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No Reduction of Lanes on A24 Worthing to fit a cycle lane in find a better route

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

West Sussex County Council have Clearly not thought this through in the slightest, by applying cycling lanes to arterial routes that are inappropriate it will cause massive traffic flow problems, approval for this plan has been achieved undemocratically not consulting residents who will reject it
The county council have acted without consultation or researching figures of traffic volume and frequency of cyclists on this route

the £107k estimate Funding for It has come from central government to put this in place so Central government need to Scrutinise and Address West Sussex County Councils Rationale for provision, when a simple continuation of the existing pathway and a dedicated cycle lane east of the town in nomansland adjacent to the new brooklands park development would suffice.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government aren't responsible for the issue you raise. This road is the responsibility of the local council, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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Timeline

28 Jun 2020 Petition opened for signatures
8 Sep 2020 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Sep 2020

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.