Category Archives: Road safety

Cycling to the station

Posted on October 19, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Yesterday afternoon I caught a train to Brighton from Three Bridges station, in Crawley. On the platform, I was one of three people with a Brompton. Each and every one of us had, presumably, arrived at the station by bike. … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, Road safety, The Netherlands, Town planning, Uncategorized, West Sussex County Council, WSCC LTP | 12 Comments

Always to blame

Posted on September 8, 2011 by aseasyasriding

From the Shropshire Star – A Shrewsbury father-of-three, who was killed in a freak accident as he trained for a charity cycle ride, could have been affected by a fly going into his eye, an inquest has heard. Gary Brierley, 44, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Road safety, The media | 5 Comments

Acceptable and proportionate

Posted on September 6, 2011 by aseasyasriding

The video below – taken from an episode of BBC’s Traffic Cops, aired on Thursday 14th July – shows the aftermath of a road traffic accident. On a 60 mph stretch of the A6 north of Bedford, a car turned … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous driving, Department for Transport, Road safety, The judiciary, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

Horsham Cycling Review – Route 2 (High Priority)

Posted on September 5, 2011 by aseasyasriding

This post forms part of a series, documenting the recommendations of Cycling Review commissioned by Horsham District Council. The background is described here, and in the first post of the series here. Route 2 runs from North Heath Road, at … Continue reading →

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“Where will your bike take you?”

Posted on August 26, 2011 by aseasyasriding

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

A tale of two bridges, and two cities

Posted on August 20, 2011 by aseasyasriding

London is allegedly undergoing a cycling revolution – an apparent sea-change which has seen a proliferation of pointless paint across the capital, the emergence of a bike hire scheme, the occasional mass cycling event when roads are closed to traffic, and… … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Europe, Infrastructure, Road safety, Transport for London, Transport policy | 5 Comments

Children using bikes in Horsham

Posted on August 17, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Why cycling in Horsham is going nowhere, in a single picture. Helmets? Check. Flourescent bibs? Check. Going nowhere near the road? Check. These children quite plainly like riding their bikes. They are, unfortunately, examples of the very small minority of British children who … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Road safety | 6 Comments

A week of carnage on local Sussex roads

Posted on August 15, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Some recent road safety news from around Horsham. On Friday 5th August – Man arrested following RTC in Ringmer A 56-year-old man from West Sussex has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a two vehicle collision on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous driving, Road safety, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Stone Age Steyning

Posted on August 11, 2011 by aseasyasriding

You may or may not be aware of a piece I wrote in June about the possibility of 20 mph speed limits coming to Horsham. Vainly googling today to see whether this had progressed from a councillor idly mooting the … Continue reading →

Posted in 20 mph limits, Car dependence, Road safety | 4 Comments