Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:58 pm on 21 November 2017.
I agree. One of the incidents he refers to happened not very long before I was travelling along the same road, at the same time, but I didn't see it. It's right to say that great care needs to be taken when cyclists and cars use the same road. It's important that cars, of course, which have a primary responsibility, to my mind, consider the safety of cyclists, and that is something, of course, for all drivers.
That said—and I've said this before in the Chamber—I think it is important that if we're going to encourage more people to cycle, there will always be people who are too nervous to cycle in traffic. There are some who are not, but others will say, 'Well, I would like to cycle more, but I'm not keen on mixing with cars on the road.' That's why it's important, of course, to provide dedicated cycle lanes. How do we do that? We have the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, of course, and the Cabinet Secretary does fund active travel infrastructure through his own schemes and by making funding available to local authorities. The active travel design guidance provides clear standards that infrastructure must meet, and this winter we will be updating the guidance to incorporate emerging best practice. I understand that the Cabinet Secretary will be making an announcement soon on the funding call on the local transport fund for the coming financial year.