Category Archives: The Netherlands

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

‘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

Should we employ children as transport planners?

Posted on November 6, 2012 by aseasyasriding

In Mikael Colville-Andersen‘s talk at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s Bikeminded event last month, he described how he had asked the children at the school his son attends to redesign a roundabout near the school. The results were … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Car dependence, Infrastructure, The Netherlands, Transport policy | 16 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

Up, down and around the Hierarchy of Provision

Posted on October 30, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The Hierarchy of Provision – the official approach to improving roads and streets with the aim of enabling and encouraging cycling – has come in for a fair bit of stick recently, from a variety of sources, including this blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Brighton, CTC, Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Hierarchy of Provision, Infrastructure, LCC, London, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 10 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

The ‘Safety in Numbers’ delusion refuses to die

Posted on October 9, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Having just written a fairly lengthy analysis of the problems with (and outright myths behind) the ‘Safety in Numbers’ theory, I find that the Times, under the auspices of their Cities Fit For Cycling Campaign, have just published an interview with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclists' Touring Club, Infrastructure, Road safety, Safety In Numbers, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, The Times' Cities Safe for Cycling campaign | 34 Comments

Swimming with sharks – the truth about Safety In Numbers

Posted on October 3, 2012 by aseasyasriding

You knew it was dangerous. But you let people go swimming anyway. Let us imagine a situation on a holiday resort island – call it ‘Amity Island’ – which is subject to increasing numbers of shark attacks on its numerous … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, London, Safety In Numbers, The Netherlands | 38 Comments

The Vondelpark – a route for bicycles, not just a leisure facility

Posted on September 24, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The Vondelpark in Amsterdam is a large public park to the southwest of the city centre, located in a prosperous district of large houses that were constructed in the 19th century. It’s about the same length as Hyde Park, although … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Cycling in parks, Infrastructure, London, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 12 Comments