he's got off his bike, |
| 0:30.0 | and he's taking a picture of a rubbish truck which is blocking cycling |
| 0:34.8 | One second. I've just got no, I've got you. Thank you. Thank you. Oh he's off his bike. |
| 0:41.3 | Sorry. It says the Argy Bagee here. |
| 0:44.0 | Yeah, I know, I know. |
| 0:46.0 | I know. |
| 0:47.0 | The cycling route is blocked. |
| 0:49.0 | He now says he's blocking the road as a protest. |
| 0:52.0 | And it's not dangerous for the cyclists. |
| 0:54.0 | Yes, I know, I agree with you. |
| 0:56.0 | I agree with you. Every day in the morning, I do not care. |
| 0:59.0 | I'm going to block the street until this is free. |
| 1:01.0 | Do you, do you want, mate? |
| 1:02.0 | Before he started, stay all along here, was full of rubbish. |
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