Category Archives: Helmets

When helmet advocacy gets really, really silly

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

A story from Kelowna, in the Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada – RCMP gearing up for bicycle safety blitz A warning to Kelowna bicyclists. Kelowna RCMP is getting ready to do a blitz in the downtown for unsafe bicycling practices. Constable Kris … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Road safety | 6 Comments

Helmets in cars, helmets on bicycles

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

An inquest has recently been held at Worthing Magistrates’ Court into the death of Toby Woolford, a young man from Horsham, who died when his car collided with an HGV on the A27 near Arundel station. Drivers speak of fatal … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Horsham, Road safety, The judiciary, The media | 19 Comments

Cycling on the pavement

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

I wrote a rather long piece a few months ago about a West Sussex County Times article entitled Councillor warns of road ‘peril’. This was an article that, for some reason,  decided to focus entirely on the dangers of ‘selfish cyclists’ who … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclecraft, Helmets, Horsham Police, Infrastructure, John Franklin, Transport for London | 9 Comments

“Where will your bike take you?”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

It’s nearly time for the “Mayor of London’s Sky Ride.” Which also means it is, habitually, time for Boris to cavort around with Kelly Brook on a nice safe patch of grass just outside the London Assembly. Nice horn, Boris. … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycling policy, Helmets, Infrastructure, London, Road safety | 2 Comments

It’s the UN’s ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety’, brought to you by Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Today marks the start of the UN’s ‘Decade of Action for Road Safety.’ The campaign was launched in the UK by the serial speeder Jenson Button (bonus points for being caught speeding in three different countries, surely?), and the reckless … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Road safety, Transport policy, UN | 3 Comments

Where does this end? The increasingly weird logic of road safety

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Road.cc are reporting the arrival of a new bicycle helmet, the ‘Angel’ (so named, presumably, because it makes a cyclist more virtuous?) Here it is, in all its glory. Below the story is a comment, which I can only assume … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Road safety, Transport policy | 7 Comments

Royal transport modes

Posted on April 30, 2011 by

In a tenuous connection with the Royal wedding weekend, here is a picture of the Dutch royal family, recklessly endangering their offspring by not cladding them in high-visibility vests and helmets. By contrast, here is a picture of Prince Charles … Continue reading →

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Dangerous lunatics

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Here are some dangerous lunatics, taking to our streets with a reckless disregard for their own safety. Oops, sorry, hang on a minute! That wasn’t the photo I meant to post. Here it is. Look at these maniacs. Not a … Continue reading →

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