Category Archives: The media

The trouble with our physical environment

Posted on June 19, 2014 by aseasyasriding

A device that offers mobility to people who have great difficulty walking, that is limited to a maximum speed of 8mph, and poses little or no danger (at least relative to other forms of transport like the private car) should never … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Road safety, The media | 24 Comments

A small difference

Posted on February 3, 2014 by aseasyasriding

Two news items popped up almost simultaneously in my inbox recently. Each described a collision, but in a slightly different way. The first – Woman taken to hospital after crash with cyclist at Cawsand A LADY was taken to hospital … Continue reading →

Posted in The media | 17 Comments

Dangerisation

Posted on December 3, 2013 by aseasyasriding

The subject of ‘dangerisation’ – the idea that we are discouraging people who might be tempted cycle in London from doing so by talking about danger and safety – is back on the agenda, following the ‘Die In’ outside TfL … Continue reading →

Posted in HGVs, Infrastructure, London, Safety, Subjective safety, The media, Transport for London, Walking | 22 Comments

Utter bollocks on local radio

Posted on November 26, 2013 by aseasyasriding

If you tuned into BBC Radio Gloucestershire early on Thursday morning, you might have heard the presenter discussing cycling safety. Here’s a thought, and a suggestion, we haven’t heard before. Something we haven’t heard before? What’s that then? Surely something … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Infrastructure, The media, The Netherlands | 8 Comments

Classics of the genre

Posted on September 20, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Some recent examples of driverless cars, rampaging out of control. Something really must be done about these mechanical beasts! In Gorleston – A crash between a woman on a bicycle and a car has partially blocked Suffield Road in Gorleston. Paramedics … Continue reading →

Posted in Driverless, The media | 5 Comments

How seriously should we take the ‘Skycycle’ idea?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The idea of attaching routes for cyclists to the sides of railway lines in London – the so-called ‘SkyCycle’ – has again appeared in the press, this time featuring in the Daily Mail. The article contains a number of fairly … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, The media, The Netherlands, Transport for London, Transport policy | 17 Comments

Bradley Wiggins selling onions

Posted on July 25, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A cartoon from the current edition of Private Eye, that made me smile. The joke, of course, lies in the new dominance of British cycling in a French race, and an extension of that dominance, beyond cycle sport, to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycle sport, Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, The media, The Netherlands | 5 Comments

Man bites dog

Posted on July 6, 2012 by aseasyasriding

A story doing the rounds at the moment is the case of Andrej Schipka, who knocked down a man in central London while cycling through a red light, leaving him with a fractured skull. Schipka was found guilty of careless … Continue reading →

Posted in Road safety, The media | 23 Comments

A crash on a safe road

Posted on June 1, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Early in the evening of Sunday 6th May, a car careered off the road on the North Street railway bridge in Horsham, striking the railings beside the pavement. Judging by the location of the impact, I would guess that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsham, Road safety, The media | 5 Comments

Helmets in cars, helmets on bicycles

Posted on March 26, 2012 by aseasyasriding

An inquest has recently been held at Worthing Magistrates’ Court into the death of Toby Woolford, a young man from Horsham, who died when his car collided with an HGV on the A27 near Arundel station. Drivers speak of fatal … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Horsham, Road safety, The judiciary, The media | 22 Comments