Pedals (Nottingham)  Pedals is a voluntary organisation founded in 1979 to encourage more people to use bicycles and to campaign for safer and more attractive conditions for cyclists in the Nottingham area. Pedals campaigned to get Nottingham one of the country's largest network of urban cycle routes in the 1980s. It continues to press for many more facilities, especially in and across the City Centre and the north side of Nottingham, as well as linking better to nearby countryside. Monthly meetings are held at 7.30pm on the third Monday of every month (except public holidays) at the Vat and Fiddle Public House near Nottingham railway station. The group describes its strategy as follows: ""Pedals wishes to see support for cycling in 3 ways: "- Promotion of cycling as a healthy and sustainable means of transport including:-" "- Improvement of existing infrastructure to make cycling safer" "- Expansion of specific facilities for cyclists"""  Pedals actively engaged with Nottingham Express Transit (NET) during the developments of phase one and two to push for better provision for cyclists, including cycle racks at tram stops, carriage of cycle on off-peak trams, tram groove inserts for on street sections to prevent cycle accidents and alternative cycle routes away from tram tracks. A publicity campaign highlighting the dangers of trams tracks to cyclists was launched by the contractor. Pedals has successfully campaigned to get hundreds of cycle stands installed locally and also cycle lockers at several locations. Pedals represents cyclists as an informal stakeholder group at various committees, these include:  Broxtowe Borough Council Transport Sub Group Nottingham City Council Cycling Development Group  Nottingham City Council Local Access Forum  East Midlands Trains Stakeholders Forum   Pedals operates as a stakeholder group representing cyclists in the Greater Nottingham area, as such it regularly scrutinises and comments on planning applications, highway changes and new policies. Pedals members also attend one off meetings to discuss plans for new infrastructure which will benefit or impact on cyclists. These have included: Widening of the A453 Trunk Road, which will include a cycle path  Erewash Valley Trail, a circular walking and Cycling trail from Trent Lock to Langley Mill  Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 HS2 cycleway, a proposed North south cycle route which will run parallel to the proposed HS2 rail way line  Many Pedals members are also cycling instructors for Ridewise or are volunteer rangers as part of the Sustrans Nottingham rangers group who help to maintain Route 6 and Route 15 of the National Cycle Network which pass through Nottingham.