Why you shouldn’t blame ’empty cycle lanes’ for congestion; Mathieu van der Poel ramps up post-injury training with 205km ride climbing 4,000m…averaging 29kph; Jakobsen: No Cav rivalry; Cycling opinions; Ian Stannard’s famous win + more on the live blog
SUMMARY
Why you shouldn't blame 'empty cycle lanes' for congestion
It’s easy to look at congestion and blame the adjacent cycle lane because “it looks empty”. Then you realise that the data shows people cycling outnumber cars and taxis on this stretch.
Really, it’s just about efficiency. pic.twitter.com/JtPnlVeaes
— Adam Tranter (@adamtranter) February 25, 2022
You’ve probably heard the “empty cycle lane” comments before…usually heard from a motorist stuck in traffic, sometimes going by the name of Jeremy Clarkson…
West Midlands Walking and Cycling Commissioner Adam Tranter decided to address the idea while visiting the capital, noticing, as he rode across Blackfriars Bridge, that at a surface-level glance you may see an empty(ish) bike lane lane running parallel to a congested carriageway.
However, he explained, “It’s easy to look at congestion and blame the adjacent cycle lane because ‘it looks empty’. Then you realise that the data shows people cycling outnumber cars and taxis on this stretch. Really, it’s just about efficiency.”
Any numbers to back that up? No problem…
Sources: https://t.co/Zn6WZKSeQ8 https://t.co/0Re92kjjpz
— Adam Tranter (@adamtranter) February 25, 2022
Mathieu van der Poel ramps up post-injury training with 205km ride climbing 4,000m... averaging 29kph
Da da da da da it’s the winter training MvdP…
Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van…Elzakker went for a mega ride as the Dutch star continues his return to training following a winter blighted by injury. The session in question?
204.99km (come on, Mathieu, surely wait another 10m to stop your Wahoo…) and 4,017m of climbing, completed in a not-too-casual seven hours, five minutes. That’s a 28.9kph average…I wish I rode that quick after a few months on the bike, let alone after an injury-hit winter…
The Alpecin-Fenix rider is enjoying the popular training roads north of Calpe in south east Spain, and wasn’t hanging about, pushing an estimated 2.8 watts/kg for a touch over seven hours. That’s pretty good early prep for Flanders if you ask me…
There were no thermonuclear attacks quite like his thousand-watt Strade Bianche demolition…(only a max of 862w)…
> Mathieu van der Poel uploads stupendous 1,000-watt Strade Bianche attack to Strava
When you can win as many bike races as Van der Poel I doubt you care about Strava leaderboards, but if he does, the 27-year-old will be pleased to hear he landed a couple of top tens on the competitive segments fought over by pros on team training camps…
Van der Poel earned himself a ‘massive relative effort’ for his troubles and a training load of 331, burning 5,328 calories in the process. However, unlike the rest of us, something tells me the pedalling phenom didn’t smash the bar and buffet when he got back to his hotel…
The Strava activity isn’t the only thing Mathieu has caught our eye with this week…along with Jasper Philipsen, who is currently tearing up the UAE Tour and hoping for a third stage win of the week later today, the pair have been spotted using new Shimano shoes…
> Van der Poel and Philipsen spotted using new Shimano shoes – the RC903 perhaps?
Liam has been doing his best detective work on Instagram and Strava to see if it’s the RC903…
Cycling opinions...
Opinion #2: Rim brakes are also awful.
— Lindsay Broadwell 🏳️🌈 (@LindsayPB) February 24, 2022
I’m saying nothing. Don’t argue too hard, it is a Friday after all…
#7. Cycling being dominated by sportive cycling leads to a widespread perception that bicycle commuting is impractical and difficult due to lack of cheap utility-focussed bicycles and the proliferation of unreliable, sportive-focussed bicycle designs available for sale.
— Lindsay Broadwell 🏳️🌈 (@LindsayPB) February 24, 2022
Omloop tomorrow...relive Ian Stannard's legendary win
‘Twas the night before Omloop, which can mean only one thing…get the Ian Stannard vid…
The might of Etixx – Quick Step: Boonen, Terpstra, Vandenbergh vs Ian Stannard. You know what happened next…but why not watch it again?
I’m waiting for the barrage of @IStannard Omloop videos to begin ….. and not one of them will come close to making that race finale grow old! #omloophetnieuwsblad #class pic.twitter.com/CPy5MmooTq
— Steve Tait (@Stevejtait) February 24, 2022
Fabio Jakobsen: "If I’m not in shape Cav can go. I think we all said the same thing, but I guess you want to end up with a rivalry"
Fabio Jakobsen shut down talk of a rivalry between himself and teammate Mark Cavendish after both Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl sprinters started 2022 in fine form, but with only one of them likely to be selected for the Tour de France.
Speaking ahead of Kuure-Brussels-Kuurne, the second half of Belgium’s Opening Weekend, Jakobsen said any idea of a rivalry was purely the invention of the media. Although the 25-year-old did seem to backtrack slightly on his January comments that he was the team’s Tour sprinter.
Jakobsen repeated the line said by Patrick Lefevere earlier this week — the best will go.
“I think we all said the same thing, but I guess you want to end up with a rivalry,” he said. “I’ve been in this team for four, five years, I started at the bottom so I’m kind of used to this. My planning goes towards there. But as Patrick said, if I’m not in shape Cav can go and Cav also has a plan.
“In the end, it’s always the best that goes. We don’t hand out selections in December, it’s just the plan. We are winning races, and that’s what we are bike riders for. The best will go… as everybody in the team will say. I guess we will see who that is.”
At the team’s January camp Jakobsen told reporters: “He [Cav] knows that the Tour is my goal and that he will ride the Giro himself.”
This week, Lefevere responded to Jakobsen’s claim in the aftermath of the Manx Missile’s win at the UAE Tour, saying: “I do know that Fabio Jakobsen said at the media day in Calpe at the beginning of January that he is going, but I have a long list.
> Mark Cavendish will race Tour de France if he’s better than Fabio Jakobsen, says Patrick Lefevere
“The best one goes to the Tour.”
So, in summary, there may be no personal rivalry…just a four-month competitive window to prove who’s best…
Policy makers: Why are so few people cycling?
Policy makers: “Why are so few people cycling here?”
The actual lived experience of most people that would love to cycle in most cities…
(by @SergiLlongueras) pic.twitter.com/YYECKGWWoM
— Cycling Professor 🚲 (@fietsprofessor) February 24, 2022
Breakaway breaks sprinters' hearts on final flat stage of UAE Tour
🇦🇪 #UAETour
Vacek takes the win from a sprint among the leading group, with the field behind sprinting for the minor placings in the top 10. Updates on our riders to follow.
The top ten on today’s stage ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/d7aqmkGGXu
— BORA – hansgrohe (@BORAhansgrohe) February 25, 2022
Czech rider Mathias Vacek won the breakaway sprint to win stage six for…yep, Gazprom RusVelo…
It's those pesky cyclists at it again...*checks notes* stopping the army fight Russia...
When you manage to say something so stupid it seems like a joke, even when shared by an account dedicated to laughing at the “stupid shit people say on Facebook about cycling”, you know you’ve done something special…
“Have the council not heard what is really going on in the world with Russia and how scary this war could be …. if the British army need to get somewhere do you really think they will stay behind a cyclist and follow the new highway code rules?”
— Stupid shit people say on Facebook about cycling (@AntiCyclingFB) February 25, 2022
"This victory put a smile on Padun’s face which is the most important part of the day": Ukranian Mark Padun makes EF Pro Cycling debut on a day racing seems insignificant
Bike racing seems a bit irrelevant this week…
Yesterday was the opening stage of the inaugural Gran Camiño 2.1 race. Hardly box-office viewing, even for the most committed pro cycling fan.
However, one of the narratives on the day won by EF Pro Cycling’s Magnus Cort, seems particularly timely and newsworthy. Cort’s teammate Mark Padun was making his debut for the team as, thousands of miles away, Russian forces invaded his home country.
Afterwards, sports director, Juanma Garate, said: “It’s a great way to start the season. And this victory put a smile on Padun’s face which is the most important part of the day.”
When he joined the team Padun did an in-depth interview with the team, detailing his journey to the WorldTour. From growing up in Donetsk, to his family moving to a small town near Kyiv as violence spread in 2014.
“Thanks to my parents, I hardly saw any of the war,” Padun recalled. “As soon as the army came to Donetsk, they sent me away almost immediately. I saw soldiers for a few days and I understood this was something serious.
“My parents understood what my dreams and goals were. They understood that to train in an area with a war was a bad idea. I left thinking, ‘Ok, this is for a few weeks and then I’m going to come back.’ And then it turned out I never went back there to live. I cannot say these were easy times.
“Where could they move to? There were millions of people trying to escape the war.”
Padun’s parents and siblings stayed in Donetsk before being able to move within the country and eventually to Seattle in the United States.
Elsewhere in the pro cycling world today, Ukranian rider Antoliy Budyak won stage six of Tour du Rwanda.
Ineos Grenadiers hoping to peak early at Opening Weekend...
𝙱𝚈 𝙾𝚁𝙳𝙴𝚁 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙸𝙽𝙴𝙾𝚂 𝙶𝚁𝙴𝙽𝙰𝙳𝙸𝙴𝚁𝚂
Let Classics season begin! #OHN22 #KBK22 pic.twitter.com/FZRuyQtqdt
— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) February 25, 2022
By order of Tommy Pidcock and the gang…
Razor blades in the helmet for a cheeky puncture of Van Aert’s tyre up the Muur?
Evans Cycles opens UK's biggest bike shop — Sir Chris Hoy part of opening event for 17,500ft Manchester superstore
Evans Cycles is opening the UK’s biggest bike shop, with an event at the Cheetham Hill store tomorrow. Sir Chris Hoy will be at the opening of the 17,500ft facility, which the brand says signalls “the growing strength of cycling in the UK, as well as Evans Cycles’ confidence in the future of bricks and mortar retail”.
The new Evans Cycles store is located in Cheetham Hill Retail Park, just a few miles outside of Manchester city centre. Covering 17,554 square feet, the UK’s biggest bike shop will stock over 400 bikes covering road, MTB hybrid, electric and kids bikes, from well renowned brands such as Specialized, Cannondale, Trek, Brompton, HOY and Raleigh.
Clothing and accessories are also available from brands such as Endura, Giro, KALAS and Shimano. The store will also serve the local community with a fully equipped workshop where customers can get their bikes serviced or repaired by a mechanic. It will be open Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 9am – 6pm, Sunday 11am to 5pm.
On Saturday 26th February, Evans Cycles will hold a launch event at the store, attended by six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy from 1pm to 4pm. As well as getting the opportunity to meet cycling royalty, the first one hundred visitors to meet Sir Chris Hoy will also receive a signed copy of his bestselling book ‘How to Ride a Bike’.
In-store customers will also get a one-off 10 per cent discount on bikes, have the opportunity to book a free ‘Bronze’ bike service, as well as the chance to win a Brompton Electric worth over £2,800.
Commenting on the opening of the new store, Sir Chris Hoy said: “The last few years have been extremely challenging for so many up and down the country, but one silver lining has been the rise of families who have taken to two wheels.
“As the key retailer for HOY bikes, I understand the knowledge and expertise that is passed on through physical bike shops like Evans Cycles. Access to stores like this play an important part in developing the next generation of riders, and I look forward to meeting some of these on Saturday!”
Matthew Atkinson, Head of Cycling Strategy at Evans Cycles, added: “We are thrilled to announce the opening of the UK’s biggest bike shop in our new Cheetham Hill store. Manchester is a very important location for us and this will be our third store in the city.
“With over 400 bikes on display, the new store comes equipped with a TRI UK area showcasing time trial bikes plus swim and run zones, a dedicated e-bike area, a fitting studio from BikeFitting.com, plus a dedicated colleague training hub where all full-time colleagues will be trained to Shimano Service Centre standards.”
Tour Series returns to London in 2022 with round in Barking
Barking will host London’s Tour Series round on Saturday 21 May as part of the inaugural Barking BikeFest. Another change for this year’s domestic crit series is the men’s and women’s races will be alternated by round, sharing who gets the main event slot…
The 1.2-kilometre (0.7-mile) Barking circuit will run anti-clockwise around the perimeter of the Abbey Grounds. Featuring only four corners, two of which are sweeping, it is expected to be one of the quickest courses in the series’ 13-year history.
“I know cycling fans have been clamouring for the Tour Series to return to London,” race director Mick Bennett said. “So I hope they start making plans to come to Barking on Saturday 21 May. We’re excited to be a part of the first-ever Barking BikeFest, which promises to be a fantastic community event, and I can only thank everybody involved behind-the-scenes for all of their efforts so far. It’s going to be great.”
Happy Friday
Nice to see this HGV driver looking out for me while basically carrying a small house. If they can make space for #cyclists why do so many car drivers find it a struggle? pic.twitter.com/4lrnID3Aqi
— PassPixi (@PassPixi) February 24, 2022
Let’s finish the week with some positivity…
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@cardch Or we could support actual UK made rather than rebadged Chinese brands. Gloria are made by Waltly and you can even just order direct from them for far less.
@mdavidford the new No10 North office at First Street doesn't allow ebikes in the bike storage which is inside this new build site
@lesterama I don't think you will be disappointed with either option.
Baroness: "...the concern of pedestrians – many of us elderly and disabled – put at risk and having to use pavements and crossings with trepidation (and in some cases stay at home)..." Just wait 'till she hears about motor traffic! (Presumably her point would be "I still can, but not those cyclists...") I could be very wrong but does the good baroness walk everywhere? I've got a suspicion she might drive (or be driven) quite a bit? Ah, but ... careful and considerate responsible licenced and insured drivers, identified by their vehicle numberplates ... which means that any deaths of pedestrians crossing roads or even on the pavements could only be the work of a few reckless drivers. And fortunately the legal system has no problems permanently removing them from the road at the first offence...
@lesterama I chose a Fairlight. I think the attention to detail and craftmanship is just as good, but you save a chunk of cash. The obvious caveat is that it depends on what features you want/value. Fairlight only has four models, all with steel frames. There's nothing in Fairlight's line up that is a direct comparison with this Definition Integrale, for example.
RE: Build it and they will come, #782 "Glasgow isn't Amsterdam" - good to see this despite "but we have weather in Scotland!" / "But our city was bulldozed for motor traffic so we can't go back" / "We have narrow historic streets" / "There's no cycling culture here!" / "but there's a hill" etc. But yes, Glasgow isn't Amsterdam in that picture because: - the junction has very little provision for cycling (what about those going left?) - "single file" - carrying stuff on backs (not slinging your bag in the front rack / basket) - lots of "dress for the journey, not the destination" (hi vis, helmets etc) - no children to be seen
@the little onion Whilst it might seem that way I think perhaps it is a good thing for a crackdown to be launched against drink-cycling ebike renters. They have become a very popular alternative to public transport or cabs after a night out and speaking from experience in London at closing time you will see a large number of quite clearly drunk people staggering out and hopping on a Lime or Forest bike, and when I'm cycling or taking the bus in town late at night I do see a lot of people quite clearly not in a fit state to be riding any bicycle weaving about in traffic. Of course, I'm sure there are a number of people who ride their personal, privately owned ebikes when not in a fit state to do so but I think that would be quite a small number, simply because ebikes are expensive and highly nickable bits of kit and most people wouldn't risk leaving them locked up outside in London at night whilst they go to a pub or club. I would have no problem with the police running a campaign to stop Lime etc riders at random for sobriety checks, with the proviso that they do exactly the same with motorists.
@mctrials23 Agreed. An accurate exposition.
@jasperdog Tell us about them, then!
@mdavidford Whilst there is a need to regulate Lime etc, particularly around pavement parking, I’m not sure why hire e-bikes need anti drink-cycling rules but hire non-e-bikes don’t. Seems a bit culture wars-ish. Plus the comments are absolute proof of why people can’t distinguish between EAPC e-bikes and illegal e-motorbikes
47 thoughts on “Why you shouldn’t blame ’empty cycle lanes’ for congestion; Mathieu van der Poel ramps up post-injury training with 205km ride climbing 4,000m…averaging 29kph; Jakobsen: No Cav rivalry; Cycling opinions; Ian Stannard’s famous win + more on the live blog”
The interesting thing about
The interesting thing about that bridge data is how usage has dropped from 50k to 20k combined over 20 years.
And what happened in 2011?
And cycling didn’t seem to have increased, so what was the driver for the reduction in vehicles?
More questions than answers!
The numbers of journeys made
The numbers of journeys made by bicycle in London have continued to increase, particularly on the routes in and out of the city. The cycle provision has improved considerably. I used to have to commute into London for previous jobs. Several people I worked with would drive in and I could never understand why. Cycling or motorcycling or using public transport always made more sense.
Re 2011 it may have coincided
Re 2011 it may have coincided with the construction work on Blackfriars station (seem to remember various closures of pavements etc over the Bridge at the time). Though the station was completed in 2012 or 2013 I think so that maybe doesn’t explain everything.
Unfortunately that graph
Unfortunately that graph showing a reduction in cars from 50k a day to 10k neatly illustrates the fact that – if there is congestion there – it has to be caused by a change in infrastructure, i.e. the cycle lane
We need to reduce car usage,
We need to reduce car usage, so that’s a good thing – unless you can show me data to show that all those cars are now using other bridges.
I’m addressing the headline
I’m addressing the headline and tweet, which says “you shouldn’t blame congestion on cycle lanes”, along with a photo of nose to tail cars next to a cycle lane, despite the fact car use has fallen by 80%.
You might think it’s a good idea to remove those cars from the road, which would true of they have been replaced by a more benign form of transport like cycling. However, it would appear from the data that there is simply less overall traveling which would typically be associated witha decline in economic activity.
The key piece of data missing is the average travel speed of cars and taxis across the bridge (as a time series), as this would allow us to easily see the impact of the cycle lane.
Steve K wrote:
That might be the problem, it’s not getting its beauty sleep…..
changed name again has it?
changed name again has it?
Sixth iteration minimum,
Sixth iteration minimum, though very like Boris Johnson’s children the exact number is open to debate.
Captain Badger wrote:
Captain Badger wrote:
You old goat!
It was a good comment, but I
It was a good comment, but I’m not sure it was the GOAT.
mdavidford wrote:
Quit butting in to my caper, kid.
chrisonatrike wrote:
Just wait until you see my brother……
Rubbish. The vast majority of
Rubbish. The vast majority of the fall in motor vehicle traffic had already happened before the cycle lane was introduced in 2016.
Most of the fall in motor vehicle traffic seems to have coincided with the introduction of the congestion charge in 2003.
Not if you look at the
Not if you look at the overall trend, over time apart from 2007 there is declining use of the bridge by cars at the same time there is a gradual increase, except for a 5 year pause in cycling across the bridge.
The overall trend suggests that these are long term effects and not ones caused by a sudden change in infrastructure.
Hardly. The number of cars
Hardly. The number of cars and taxis reduced from 50k to 20k before the installation of the cycle lane, then dropped modestly at that point. The vehicle stats also do not include goods vehicles (which have gone up in number) and buses. Finally, we don’t have any data on how congested the bridge is, so we don’t know if congestion is relatively worse anyway.
That would be on the
That would be on the assumption that there was no congestion previously. What isn’t measured here is the level of congestion each year.
Regardless i believe the arguement is along the lines of space taken up by someone travelling by bike or walking compared to the space taken up by a car on the same journey is less, therefore for the same number of journeys there would be less congestion.
Are you Nigel/Socarti?
Are you Nigel/Socarti?
Judging by the totally unfunny account name you are.
Damn, I should have gone with
Damn, I should have gone with “Chris Vroom Vroom” instead. Your name is inspirational by the way.
Lance Strongarm wrote:
Probably could have stopped after five words there.
Seriously you should get some
Seriously you should get some medical help.
Mental health is more widely understood now.
sean1 wrote:
Thanks for your concern doctor, but I can assure you I’m of sound mind.
As mentioned, I’m sorry you don’t like my handle, but I think yours is inspirational – I can see the difficulty and anguish you must have had when you registered and were faced with the fact that the name “Sean” was already taken. To have the mental fortitude and intelligence to add a “1” to the end of it is astonishing.
Desperate stuff.
Desperate stuff.
Ask yourself what is the mental condition of someone who would spend a large proportion of their free time trolling and trying to provoke and antagonise people in what is a very niche online forum.
sean1 wrote:
I think it’s rather sad. He is obviously so lonely (Nigel famously does not ride in groups, only alone) that the attention, even if it is negative, must be affirming in some way.
Niche???
Niche???
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Said the pot to the kettle.
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Grow up, kiddo.
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sean1 wrote:
Sadly the case. He refused to take your first response seriously.
It’s all part of his game.
Then he tries to goad you with an insult, showing his desperation.
You have a very valid point. Virtually all of us will want to think (or assert) that we are perfectly fine – “I’m fine, it’s all them other bar stewards” is the way a friend of mine would joke about his own mental health problems. While it’s good to question assumptions and statements of fact, sadly there is a more serious problem with this individual.
He is indeed. Just for any
He is indeed. Just for any who are still unaware, Lance Strongarm is the sixth (at least) iteration of the poster formerly known as Garage at Large. He was clearly suspended a short while back, does he think changing his name without actually opening a new account will allow him to get away with more? What’s that we’ve had so far then, Nigel Garage, Nigel Garrage, TT Danger, Youareallcyberbullies, Garage at Large and now Lance Strongarm, any others? I remember somebody theorised that he changes his name because some users are employing software that can block out specific commenters but he can skirt round that by changing his name. That would mean he is like a badly behaved toddler desperately waving the nastier portions of his anatomy at the company or soiling the carpet in order to get attention, it doesn’t matter if the attention is vilification and contempt as long as he gets some sort of recognition of his paltry little existence; it seems pretty believable that this is what he’s up to.
Rendel Harris wrote:
Ah ha! The idiot otherwise knows as Nick
ArseLoophole Freeman!Welcome back to the forum I thought it’d been a bit too sensible for a few days.
The posting style of Nigel
The posting style of Nigel/Lance show strong indications of Narsissistic Personality Disorder (NPD).
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-narcissistic-rage-5183744
Nigel should really seek some help and advice. Raging in an online forum is not going to improve his state of mind.
I just presumed he was a cunt
I just presumed he was a cunt.
Fantastic. Took a break due
Fantastic. Took a break due to all the trolls (about 4 at the same time). First time I have checked in to look and I have picked a great day.
Lance Strongarm wrote:
But this assumes the constraint is on the bridge.
A car lane of the width used on blackfriars bridge generally moves 2k vehicles per hour.
So the bridges current theoretically should move 4k cars (and more buses in the separate bus lanes) an hour. Given the length of london rush hour, it isn’t even getting close to this at 10k vehicles/day, so it is highly unlikely it is restricting traffic.
Extra lanes only reduce congestion if they are at the point with worst capacity Otherwise they just provide a location for more queuing (and can actually reduce capacity by allowing more vehicles to reach the constraint faster).
It also ignores that almost the entire drop in usage predates the cycle lane…
We’re not disagreeing – the
We’re not disagreeing – the facts are that 50,000 cars and taxis used to cross the bridge and there are now fewer than 10,000. Therefore, if there is congestion today, something new must be causing it.
What we don’t know is – prior to the cycle lane implementation – what the average traffic speed was vs its speed post-implementation.
I note your comment about bridges accommodating X number of cars and agree that the bridge itself isn’t the limiting factor, but thinking about the bridge in isolation that doesn’t take into account other road infrastructure such as traffic lights etc which would further limit the traffic. Combining the cycle lane with this new infrastructure and the diminution of traffic could explain the issue.
Lance Strongarm wrote:
What we do know is the cycle lane was not installed until 2016, and the number of car journeys fell from 50k to 20k between 2000 and 2016.
So what happened?
a) construction of a cycle lane took 16 years, 8 of which when Boris Johsnon was mayor. was he really so inefficient at running London that it took the whole of is mayoral administration to cpomplete cycle lane?
b) the bulk of the reduction had nothing to do with the cycle lane
c) cycle lanes are so effective, their influence ripples back through time, removing motor vehicle traffic before they are even commenced?
You’ve hit it with (c) – but
You’ve hit it with (c) – but the reasons are important: cycle lanes (to be pedantic – cycle paths here) are like railway lines, but in reverse. So instead of plans for them raising the value of surrounding land the threat of – or even a suspicion of – cycle paths in the future is enough to cause thousands of motorists to re-route their journeys. Or maybe even stop driving.
Hence why I’ve now joined Sustrans. Their potential future Notional Cycle Network is so widespread that this will surely cut current car journeys by at least half, in anticipation.
The amount of motor traffic
RE Blackfriars bridge cycle lane
The amount of motor traffic was reducing across the bridge to a (rough) plateau up to 2013-15. There was a further motor traffic drop corresponding with a greater rise of cycle traffic – it looks to me that after the installation of the bike lane more people were enabled to use the bridge. As a route across the river for people the lane has had significant success.
It has indeed – at peak hours
It has indeed – at peak hours 70% of people crossing the bridge are cyclists, even though they use only 20% of the space, an efficiency level of which surely even the most trollish accountant would approve.
Stannards Omloop win never
Stannards Omloop win never gets old, absolute class and possibly one of the last times the wolfpack messed up so bad. I bet good ol’ Pat Lefevere had quite a bit to say on the matter on the team bus on the way home.
Anyone know why gazprom
Anyone know why gazprom rusvelo has not been told to xxxx right off?
Yes, I think they shouldn’t
Yes, I think they shouldn’t be allowed to compete.
I worked just over the north
I worked just over the north side of Blackfriars Bridge back in the early 2000s. I think I cycled across South to North 2 or 3 times before deciding it was just too dangerous. I think it was just after a fatality on the bridge. Instead I took a route over Southwark Bridge and back along Canon Street. Slightly longer but far safer and much less traffic than the Blackfriars bridge route back then. By the looks of it, the new cycle route would have been a life saver (literally).
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Is that 3.3 miles long, wide, or tall?
I hope everything works out
I hope everything works out again for Evans, there’s been some issues since their rescue by Sports Direct, and when they also took over the original TriUK shop in Yeovil, it was basically ruined in my opinion.
Well they are closing down
Well they are closing down the Preston store, there’s a sign in the window stating 20% closing down discount.