Author Archives: aseasyasriding

Enough is enough

Posted on December 21, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Dave Horton’s excellent Cycling Struggles series continued on Thursday, taking a look at pavement cycling, and how conflict has been created between two user groups that really should co-exist quite harmoniously. I urge you to read it (indeed, read the whole set, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Evening Standard, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, Transport for London, Transport policy, Walking | 47 Comments

The BBC confuse being healthy with being sporty

Posted on December 18, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I’ve come across an interesting video from the BBC, who have sent a reporter to Sweden to find out answers to the question Why are Swedish women healthier than the British? It’s interesting principally for the bizarre way the report … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 20 Comments

That ‘war’ on Britain’s roads – the statistics

Posted on December 12, 2012 by aseasyasriding

For me, the most troubling aspect of the BBC’s much-discussed programme last week was its attempt to portray cyclists and drivers as two seemingly equal parties, ‘battling’ for supremacy on the roads. The voiceover intoned, right at the start – … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous driving, London, Road safety, Transport policy | 51 Comments

Some misconceptions

Posted on December 10, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Much as I am loath to take issue with Martin Porter – his blog is ever-excellent on the matter of the seriousness with which road crime is treated (see especially his recent post on the inadequacy of the police attitude … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 28 Comments

The significance of the TfL cycling funding

Posted on December 4, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The big headline for cycling at the end of last week was the £1 billion worth of funding announced by Boris Johnson for cycling improvements in London, spent over the next ten years, which made the front page of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 21 Comments

A half-hearted junction review from Transport for London

Posted on November 29, 2012 by aseasyasriding

As you know, Transport for London are consulting on improvements for cycling to a series of junctions in London, that are the most dangerous (I’ve written about two before). A consultation closes tomorrow, Friday, for the four-way junction of Battersea … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Dutch, Infrastructure, Junction Review, LCC, London, Smoothing traffic flow, Transport for London | 21 Comments

Helmets – Expectation and Inconsistency

Posted on November 26, 2012 by aseasyasriding

One of the most baffling aspects of the fixation on bicycle helmets as a way of attempting to protect cyclists from harm is the extraordinary inconsistency with which helmets are advocated. Setting aside the vexed issue of how effective helmets … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets | 84 Comments

‘Safety in Numbers’ dismissed as a strategy by London Assembly report

Posted on November 21, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I’ve written extensively about the ‘Safety in Numbers’ effect before, particularly about the folly of employing it as a safety strategy, so I won’t spend too much time going over old ground. One of my main concerns about the ‘Safety … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Safety, Safety In Numbers, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, Transport for London | 6 Comments

Adapting to the environment, or changing it

Posted on November 11, 2012 by aseasyasriding

For good or ill, the injuries suffered last week by our first ever Tour de France winner and his coach, in separate incidents on consecutive days, have put the issue of cycling, and cycling safety, in the media spotlight. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Car dependence, Cycling policy, Helmets, Infrastructure, LCC, Pedestrianisation, Road safety, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, Transport policy | 11 Comments

Should we employ children as transport planners?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by aseasyasriding

In Mikael Colville-Andersen‘s talk at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Bikeminded event last month, he described how he had asked the children at the school his son attends to redesign a roundabout near the school. The results were … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Car dependence, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, Transport policy | 16 Comments