{"id":83826,"date":"2024-03-05T14:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=83826"},"modified":"2024-03-05T20:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T20:34:22","slug":"grandmother-takes-up-cycling-again-after-64-years-as-bike-lanes-introduced-across-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/05\/grandmother-takes-up-cycling-again-after-64-years-as-bike-lanes-introduced-across-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother takes up cycling again after 64 years as bike lanes introduced across Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘I rode through the city centre because of the cycle lane – there\u2019s no way I would do that otherwise,’ she said. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A 73-YEAR-OLD grandmother took up cycling again for the first time since she was seven years old after more cycle lanes were introduced across Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe other day, for the first time in my life, I rode through the city centre because of the cycle lane – there\u2019s no way I would do that otherwise. I couldn’t believe it,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia Burns re-learned to cycle with the help of Pedal Power, an inclusive cycling charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A senior cycling officer at the charity said that since the cycle lanes were introduced, it has seen a boost in the number of enquiries it receives from adult learners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hilary May said that she has been teaching several people who never learned to ride a bike, and started learning in order to commute to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cThe only reason they want to commute by bike is they can see they can do it without mixing with cars.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Julia\u2019s son-in-law commutes by bike to his workplace in the city centre. She said she would be terribly worried if he were to cycle on roads without dedicated cycle lanes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a child, Julia learned to cycle in secret. Her mother didn\u2019t want her to learn, so she went round the lanes in Cathays on her friend\u2019s bike at seven years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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