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Category Archives: The Netherlands
The chutzpah of Richard Tracey
In a letter written to Danny of the Cyclists in the City blog, Richard Tracey, the Conservative group transport spokesman on the London Assembly writes that it is important to be clear that many Londoners do not have unlimited choice over … Continue reading
Tricycles, tandems and transforming bike-buggies – Bike Week guff
I spotted this in my local paper, the West Sussex County Times. Get ready for Bike Week! Research shows that 77 per cent of people own a bike yet only 14 per cent use them regularly, so this year ‘Team … Continue reading
“Why wouldn’t you ride a bike?”
My partner has not ridden a bicycle for over 20 years. The reasons for this are manifold, but in essence, they boil down to the roads she would have to use being too unpleasant to ride on, in combination with … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling policy, Infrastructure, Road safety, The Netherlands
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‘Safety In Numbers’? Or ‘Numbers from Safety’?
The CTC – among others – are quite keen on the ‘Safety In Numbers’ effect. A couple of years ago, they produced a pdf on it. It contains this graph, showing an attractive correlation between the cyclist death rate, and the … Continue reading
Posted in CTC, Cycle Superhighways, Road safety, Safety In Numbers, The Netherlands
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Royal transport modes
In a tenuous connection with the Royal wedding weekend, here is a picture of the Dutch royal family, recklessly endangering their offspring by not cladding them in high-visibility vests and helmets. By contrast, here is a picture of Prince Charles … Continue reading
Posted in Helmets, Road safety, The Netherlands
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Cycling In Utrecht
I’ve just come back from a far too short trip to the Netherlands, staying for a couple of days in the wonderful city of Utrecht. Having read – jealously! – about the conditions for cycling in the Netherlands on David … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling policy, Infrastructure, The Netherlands
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