Cycle to Work Day 2017 banner.jpg — Cycle to Work Day 2017 banner (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

Fifth annual Cycle to Work Day takes place on Wednesday 13 September

Pledge to ride your bike into work that day and you could win prizes including bikes, clothing, or a holiday to Spain

by Simon_MacMichael

Thu, Aug 31, 2017 09:44

The fifth annual Cycle to Work Day takes place on Wednesday 13 September 2017, encouraging people to use pedal power for their commute.

Promoted by Cyclescheme.co.uk and Halfords and with partners including the charities Sustrans and Cycling UK, it’s the fifth annual edition of the event, first held in 2013.

More than 25,000 riders and 500 employers have already pledged to be involved this year on the Cycle to Work Day website, where you can find out more information.

Anyone pledging to commute by bike that day through the website will also be entered into a draw with prizes including a cycling holiday for two to Spain, Boardman bikes, clothing bundles from Rapha and Showers Pass and much more.

There’s more details about the day on the flyer below.

Cycle to Work Day 13 September 2017.png — Cycle to Work Day 13 September 2017 (Image Credit: Farrelly Atkinson)

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Simon_MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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jh27

September 1, 2017 at 6:30 am

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> fifth annual Cycle to Work

> fifth annual Cycle to Work Day

Seems like it is fifth Cycle to Work Day this year. That said, I find most days are cycle to work days.
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quiff 5 minutes ago

In principle, it shouldn't matter if you're familiar with a particular junction - that's precisely why we have (relatively) uniform signage across the country (I had this from a driver recently - Him: sorry, I don't know the area. Me: but a no entry sign is the same everywhere...). But in practice in a busy environment like this, simply adding another sign saying look out for cyclists is limited help. I don't love cycling on contraflows / a two way cyclelane on a one way street for that reason. In fact there's a crossing I don't love as a pedestrian which is look right (bikes) look left (bikes) look right (cars), island, catch breath, look left (cars), look left (bikes). (Yes, you could wait for a green man, but then it's still look everywhere (Deliveroo)).

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Mr Blackbird 20 minutes ago

I'm not familiar with Jeremy Vine's favourite cycle lane. However I do have sympathy with drivers if they have to deal with "Look both ways for cyclists" as well as "One Way" and "No Entry" signs. Especially if the driver is not familiar with the junction.

chrisonabike 29 minutes ago

@mitsky Alas for a second there I was awarding the motorist in the window there points for wearing hi-vis in their car, then I realised they were also wearing a motoring helmet...

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quiff 40 minutes ago

While I understand it in context, I quite liked this to conclude a bike light review: "it’s a reliable set for the price, so long as you aren’t looking to ride in the dark"

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mitsky 41 minutes ago

@Bungle_52 My note on the description states "CD20 Driving without reasonable consideration for other road users" I've chased the police to explain which specific action this relates to, close passing and cutting me up or driving onto the pavement near pedestrians.

Bungle_52 47 minutes ago

@mitsky Do happen to know what offence the points and fine were for?

Rendel Harris 1 hour ago

@mdavidford

mitsky 1 hour ago

@Mr Anderson Agreed. Perfect example is this parent doing an, approximately, 700 METRE school run. I worked t out by finding where the vehicle was parked on the residential road when I first encountered it. Whilst I can't be 100% sure, I am certain the children had no physical disability that would prevent them walking. https://youtu.be/R-dp-G6W8Jk

quiff 2 hours ago

"Old Man Mountain kit is built tough, and comes with a lifetime warranty – which really matters, when it may well be subject to being battered over many tens of thousands of miles of awful terrain, carrying the equivalent weight of a small-ish child." Obviously it depends how the manufacturer applies its warranty, and OMM might be great - but worth noting that "lifetime warranty" is often less generous than it initially sounds - it's the reasonable lifetime of the product, and only warrants against manufacturing defects. So being battered over tens of thousands of miles is not necessarily going to be covered.

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mdavidford 2 hours ago

0.8m of cycleway does seem an extremely selective focus. Do we know which side of the junction those 80cm fall on?

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1. Cycling UK “disappointed” by the government’s lack of commitment to tackling “persistent inequalities” in new Cycling and Walking strategy

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4. “Drivers kill five people every day. Cyclists hardly kill anybody”: Police chiefs accused of ignoring “massive imbalance” as new campaign brands road safety “a shared duty” and officers crack down on rule-breaking riders

5. “No war on motorists”: Dividing cyclists and drivers “a complete waste of time”, insists transport chief – as government pushes for 60% of children to cycle or walk to school with new £4.5bn active travel strategy

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