Category Archives: The Netherlands

Separate to liberate

Posted on September 23, 2013 by aseasyasriding

In four days in Utrecht last week, I took nearly 400 photographs of people cycling. Part of this exuberance with a camera can be attributed to my innate geekiness about cycling, but mostly it stemmed from the sheer excitement I … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 39 Comments

The myth of incompetence

Posted on September 16, 2013 by aseasyasriding

You won’t need me to tell you that John Forester is the ‘father of vehicular cycling’. One of his biggest apparent obsessions is the notion that cycle tracks and cycle paths foster ‘incompetent’ cycling. He has written, for instance, that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclecraft, Cycling policy, Infrastructure, John Franklin, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 27 Comments

The next step in cycle safety – Canada’s trauma surgeons have the answer

Posted on September 9, 2013 by aseasyasriding

This news story featured yesterday in the Hull Daily Mail – A Hull man whose back was broken in two places when he was knocked from his bicycle faces a long struggle to walk again. Cliff Hattersley, 59, was cycling to his … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd transport solutions, Helmets, Road safety, The Netherlands | 7 Comments

Why we need space for cycling

Posted on September 1, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Ahead of today’s parliamentary debate on cycling, and subsequent Space for Cycling protest, I thought I’d give a brief reminder of why change is so urgently needed in Britain, and to persuade you to come along to the ride. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 18 Comments

Going round in circles on Stratford High Street

Posted on August 29, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Transport for London have created a video to explain how you turn right on a bicycle at major junctions on the Superhighway 2 Extension on Stratford High Street. It is described as a ‘two stage right turn’, but in reality … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycle Superhighways, Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, LCC, London, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Transport for London | 26 Comments

Southwark reverses away from ‘Going Dutch’

Posted on August 22, 2013 by aseasyasriding

In the wider policy context of how cycling should be catered for on London’s streets, there’s some fairly astonishing guidance being drafted by Southwark Council on cycle lanes. It’s so weak that I think it is fair to say, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 11 Comments

Just how good is the cycling infrastructure in Bracknell?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A visit to the Transport Research Laboratory on Friday gave me the opportunity to cycle through Bracknell, a New Town designated in 1949. A gentleman named Pete Owens of Warrington Cycle Campaign (perhaps most famous for the Facility of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bracknell, Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Town planning | 18 Comments

Update on Royal College Street

Posted on August 12, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Back in January I blogged enthusiastically about the plans for Royal College Street in Camden, and I’m pleased to say the scheme is nearing completion. It’s a little hard to make definitive comments because the new arrangement isn’t finished, but what’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Go Dutch, Infrastructure, London, One-way streets, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 15 Comments

Skyrides, and suppressed demand

Posted on July 29, 2013 by aseasyasriding

Going on a Skyride is a curious experience for someone interested in increasing the use of bicycles as a mode of transport; both uplifting and dispiriting in equal measure. It’s uplifting, because seeing thousands of ordinary people out on bikes … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, Skyride, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 26 Comments

They’re much better behaved on the continent, aren’t they?

Posted on July 23, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A common refrain from British cycling campaigners is that continental drivers respect and understand cyclists – that there is better behaviour towards people cycling, and general courtesy and civility amongst road users. This is either attributed to ‘culture’, or to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous driving, Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands | 21 Comments