cycle audit

Introduction: This leaflet introduces and summarises the recently published Guidelines for Cycle Audit and Cycle Review. The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions’ (DETR) welcomes the introduction of detailed guidance on the practice of carrying out Cycle Audit on new schemes, and Cycle Review on existing networks.

These guidelines are intended to help to ensure that the needs of cyclists are built into the local transport planning process.

All traffic calming schemes should be subject to a cycle audit to ensure that they meet cyclists’ needs and do not create additional hazards.

All changes to the highway network, including maintenance schemes, should be the subject of a cycle audit. Where safety audits identify that normally recognised design standards cannot be met, projects should be the subject of a risk assessment that involves user representatives.