Well I know here that you can get an hours training for free if you are in South Glos part or £5 in Bristol. They have spent money upgrading paths ... there is one that I frequently use now that I didn't use before they upgraded it. There have been various cycle events some of which I've attended. As a result of turning up to those events I now have free rucsac cover, mini tool kit, slap bands, Dr Bike maintenance on the bike, bike tagged - and food
. And judging from the number of rucsac covers that I keep seeing the same loads of other people also have received them.
It hasn't made me cycle any more (well apart from to all those events), but I cycle most days anyway. However friends have taken up cycling in this time. Some have had advisors come to their house to help plan routes, or give them advice about bikes (no one has yet knocked on my door though
).
Kids in Bristol are receiving free cycle training at both primary and secondary schools.
So its not just paths and bits of paint here.
Not saying that every thing they do is right... recently they changed a junction that used to have cyclists joining a main road during the pedestrian phase at Toucan lights to instead joining them at the same time as traffic wanting to turn across them... but the cycling lobby seems to have finally persuaded them that its insanity and they are going to give the cyclists a few seconds head start!!!