The Green Party no doubt supports this
The UK’s road lanes are set to shrink with the aim of preventing cars from overtaking cyclists, according to new government guidance.
A report by Active Travel England found that the current width of road lanes (3.65 metres or 12 feet) does not allow for enough room for car drivers to safely overtake cyclists. It describes this as a “critical issue” due to the risk of “shunt” or “clip” collisions, where cars “come into conflict with cyclists from behind or from alongside respectively”.
The same issue was found to affect cycle lanes where the combined total of the cycle lane and car lane was less than 3.9m.
The report states that lanes should be made narrower than 3.25m or wider than 3.9m, which would either discourage drivers from attempting to overtake cyclists due to the lack of room, or reduce the risk of collisions respectively.