Bristol mayor Marvin Rees has called on drivers who are stopping for a quick coffee or to offload in the pop-up cycle lane on Park Row to not “be selfish” and to consider other road users. This was in response to questions asked by the public during a full council meeting on Tuesday (March 14).
Member of the public, Haydn Gill, quizzed the mayor about the Park Row Active Travel Scheme and with regard to drivers stopping in the pop-up cycle lane, he asked: “"Currently there is a driver, I can guarantee it, parked in the Park Row bollard scheme, what do you say to that driver parked in that scheme at the moment?".
The mayor responded: "Don't be selfish. Just like I’d say to anyone in a vehicle whether it be a car or a bike, behave as though there are other people trying to make use of the space that you are using - whether cyclists using shared spaces with pedestrians, or whether its cars using shared space on roads with cyclists."
