A Lancaster man says he is "lost for words" at the massive response to a road safety campaign after his dad was seriously injured.
Joshua Brandwood's father Mark Bryan was seriously injured when he was struck by a flatbed truck while cycling home from work on the A683 near Heysham in 2018.
Mr Brandwood has been campaigning for residents to complete Lancashire County Council's cycling and walking survey to highlight the need for a protected cycle lane on the Bay Gateway.
He said that 3,631 people across Lancashire responded to the survey with 1,226 responses from the Lancaster district - roughly a third of all responses and by far and away the highest district total.
“It isn’t very often I am lost for words, but after learning how many people responded to the survey, I am left speechless and simply cannot express how grateful I am," said Mr Brandwood. "This is a significant step in the right direction and I really hope it sends a clear message to Lancashire County Council that a protected cycle lane is needed on the old stretch of the Bay Gateway. "From the bottom of my heart, a huge thank you to all those who completed the survey and shared it within their networks."
Mr Bryan suffered multiple life-threatening and altering injuries - lacerations to his liver and kidneys, multiple fractures to his arm, ribs, shoulder blade, spine, neck, pelvis and skull. He also fractured his femur which ruptured the main artery in his leg, and was diagnosed with type-2 diabetes and brain damage as a result of the trauma caused by the incident.
Mr Brandwood, a former Morecambe town councillor, set up a petition last year to call for the protected cycleway.
He has since had several meetings with highway bosses including an on-site visit to the Bay Gateway road in order to explore potential routes for a protected cycle lane.
Lancashire County Council have been asking residents to share their experience of cycling and walking in Lancashire and where improvements are needed.
The council is working on Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIP), aimed at making the county a place where cycling and walking is easily accessible, safe to use, attractive and well maintained.
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