Commuter Challenge
Saturday 14 Jun 2025 · 1:00
On Wednesday 11th June, CycleWight, the cycle advocacy group for the Island, held a commuter transport challenge from outside outside County Hall, Newport to draw attention to one solution to the present traffic issues. CycleWight members rode their bikes from Newport to Cowes heading for the Red Jet terminal. A car left at the same time travelling to Cowes following the diversion via Forest Road. Who would win? Before they left one of the cyclists said, “The one thing we can guarantee is we know how long it will take us to get there. The car driver does not.” The result, the cyclists completed the challenge in 24 minutes, the car 34 minutes. With a traffic queue for most of Forest Road the car driver was immediately behind in the challenge, while the cycle group had a pleasant ride up the cycle path enjoying the views and the sound of bird song.