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A week of carnage on local Sussex roads
Some recent road safety news from around Horsham. On Friday 5th August – Man arrested following RTC in Ringmer A 56-year-old man from West Sussex has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a two vehicle collision on the … Continue reading
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Longer lorries coming to Britain’s roads?
There’s an interesting article in the current issue of Private Eye (Eye 1292) about the government’s apparent willingness to allow longer articulated trucks onto our roads. It asks the rather pointed question Why is a Tory-led government considering letting even … Continue reading
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The delusion of ‘shared space’ as an urban transport panacea
Exhibition Road – a vision of paradise Our urban planners seem to be collectively labouring under a rather strange delusion; a delusion that removing pavements and tarmac road surfaces and replacing them with an expanse of granite blocks will automatically … Continue reading
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Making the motor vehicle seem sensible
A few months ago, I was wandering around The Science Museum in London, and I encountered this startling vision of the future – It’s the Toyota ‘i-Unit’. According to Toyota – The “i-unit” is a form of “personal mobility” that … Continue reading
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Cyclists – Don’t be here, and don’t be there. Just don’t be.*
Only 1-2% of trips in London are made by bicycle. In a perverse way, I can find a great deal of hope in those numbers, because it tells me that a large number of people want to cycle, despite the … Continue reading
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Fantasy cycling targets
Both David Arditti, and Freewheeler of Crap Waltham Forest, have recently blogged about the National Cycling Strategy, published in 1996 by the Department for Transport. This document set a target of quadrupling national cycling levels by 2012, based on a … Continue reading
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
A rainy day, and ‘riding gear’
It’s raining today, and the CTC are getting ready for a ‘bike ride’ using ‘riding gear.’ We’re all sitting at our desks in our riding gear ready to go on the annual CTC staff bike ride for BikeWeek, praying it … Continue reading
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What the average British bicycle used to look like
My grandmother’s BSA Star Rider. Built like a tank. 3 speed Sturmey Archer hub gear. Mud guards. Dynamo lights. Chain cover. A bicycle that is nearly maintenance-free, that you can just jump on and off, in ordinary clothes. Practical, in … Continue reading
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Horsham District Council does not care about cycling
If you search for “Cycling” on the Horsham District Council site, you will find that it is classified as a “Sporting Activity” under “Leisure and Tourism.” That serves as useful background for what follows. In 2008, Horsham District Council, along with the … Continue reading
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