Give Everyone Cycle Space (campaign)

This campaign asks drivers to give cyclists, especially children and young people, sufficient space when overtaking.

The campaign was been funded by Transport Scotland and ran across Scotland for four weeks during May & June 2015 on television, buses, bus shelters, phone boxes and online.

The national campaign is supported by a programme of school based activities including led rides from primary to secondary schools and route planning workshops to encourage more children and young people to cycle to school and other destinations.

A cycle stunt team also helped spread the message and highlight the ‘joy of cycling’.

Launching the campaign, Keith Irving, Cycling Scotland chief executive, said: “One of the key barriers to more people cycling is concern about traffic and road behaviour.

“This campaign reminds people to drive and overtake safely around people riding bikes and will help Scotland make progress towards the vision of 10% of journeys by bike by 2020.”