The worst examples of substandard cycling infrastructure do no better a job at creating safe spaces for cycling than our Heath Robinson-inspired self-laying cycle lane. All too often, poorly designed cycle lanes end up little more than a cheap and nasty way of promoting cycling – they take circuitous routes, are poorly maintained and often parked in by cars so…
It’s peculiar there’s been no talk at COP26 about cycling and it’s potential to tackle the climate emergency. Required reading for the great and the good in Glasgow this week as they glide serenely between meetings in their chauffeur driven limos, should be the open letter signed by us and over 60 other organisations across Europe which outlines how leaders…
Who knows if trick or treating numbers will be back to normal this year, but with the clocks going back on the same day why not hedge your bets with a ghostly reflector. According to Bookman, “we can’t guarantee these little will animals will scare anyone, but they will definitely add safety thanks to their certified reflective capabilities.” The ghoulish…
When drivers overtake too close it’s not just a frightening experience for cyclists, it’s life threatening. Given most drivers ignore the law that 1.5 metres must be allowed when overtaking, what can be done to stop the close pass? Tether is the latest attempt at using a gadget to tackle the close pass. A small unit located on a bicycle’s…
It should come as no surprise that the significant drop in traffic on UK roads during lockdown resulted in a drop in casualties. In fact, there were an estimated 1,460 reported road deaths in 2020, down 17 per cent on 2019. However, while motorised traffic dropped, cycling increased and with it the number of deaths. The average cyclist fatalities for…
