Villager Heather Coleman wrote an interesting article in the latest Cambridge Cycle Campaign newsletter about taking her parents, both in their 70s and cyclists from a small town near Bath, around the Cambridge area on their bikes. It’s an interesting read. Highlights include:

I could write an entire article about the fact that the residents of Milton are clearly NOT MEANT to aspire to cycle north out of Cambridge on the Busway. There is no clear clue as to exactly how you get onto the Busway from Cowley Road.

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Once we’d battled our way back across the Milton Road, I thought it would be plain sailing to get home. It seemed silly to come off the Jane Coston bridge, go around the mini-roundabout onto the Cambridge Road, in order to turn right onto Coles Road less than 200 yards later. Normally I use the road because the eastern shared-use path is so awful, but I was thinking they’d not enjoy a roundabout and a right turn. I’d forgotten the bit about not being able to do slow bicycle races, and my poor mother walked along most of the rubbish shared-use pavement on the east of the Cambridge Road as you need to cycle slowly so you can give way at the numerous junctions if needed.