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Funding bike facilities

Leave a Comment Posted by on May 29, 2011

In a comment on Leicester on a Saturday evening JPR said: what do the authorities say, is there no way to privatise a project that will build and maintain such schemes… cos the council ain’t gonna do it are they Funding anything is very difficult when the costs and benefits are not aligned. There are plenty of [...]

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How can enthusiastic cyclists help change our infrastructure?

3 Comments Posted by on February 6, 2011

A few days ago I wrote “Would like to ride, but too frightened so … ?” about the things people, who are too frightened to ride bikes, can do to make cycling safe enough that eventually they too will be able to cycle. Now I want to consider “proper” cyclists. There has been a huge [...]

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Do It For The Children

9 Comments Posted by on January 11, 2011

Following an impassioned post by David Hembrow in  Stop the Child Murder Karl has written Do It For The Children in which he notes: Now the killer fact: In the UK, providing your child doesn’t have an inherited / genetically based disease (congenital defects, child cancers, etc), then the thing that is most likely to kill [...]

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That light is spot on

3 Comments Posted by on January 4, 2011

Riding back from Rothley tonight I had this comment from a well equipped commuting cyclist (as in good lights looking like they were riding home from work at around 6pm). “That light is spot on” I was heading south about to join the A6 to ride along the separated cycle path. As there is only [...]

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What won’t bring about mass cycling (1) 20 mph zones

Leave a Comment Posted by on January 2, 2011

I agree: Crap Cycling & Walking in Waltham Forest: What won’t bring about mass cycling (1) 20 mph zones. But I do have some proviso’s as I think 20mph speed limits are important but they are not enough to transform our streets on their own. Slowing all vehicles down is a good thing. It should be obvious [...]

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How important is efficiency?

Leave a Comment Posted by on December 18, 2010

Vik writes: One thing I have learned slowly over the years is that an efficient bicycle is really important if you want to use your bike for transportation and utility: Efficiency… « The Lazy Randonneur. It is a good article and well worth reading as Vik has a lot of experience of a wide variety of [...]

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Drivers if there is no queue behind you, slow down as you are going too fast

1 Comment Posted by on December 1, 2010

My slogan for the week: Drivers if there is no queue behind you, slow down as you are going too fast Temperatures are below zero. Snow is falling. Residential roads have not been gritted and many still have snow right across them. Yet drivers are still breaking the speed limit. Duh!!!! Why do we see [...]

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Am I for integration or segregation for bikes?

3 Comments Posted by on November 24, 2010

In recent weeks a battle has been raging between cyclists who believe in integration (otherwise known as vehicular cycling and supported by the CTC and LCC) and those who believe in segregation (modelled on the Dutch system of separated cycle facilities). One of the strongest advocates of segregation in the UK blogs at Crap Cycling & [...]

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Road injuries on google maps

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 20, 2010

This road-injuries.info is very useful indeed. Pick anywhere in the UK and see where the road injuries were for 2007 and 2009. Not just that but for each injury you can see severity, age range of victim and what they were doing (driver, passenger, pedestrian, cyclist). Very useful when thinking about cycle routes, especially for frequent [...]

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Bad road junctions #2 Leicestershire Barkby Rd, Queniborough Rd

Leave a Comment Posted by on November 19, 2010

Bad road junctions #2 Leicestershire Barkby Rd, Queniborough Rd This seems a simple T-junction in the countryside (on the road connecting the villages of Queniborough and Barkby where there is a turn off for Syston). However, due to crazy drivers hurtling along the Queniborough Road they have had to fit huge traffic lights with extra [...]

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