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Cachan - Bagneux: cyclists are calling for the security of the D 920 cycle lane

2024-02-08T11:54:37.316Z

Highlights: Nearly 60 cyclists formed a chain this Thursday morning along the D 920, considered too dangerous for bicycles. “Those who cycle there have a very strong feeling of insecurity,” confides François-Marie, a resident of Cachan. The ex-N20 is indeed a major axis serving Paris from the south, passing through Hauts- de-Seine and Val-de-Marne to Essonne. The solution they had had to find was to create a truly protected cycle lane.


Nearly 60 cyclists formed a chain this Thursday morning along the D 920, considered too dangerous for bicycles. The solution they had


“Take the D 920 by bike?

Too dangerous for some cyclists, many have given up.

» François-Marie Blondel got on his bicycle early this Thursday, to demonstrate with around sixty other bicycle users in Cachan (Val-de-Marne) along the D 920, on the edge of Bagneux (Hauts -de-Seine), to demand a sustainable and above all truly protected cycle lane.

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The Vélo Île-de-France collective and the Val-de-Bièvre branch of the Mieux saddle à Bicyclette association formed a human chain on this part of the roadway supposed to be reserved for bicycles.

“Those who cycle there have a very strong feeling of insecurity,” confides François-Marie, a resident of Cachan.

There are often vehicles parked in double lines, for example.

This forces us to overflow onto the traffic lane, a departmental road where vehicles drive quickly and traffic is dense.

» The ex-N20 is indeed a major axis serving Paris from the south, passing through Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne to Essonne.

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Source: leparis

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