BBC Autos’ David K Gibson picks six of the crowdfunding site’s most promising projects for cyclists. Read more
Category: UK Posts
Amid the discussions about green energy and carbon capture, it should be remembered that a switch to two wheels could significantly cut emissions. Read article
Two-thirds of bikes get stolen in or around the home. What’s the best way to protect yours when it’s off duty? Read article
Cyclist.ie has been concerned about how cycling fatalities and serious injuries arising from road traffic collisions (RTCs) are handled in Ireland by the Garda-DPP axis. The report from The BBC below shows that there is concern about how the local constabularies and the CPS handle these cases in England. The way cycling deaths are treated by police and prosecutors may need to change, the former … Continue reading Cycle death case handling ‘may need to change’
A fascinating study of why some Londoners cycle and others don’t illuminates cultural obstacles Boris Johnson’s cycling plans must overcome. Among the several good objectives of Boris Johnson’s Vision for Cycling in London, produced in 2013, is an increase in the variety of Londoners who travel by bicycle. As Johnson himself puts it on page 5: “I want more women cycling, more older people cycling, … Continue reading Why are London cyclists so white, male and middle-class?
Another week, another cyclist killed on London’s roads. Harry Wallop asks how safe cycling really is in Britain and examines why deaths are in fact falling, but serious injuries are on the increase. Read more
A poll of over 5,500 commuters across five major European cities has found that London commuters are late for work more often than those in any other major European city. This is despite a quarter setting off half an hour early each day in an attempt to guard against this. The majority of the city’s commuters also rated their daily travel as being more stressful … Continue reading London commuters arriving stressed and late – unless they travel by bike
From the UK It’s fair to say that, for all the government promises of a “cycling revolution”, not a vast amount has happened in recent years to improve the lot of cyclists on British roads. Campaigns, pestering MPs, direct action – nothing seems to have worked. So how about just taking legal action under equalities legislation, forcing local authorities to provide proper cycle infrastructure? OK, … Continue reading Equality for all cyclists: The social justice case for mass cycling