Category Archives: Transport policy

The ‘primary position’ – putting UK cyclists between a rock and a hard place

Posted on May 9, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Don’t worry if a driver is beeping at you. In fact, it’s good. It means the driver is aware of your presence, and has seen you. I may not have the wording exactly right, but the above is the essence … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclecraft, Cycling policy, Road safety, Transport policy | 46 Comments

In praise of Peter Hitchens – or, reaching out across the political divide

Posted on May 5, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Peter Hitchens is someone I rarely find myself agreeing with, but when it comes to an assessment of the destructive influence on the United Kingdom of the motor car and its untrammelled promotion as means of transport, the man is absolutely … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycling renaissance, Transport policy | 3 Comments

Where does this end? The increasingly weird logic of road safety

Posted on May 2, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Road.cc are reporting the arrival of a new bicycle helmet, the ‘Angel’ (so named, presumably, because it makes a cyclist more virtuous?) Here it is, in all its glory. Below the story is a comment, which I can only assume … Continue reading →

Posted in Helmets, Road safety, Transport policy | 7 Comments

Anatomy of the death of a cyclist – William Honour

Posted on April 27, 2011 by aseasyasriding

I mentioned in yesterday’s post on Cyclecraft that I generally avoid dual carriageways (along with single-carriageway trunk A-roads) as much as I possibly can. I don’t think this is irrational. The relative approach speeds of vehicles behind me, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyclecraft, Cycling policy, Dangerous driving, Road safety, The judiciary, Transport policy | 13 Comments

“Where cycle lanes are less than 1.5 metres in width, it is because the road is too narrow to introduce a wider lane.”

Posted on April 7, 2011 by aseasyasriding

On 22nd May 2010, Everton Smith was killed while riding his bicycle northbound along Vauxhall Bridge Road. The cycle lane he was travelling in was 1.2 metres wide, a good deal less than the 1.5 metre minimum stipulated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Cycle Superhighways, Infrastructure, London, Transport for London, Transport policy | 5 Comments

Celebrating ‘National Climate Week’ with West Sussex County Council

Posted on March 29, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Last week was ‘National Climate Week.’ I know, it was hard to miss it. West Sussex County Council got in to the spirit of things by holding a workshop for children at County Hall North in Horsham, entitled ‘The Carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Cycle Stands, Horsham, Infrastructure, Transport policy | 2 Comments

History Repeating

Posted on March 23, 2011 by aseasyasriding

On 18th March 2008, Nga Diep was killed while cycling to work, at the junction of Ilderton Road, and Rotherhithe New Road, in south-east London. She was pressed up against pedestrian railings by a skip lorry, before falling under the … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Transport for London, Transport policy | Leave a comment

Segregated Lanes in London, and ‘Lack of Space’

Posted on March 12, 2011 by aseasyasriding

My attention has been drawn, via Crap Waltham Forest and Karl McCracken, to the recent comments of Alison Dines, the leader of Islington Cyclists’ Action Group, about the possibility of safer, separated cycle lanes in London. In an interview with … Continue reading →

Posted in Infrastructure, London, Transport policy | 3 Comments

West Sussex County Council’s 2011-26 Transport Plan, and Cycling In Horsham

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aseasyasriding

King’s Road, Horsham. A typical Horsham ‘Cycle Route’. The post carries a nice blue sign with a bicycle picture on it. West Sussex County Council’s newly published Transport Plan 2011-2026 admits that, in the Horsham district, The current provision of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling policy, Horsham, Infrastructure, Transport policy, WSCC LTP | 1 Comment

Very, Very Scilly – Liberal Democrat Cognitive Dissonance

Posted on March 10, 2011 by aseasyasriding

Energy secretary, Chris Huhne, Saturday 5th March – Getting off the oil hook is made all the more urgent by the crisis in the Middle East. We cannot afford to go on relying on such a volatile source of energy … Continue reading →

Posted in Car dependence, Transport policy | 4 Comments