Category Archives: Horsham

Cycling as a stress-reliever, in Sweden and Horsham

Posted on December 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Here’s a good comment piece from the West Sussex County Times, published in last week’s paper. Curiously, the paper’s website suggests that it was written by Conservative Party Chairman, and local MP, Francis Maude – but that isn’t the case. … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Safety | 2 Comments

The winds of change?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Over the last week, I’ve spotted something rather strange happening in Horsham. A Dutch invasion. A practical Batavus. An ancient Gazelle. A child’s Batavus. But the invasion isn’t limited to Dutch bicycles – some British bicycles are getting in on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling renaissance, Horsham, Infrastructure, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

A visit to Horsham police station

Posted on November 28, 2011 by aseasyasriding

A wonderful example of the hostility of the UK urban environment to people making journeys on foot or by bike is provided by Horsham police station, where I unfortunately had to make a journey recently, to report an accident in … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Horsham Police, Infrastructure, Parking, Pavement parking, Town planning | 12 Comments

A fatality map of Horsham

Posted on November 19, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I’ve taken the opportunity today to have a look at the road casualty map produced by ITO World, which maps all the UK road casualties since 2000. It’s an excellent, if eye-opening, application. Below is a screenshot of the map … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Road safety, Transport policy | 3 Comments

Assenizing a street in Horsham

Posted on November 10, 2011 by aseasyasriding

New Street is possibly one of the narrowest streets in Horsham. At the location shown in the picture below, the carriageway is 5 metres wide, with pavements of 2 metres and 1.5 metres wide, giving a total width of 8.5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Infrastructure, Road safety, Speeding, The Netherlands, Town planning | 13 Comments

Friday Facility no.6 – Comptons Lane, Horsham

Posted on November 4, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Was this a challenge to fit the maximum number of give way lines into the smallest possible space, or a genuine attempt to construct something useful? Either way, it’s a winningly pointless facility. It does allow you to move from … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, West Sussex County Council | 2 Comments

Taking responsibility

Posted on October 24, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Last Thursday, I published a piece entitled ‘Road peril’. It addressed an article published recently in my local paper that, in referencing the concerns of a local councillor about poor parking, reckless driving, and dangerous cycling, decided for some peculiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Road safety | 14 Comments

Friday Facility No.5 – Springfield Road, Horsham

Posted on October 21, 2011 by aseasyasriding

In which an initially promising idea – a kerb-separated contraflow cycle lane – disintegrates into a confusing mess in the space of a few yards. The entrance. So far so good. We can turn left here, but motor vehicles can’t. … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday facility, Horsham, Infrastructure, Town planning, Uncategorized | 3 Comments

‘Road peril’

Posted on October 21, 2011 by aseasyasriding

On the 22nd September, the West Sussex County Times printed this article. Entitled Councillor warns of road “peril”* it runs COMPLAINTS of ‘rogue’ road users in Horsham has [sic] driven a district councillor to brand the town’s ‘great deal of reckless … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Horsham, Horsham District Council, Infrastructure, Road safety | 19 Comments

A small slice of the Netherlands, in Horsham

Posted on September 26, 2011 by aseasyasriding

One of the most pleasant streets to cycle on in Horsham is the Causeway. (Photo from geograph.org.uk) It’s a chocolate-box perfect Sussex street, that – despite being very close to the centre of town – has little traffic on it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Horsham, The Netherlands, Town planning, Uncategorized | 4 Comments