New access point at the local park. Still no good, even if slightly easier to lift the bike over than the older kissing gates.
Cycling to work can bring you through lovely places. Even on a dull morning in November.
[..] only one failed the “simple pleasure” test. Most just rode and enjoyed themselves with their colleagues in the day clothes that they wore at the meeting, just as one should when cycle commuting. Just one felt the need to dress up like a complete dork in the high viz vest and helmet that he […]
The last time I read of a similar experiment, it indicated that cars/taxis were the worst for this. Here, being in a car is best. Although, the experimenter only tried one trip in each mode for 30 minutes duration. It was along the same road though. A proper study might be worth doing. The findings […]
Richard Bloomfield has a few useful tips on preparing for autumn/winter cycling over on dublinbikeblog.com: Cycling in the nice warm weather is kind-of easy. The gentle breeze as you pedal along brings a lovely balance against the heat of the sun on you back. To keep cycling when the weather turns horrible take a bit […]
The FT contradicts itself a bit here I think: The works-traffic is being compounded by large construction projects, many of them residential, such as those at the Nine Elms area in south-west London and Elephant and Castle, a symbol of the rampant property market in the capital. More capacity is also being taken up by […]
London is not alone in lacking gender parity in cycling. Sustainable transport consultant Alix Stredwick quotes 2008 research by the Department for Transport showing that UK-wide, women make 27% of cycle journeys, just ahead of the US at 25%, but below Canada at 30% – and in a different league entirely to Germany at 49%, […]
Damien Ó Tuama in the Irish Times, responds well to their recent variable-quality series on cycling and road deaths: Policing and road safety efforts must be weighted towards slowing down motorised vehicles. This is particularly pertinent given that an increasing proportion of newly registered cars are sports utility vehicles (SUVs), with greater masses, wider bodies, higher front […]
