Better Planning and Facilities Are Urgently Required CAN wishes to see planning for cycles co-ordinated at a national level through a National Cycling Strategy. It should recognise health and economic benefits and access issues, and integrate cycling into general transport, environmental, urban design and health planning. Provision for safe cycling should be written in to roading design standards and considered in all roading projects. Safety audits of existing roads should consider the needs of cyclists. CAN opposes mandatory use of segregated cycle facilities in recognition that such facilities are often inappropriate for some cyclists.
Some facilities are more dangerous to use than to ignore.
Issues relating to cyclists sharing facilities with pedestrians, skateboarders and roller bladers sharing facilities should be investigated and guidelines established to encourage compatible shared usage. Mountain bikers and cycle tourists need special consideration in rural areas. Routes out of cities and towns and to mountain bike areas should be signposted. Public transport should provide for cycle storage at principal stops, and for carriage of cycles where practicable. The bicycle tourism potential of New Zealand is largely unrecognised.