http://gopetition.com/signatures/grit-oxfords-cycle-tracks-in-icy-weather.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:16 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/15470847?utm_medium=rss Tue, 2 Jul 2013 03:18:58 UTC 15470847 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14985351?utm_medium=rss It is courtesy to cyclists to provide safe routes for them whatever the weather. Oxforshire County Council should show more appreciation to people who don't cause air and noise pollution, clog the roads and use fossil fuels to the extend that motorists do. Cyclists should be encouraged- not discouraged from using their green transport.

]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:52:43 UTC 14985351 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14730312?utm_medium=rss Please add Meadow Lane to the list of cycle lanes to grit. Parts of it are very ice prone, especially at the bottom of Fairacres Road, the entrance area to SSMJ School, and the bridge over Boundary Brook. I have seen many cyclists fall off at these places on frosty mornings, and following snow.

]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:16:32 UTC 14730312 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14725328?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:03:18 UTC 14725328 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14724926?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:39:11 UTC 14724926 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14724822?utm_medium=rss Also grit A40 cycle path

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 07:07:28 UTC 14724822 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14724556?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:53:10 UTC 14724556 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14724525?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Feb 2013 05:47:03 UTC 14724525 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11344019?utm_medium=rss I am a commuter cyclist and over the past few winters it has been treacherous trying to navigate around Oxford. The roads are clear but using them puts you in the line of fire especially when the weather is appaling and often dark!

]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 06:40:34 UTC 11344019 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11240948?utm_medium=rss Sat, 1 Oct 2011 08:52:13 UTC 11240948 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11214252?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:53:32 UTC 11214252 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11201426?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:27:32 UTC 11201426 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11200428?utm_medium=rss I have to get two buses to work when the tracks are icy, which takes longer, there and back, which means that I have to work fewer hours and so am less productive in the office. Surely this costs the state more money!

]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:16:32 UTC 11200428 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11199901?utm_medium=rss Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:01:43 UTC 11199901 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11197492?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:17:26 UTC 11197492 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9365029?utm_medium=rss Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:15:26 UTC 9365029 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9357182?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:51:50 UTC 9357182 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9348177?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:14:09 UTC 9348177 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9281757?utm_medium=rss Gritting the major cycle routes in times of heavy ice or snow would make a significant contribution to the safety of cyclists in Oxford.

]]> Wed, 12 Jan 2011 07:08:43 UTC 9281757 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9262831?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:20:04 UTC 9262831 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9254570?utm_medium=rss Put safety above savings please. It is not always about saving money. You are our council do as we ask.

]]> Sun, 9 Jan 2011 04:20:00 UTC 9254570 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9234679?utm_medium=rss I'd suggest gritting the cycle path round the ring road as that would give cyclists a car-free option and keep them away from traffic slipping and sliding and for those who normally use the back streets for a ride away from traffic it might work to provide that when the back streets don't get gritted.
If I knew for sure the ringroad is gritted I'd use instead of back streets.

]]> Fri, 7 Jan 2011 07:42:35 UTC 9234679 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9217420?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Jan 2011 12:00:54 UTC 9217420 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9214854?utm_medium=rss Wed, 5 Jan 2011 04:47:53 UTC 9214854 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9207721?utm_medium=rss Tue, 4 Jan 2011 06:00:32 UTC 9207721 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9187232?utm_medium=rss Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:36:44 UTC 9187232 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9165986?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:19:03 UTC 9165986 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9150738?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:44:13 UTC 9150738 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9145742?utm_medium=rss Holywell Street should also be gritted: it's a key cycle route.

]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:07:25 UTC 9145742 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9141100?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:56:45 UTC 9141100 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9141005?utm_medium=rss I am unable to cycle to work(Eynsham to Churchill hosp) as the A40 and other cycle tracks are not gritted.
Also the cycle lanes from the park and ride are also ungrited, leaving no choice other than bus or car.

]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:36:30 UTC 9141005 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9140843?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:52:47 UTC 9140843 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9140697?utm_medium=rss Witney to/from Oxford cycle-path is well used and should also be gritted.

]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:17:55 UTC 9140697 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9140664?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:08:09 UTC 9140664 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9138493?utm_medium=rss Bicycles are even more difficult and dangerous to operate on snow than cars, and many people who cycle would be deterred from cycling at all if they have to choose between contending with cars on slick roads or falling over constantly in inches of snow on cycle paths.

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 02:32:46 UTC 9138493 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9135834?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:28:57 UTC 9135834 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9135277?utm_medium=rss As the government is keen to promote healthier lifestyles, every encouragement to cyclists is needed, including this.

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:35:04 UTC 9135277 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9135101?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Dec 2010 03:05:33 UTC 9135101 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9133758?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:14:58 UTC 9133758 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9132402?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:06:22 UTC 9132402 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9130741?utm_medium=rss I really support the gritting of cycle paths in Oxford. For me the path that runs from Headington around the ring road towards Oxford Business park is the most important. I depend on that route for my livelihood. If that route is not open I cant get to work.

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:02:19 UTC 9130741 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9130428?utm_medium=rss Also please clear the snow off cycle lanes and the sides of roads generally. Also most major arterial routes in Oxford do not seem to have been ploughed at all even 2 days after snowfall creating a lethal environment for cyclists in particular especially when forced into frozen slush by bullying cars, buses and trucks!

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:44:16 UTC 9130428 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9130384?utm_medium=rss My son found cycling in and out of school to Cherwell in the hard frost and snow very frightening and he fell off his bike on numerous occasions. He is eleven and in his first year

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:33:25 UTC 9130384 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9129905?utm_medium=rss In icy weather, bicycles are safer for both cyclists and pedestrians than cars skidding all over the road, as well as being a great deal more environmentally friendly than having exhaust fumes spewing out.

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:31:47 UTC 9129905 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9127863?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Dec 2010 03:08:53 UTC 9127863 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9127765?utm_medium=rss Please grit cycle path all the way up the Woodstock Road. Its heavily used including by lots of parents with toddlers and children in tag-a-longs and bike carts etc. Thank you.

]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:45:28 UTC 9127765 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9126733?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Dec 2010 10:33:46 UTC 9126733 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9126259?utm_medium=rss Surely we should encourage students to cycle to school. I nearly came off my bike on ice on the Marston Ferry pass myself last week and I worry for the safety of all the children, including mine, who use it.

]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:39:49 UTC 9126259 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9125978?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:12:37 UTC 9125978 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9125159?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:35:03 UTC 9125159 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9124306?utm_medium=rss I have cycled on the Marston Ferry path in the last lot of snow and it was really frightening. I dont want to risk taking my 8 year old on the road there, so if the cycle path is not gritted I do not think we will be able to get to the optician next week.

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:22:46 UTC 9124306 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9124083?utm_medium=rss The bike is one of the few ways to get around the city in the snow, so it is vitally important to keep cycle tracks open

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 03:07:22 UTC 9124083 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9123907?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:14:40 UTC 9123907 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9123807?utm_medium=rss cycling is a sustainable mode of transport, so should be supported above motoring. Grit our cycle paths!

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:47:32 UTC 9123807 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9123366?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:55:08 UTC 9123366 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9123197?utm_medium=rss Marston to Cherwell school cycle track to be gritted

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:10:52 UTC 9123197 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9123133?utm_medium=rss Oxfordshire County Council's commitment to encourage cycling is literally fairweather. Are cyclists second class in OCC's eyes? the Cherwell School has one of the highest rates of cycle usage in the UK. That is a success story that should be celebrated and not treated as some sort of non-essential "nice to have".

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:53:24 UTC 9123133 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9122952?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:11:51 UTC 9122952 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9122806?utm_medium=rss There is a great campaign for children to walk and cycle to school and the Marston Ferry cycle track becomes trecherous because so many people use it packing the snow into ice. Please keep our kids safe. I myself had a terrible accident where the cycle path empties onto Charlbury because the snow had become ice where the road was unattended between Oxford High and Cherwell School.

]]> Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:41:39 UTC 9122806 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9122656?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 09:04:29 UTC 9122656 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9122074?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:05:12 UTC 9122074 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121970?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:35:39 UTC 9121970 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121887?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:09:36 UTC 9121887 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121822?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:52:42 UTC 9121822 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121776?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:42:40 UTC 9121776 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121650?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 04:11:31 UTC 9121650 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9121249?utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Dec 2010 01:42:23 UTC 9121249 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9120756?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:58:43 UTC 9120756 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9120350?utm_medium=rss This cycle track is used daily by my children to get to school at times it's more like Tour de France! Why Oh Why is this track not gritted?

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:13:48 UTC 9120350 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9120094?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:17:27 UTC 9120094 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9119848?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:37:05 UTC 9119848 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9119686?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:08:11 UTC 9119686 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9119490?utm_medium=rss Grit these tracks before a child is killed! Our cycle tracks carry more children to school than anywhere else!

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:32:55 UTC 9119490 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9119377?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:15:25 UTC 9119377 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9118427?utm_medium=rss I am an experienced and confident cyclist but came off my bike on black ice on a footpath used by cyclists and pedestrians in Oxford. Gritting the tracks will make it safer for all.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:37:42 UTC 9118427 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9118360?utm_medium=rss The cycle path on A40, Eynsham Road becomes very slippery covered with invisible ice, please put salt grid on it.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:28:13 UTC 9118360 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9118132?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:10 UTC 9118132 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9116763?utm_medium=rss Barracks Lane please!

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:14:13 UTC 9116763 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9116452?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:05:35 UTC 9116452 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9116392?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:52:33 UTC 9116392 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9116048?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:29:38 UTC 9116048 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115873?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:46:20 UTC 9115873 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115863?utm_medium=rss If cycle lanes are icy, cyclists may choose to use the road instead. Children cycling along Marston Ferry Rd with the cars doing 40mph in the dusk will be in great danger.
Cycle lanes left icy will put people off cycling.
The cost of gritting them is small compared to the benefits.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:44:57 UTC 9115863 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115809?utm_medium=rss False economy to not grit; because of inc. in accidents [major rise in fractures due to ice]; and inc. in use of cars by those abandoning bikes. Also should grit the main commute routes into Oxford; and Univ parks which becomes quickly v dangerous.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:32:24 UTC 9115809 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115750?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:19:14 UTC 9115750 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115676?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:02:27 UTC 9115676 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115631?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:49:11 UTC 9115631 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115594?utm_medium=rss Fri, 17 Dec 2010 03:40:14 UTC 9115594 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115087?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:58:07 UTC 9115087 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9115068?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:48:08 UTC 9115068 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9113635?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:20:50 UTC 9113635 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9113394?utm_medium=rss With the imperative of Climate Change and dwindling oil reserves we owe it to future generations to encourage cycling in all weathers. Cycling even makes more sense with the problems of getting places by road in snowy weather but cyclists do deserve to have decent and safe paths to ride along.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:37:34 UTC 9113394 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9113184?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:04:10 UTC 9113184 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9112657?utm_medium=rss There are hundreds if not thousands of school children that go along the Marston Ferry cycle path - it is right to put them at such risk? Let common sense prevail and grit all the main cycle paths - or we will just take to the roads and add to the traffic congestion.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:57:20 UTC 9112657 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9112626?utm_medium=rss We all pay taxes, and roads get gritted, but cycleways and pavements don't. So much for prioritising walking and cycling!

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:52:45 UTC 9112626 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9110827?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 10:38:21 UTC 9110827 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9109139?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:03:46 UTC 9109139 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9108744?utm_medium=rss Ox County Council should also grit cycle paths and footpaths in Abingdon. Many are shared cycle/pedestrian and are very dangerous in icy weather.

]]> Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:39:56 UTC 9108744 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9108614?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:15:00 UTC 9108614 https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/9108593?utm_medium=rss Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:10:56 UTC 9108593