Daily: On Your Bike, Britain!

<p>More bikes and fewer cars on the road has turned out to be one of the unexpected dividends of COVID. But can Britain ever get to an Amsterdam-style paradise of bikes? And will Britons ever stop raging about cyclists? Coventry’s Cycling Mayor <strong>Adam Tranter</strong> –&nbsp;he’s all bike chain, no gold chain – tells Justin Quirk what’s needed to get Britain into the saddle.</p><ul><li>“Most people don’t know this but Coventry practically invented the modern bicycle.”</li><li>“Paris has transformed into a bike-friendly city in less than a year. If you build it, they will come.”</li><li>“If we’re not careful we could lose this moment to change our streets and cities for good.”</li><li>“With lockdown, people felt like they could use bike safely with the family for the first time in decades.”</li></ul><p><em>Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>