Send a delegation to Copenhagen to learn all about cycle lanes

Based on a recent experience, here’s a suggestion for senior civil servants responsible for the Government’s grand plan on climate action: Send a delegation to Copenhagen to learn all about cycle lanes, which are to be part of the plan. While a hopeful start has already been made in providing such lanes here, we still have a long way to go to catch up with the Scandinavians.

A few days last week in the Danish capital was a real eye-opener. Yours truly cycled everywhere and, even in a strange city, there wasn’t a hitch. It was a case of just sticking to the dedicated lanes and not straying onto the parallel pedestrian paths. The lanes are clearly separated from the streets, thus eliminating dangers from cars and buses.