Category Archives: Uncategorized

Wimbledon Fire Brigade speak out

Posted on October 13, 2013 by aseasyasriding

From the Wimbledon Local Guardian – A motorist has suffered life-changing injuries after he was crashed into by an HGV. The man, believed to be in his 30s, was severely burnt when he became trapped inside his Nissan Qashqai shortly before … Continue reading →

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A road designed for motor vehicles

Posted on September 3, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A correspondent has pointed me to this story from last week – Steven Berkoff was found guilty today of driving without due care and attention after knocking over a woman on Oxford Street. The 76-year-old actor, playwright and director was … Continue reading →

Posted in Dangerous driving, Driving ban, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

A Daily Mail article composed entirely of nonsense

Posted on March 28, 2013 by aseasyasriding

I realise this is probably as easy as shooting fish in a barrel, but the recent Daily Mail article about furious lawbreakers furious that they had been caught breaking the law (Mail translation – hard-working families hit by evil stealth … Continue reading →

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Pickles and Portas aren’t listening

Posted on March 19, 2013 by aseasyasriding

I’ll start with a confession. Eric Pickles is the reason I started writing this blog. Back in the winter of 2011, he attended a conference organised by The Economist, on Urban Planning and Liveable Cities. After he had spoken, Mark … Continue reading →

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Britain’s exclusionary roads and streets

Posted on February 27, 2013 by aseasyasriding

A recent news item from Epping should come as no surprise to anyone who understands the reasons why people don’t cycle in Britain. A head teacher has moved to explain changes to plans for the first new school the district … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling Embassy Of Great Britain, Cycling policy, Cycling renaissance, Department for Transport, Infrastructure, Subjective safety, The Netherlands, Uncategorized | 35 Comments

The BBC confuse being healthy with being sporty

Posted on December 18, 2012 by aseasyasriding

I’ve come across an interesting video from the BBC, who have sent a reporter to Sweden to find out answers to the question Why are Swedish women healthier than the British? It’s interesting principally for the bizarre way the report … Continue reading →

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Some misconceptions

Posted on December 10, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Much as I am loath to take issue with Martin Porter – his blog is ever-excellent on the matter of the seriousness with which road crime is treated (see especially his recent post on the inadequacy of the police attitude … Continue reading →

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The significance of the TfL cycling funding

Posted on December 4, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The big headline for cycling at the end of last week was the £1 billion worth of funding announced by Boris Johnson for cycling improvements in London, spent over the next ten years, which made the front page of the … Continue reading →

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LTN 1/12 – a failure to understand off-carriageway cycling

Posted on October 25, 2012 by aseasyasriding

The Department for Transport published a new document last month, Shared Use Routes for Pedestrians and Cyclists [pdf] – or ‘LTN 1/12’, to give it its technical title. The document is designed to be used in conjunction with the more general LTN … Continue reading →

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Emperor Way, Fishbourne

Posted on October 23, 2012 by aseasyasriding

Emperor Way in Fishbourne forms part of the National Cycle Network, Route 2. It connects the village of Fishbourne with Chichester, allowing cyclists to get to the underpass under the A27 without having to cycle on the A259 through Fishbourne … Continue reading →

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