Author Archives: aseasyasriding

Aspiring to explore how we might do something, with other people doing it

Posted on October 16, 2014 by aseasyasriding

Great historical speeches on matters of ambition, put through the Department for Transport Cycle Funding Filter™. Reagan’s ‘Tear down this wall!’ speech – “We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go together, that the advance of … Continue reading →

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Pedestrians and the Superhighways

Posted on October 9, 2014 by aseasyasriding

The Cyclists in the City blog has cast its eye over the City of London’s latest response to the Superhighway proposals [pdf], interpreting it as suggesting that the City are supporting their proposals, and actually demanding even more radical change. I’d really … Continue reading →

Posted in City of London, London, Superhighways, Transport for London, Walking | 14 Comments

What would measuring overtaking distances in the Netherlands tell us about Dutch drivers? Very little

Posted on October 7, 2014 by aseasyasriding

One of the presentations at last month’s London Cycling Campaign Seminar Series was from Ian Garrard of Brunel University. Ian was one of the authors – along with Ian Walker and Felicity Jowitt – of a paper examining the influence … Continue reading →

Posted in Driver behaviour, Sustainable Safety, The Netherlands | 15 Comments

The Badgertown Exception

Posted on October 2, 2014 by aseasyasriding

No, not the latest Matt Damon film. The ‘Badgertown Exception’ is a debating technique which employs the following logic.* Cycling infrastructure requires x amount of space. Here is Badger Street, Badgertown. It has many competing demands, and cycling infrastructure won’t fit. Because cycling infrastructure … Continue reading →

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On being hit by a car. Or, why ‘mutual respect’ is incoherent.

Posted on September 30, 2014 by aseasyasriding

Today marks the third anniversary of the last time I was hit by a motor vehicle. It wasn’t the worst collision I’ve suffered, but it sticks in the memory, partly because it is the most recent, but also because – … Continue reading →

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Why is the Evening Standard’s transport correspondent presenting the Superhighway proposals in the worst possible light?

Posted on September 26, 2014 by aseasyasriding

A short piece on the Evening Standard’s reporting of the Superhighway proposals. The first article in the Standard came on the 11th September, entitled Business leaders in revolt over Boris Johnson’s cycle superhighway plans, quoting an (unnamed) business leader describing the … Continue reading →

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Selective attention to danger

Posted on September 24, 2014 by aseasyasriding

The local cycling forum in Horsham are banging their heads against something of a brick wall, attempting to get contraflow cycling on a short (residential) street that has one-way flow. This is Barrington Road. There’s a bit of background here, but essentially … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Infrastructure, London, Safety | 14 Comments

Cycling is only as discriminatory as we make it

Posted on September 22, 2014 by aseasyasriding

The Birmingham Post has published an excellent response to the claims from Councillor Deirdre Alden that cycling is in some way discriminatory. It’s worth reading in full, despite the headline about ‘sport’, which presumably has been added by a sub-editor. At … Continue reading →

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Exempting people cycling from signals, and how that can benefit people walking

Posted on September 17, 2014 by aseasyasriding

By way of a follow-up to last week’s post about reducing the need to stop at traffic lights while cycling, I thought I’d take a look at exemptions to signals – how they work in the Netherlands, and how they … Continue reading →

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The City of London needs to think again about its response to the Superhighway proposals

Posted on September 14, 2014 by aseasyasriding

I wouldn’t mind so much if the arguments being presented against the new Superhighway proposals in London were actually considered, and credible. But they’re not. In many cases, they’re ridiculous. Let’s examine the recent City of London response, which sadly is pretty much nonsense, from … Continue reading →

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