Segregated bicycle lanes would be the most effective way of getting people to ride more often, the results of a survey of attitudes to cycle safety show.

The poll of almost 14,000 supporters of the Times Cities Fit for Cycling campaign reveals that cyclists think lorries pose the gravest threat on the roads.

The Times has submitted the survey results as evidence to a Parliamentary inquiry examining the barriers to more widespread cycle use.

The All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group also received written evidence at the weekend from councils, engineers, town planners, the haulage industry and scores of private individuals.

The Times poll shows that 25 per cent of respondents think that segregated cycle lanes would make them cycle more; 23 per cent think that