Category Archives: Car dependence

East Street, Horsham – A ‘shared space’ becomes closed to motor vehicles

Posted on March 21, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I have written, on a number of previous occasions, about East Street in Horsham. This busy, narrow street in the centre of the town was converted into a ‘shared space’ scheme over the course of 2010. Much of the background … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Shared Space, Street closures, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

How to foster healthier lifestyles in Horsham

Posted on March 6, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I draw your attention to a letter published in the West Sussex County Times of the 2nd February, 2012, which makes reference to the proposed increase in parking charges in Horsham, specifically at the Hurst Road car park, which lies … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Parking | 10 Comments

Should some people ever be allowed to drive again?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by aseasyasriding

People like Robert Freeman, for instance. From the West Sussex County Times (story not online) – Horsham driver jailed for mowing down two soldiers A Horsham man has been jailed after mowing down two off-duty servicemen in his Land Rover. … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Dangerous driving, Drink driving, Driving ban, Road safety, Speeding, The judiciary, Uncategorized | 15 Comments

Grant Shapps and the death of Hatfield

Posted on February 16, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Grant Shapps, Minister for Housing and Local Government, speaking during the Future of Town Centres and High Streets debate in the House of Commons on the 17th January 2012 – As I am speaking in this debate, it would be remiss of … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Grant Shapps, Parking, Town planning | 11 Comments

How you know when there’s something a bit wrong with your transport and planning policies

Posted on February 15, 2012 by aseasyasriding

When people choose to travel 50 miles to do their shopping. From Horsham’s The Resident newspaper – “I only really come to Swan Walk [Horsham’s shopping centre] to go to M&S. I go to Bluewater if I want to go shopping. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Parking, Town planning, Transport policy | 12 Comments

An ‘inexperienced’ driver

Posted on January 16, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A commenter, Mark, draws my attention to another story from the ‘any excuse will do’ file. As he says, this one is closer to home – AN INEXPERIENCED driver knocked a cyclist off his bike after a “momentary misjudgement”. Susan Maries, … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Crawley, Dangerous driving, Road safety, The judiciary | 11 Comments

Cycling in Holland

Posted on January 14, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A video showing some cycling in Holland. Holland Road, that is – in London W14. As you can see, the road is aptly named, given that its conditions for cycling match up so perfectly with the Dutch model. It took … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Car dependence, Infrastructure, London, Smoothing traffic flow, The Netherlands, Transport for London | Leave a comment

Any excuse will do

Posted on January 13, 2012 by aseasyasriding

There comes news today of the sentencing of Lee Cahill, an eighteen-year-old who killed a man on a bicycle, Rob Jefferies, with his car. Cycling Weekly reports Lee Cahill was driving along the A351 near Wareham, Dorset, on 26 May … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Dangerous driving, Driving ban, Road safety, The judiciary | 9 Comments

Just what is ‘smoothing traffic flow’?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In last week’s London Assembly motion on Cycle Safety (which you can view again here, around four hours in) Labour’s AM Val Shawcross made the following comments about Transport for London’s ‘smoothing traffic flow’ agenda, and how the policy is, in … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Boris Johnson, Car dependence, Dangerous driving, Infrastructure, London, Road safety, Smoothing traffic flow, Speeding, Transport for London | 3 Comments

How ‘smoothing traffic flow’ is needlessly causing death and serious injury

Posted on December 13, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I am indebted to Olaf Storbeck of Cycling Intelligence for the background to this post. He has published an open letter, written to Camden’s Culture & Environment Scrutiny Committee, by Kenji Hirasawa, the boyriend of Deep Lee, the young woman killed … Continue reading →

Posted in ASL Abuse, Boris Johnson, Car dependence, Cycle Superhighways, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, London, Road safety, The Netherlands, Town planning, Transport for London, Uncategorized | 14 Comments