Category Archives: Subjective safety

More on bus stop bypasses

Posted on January 25, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A couple of weeks ago, Transport Xtra magazine received a letter on the subject of ‘bus stop bypasses’ – specifically related to Transport for London’s plans to run the cycle tracks they are proposing on Stratford High Street behind a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, Stratford High Street, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 2 Comments

Lessons from Exhibition Road

Posted on January 21, 2013 by aseasyasriding

This post has been mouldering in my drafts folder for several months as I pondered the relevance of banging on about Exhibition Road, and shared space, once again, but it’s probably worth releasing, even if much of what I say … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Go Dutch, Guardrail, Infrastructure, London, Pedestrianisation, Shared Space, Simon Jenkins, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign, Transport for London | 24 Comments

Could this be the best cycling scheme in the UK?

Posted on January 9, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Amidst all the attention being drawn by the extension to Superhighway 2 along Stratford High Street, announced on Monday, I thought I’d write about another consultation in London, one which closes this Friday – the changes to Royal College Street in … Continue reading →

Posted in Camden Council, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 52 Comments

What’s happening on the TLRN?

Posted on January 3, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Andrew Gilligan had a blog post on the Telegraph site yesterday headlined ‘Cycling growth in London tails off’, in which he argues that The latest figures for cycling levels on the Transport for London Route Network (TLRN), London’s TfL-controlled main … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 3 Comments

Some London cycling statistics

Posted on December 30, 2012 by aseasyasriding

While digesting over the Christmas period, I’ve also been rummaging around in the latest Travel in London Report [pdf] from Transport for London, published last week. There are some interesting trends emerging with regard to cycling. First of all, it’s worth taking … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Bow Roundabout, Cycling renaissance, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, Transport for London | 17 Comments

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

‘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

Another Transport for London consultation – the A24 in Morden

Posted on November 2, 2012 by aseasyasriding

As you are no doubt well aware, Transport for London are carrying out a series of consultations on improvements to the most dangerous junctions on their network. There have only been a handful published so far, of which the Waterloo … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Go Dutch, Hierarchy of Provision, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Smoothing traffic flow, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 23 Comments

How sincere is the CTC’s support for quality segregation?

Posted on October 27, 2012 by aseasyasriding

NOTE – This piece makes much the same points as this earlier one by the Alternative Department for Transport. That post is well worth reading; I hope this one isn’t too repetitive Earlier this month the CTC published a news … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, CTC, Cycle Superhighways, Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Department for Transport, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 1 Comment