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Also in The Guardian – How
Also in The Guardian – How can Britain ever embrace cycling if our bikes keep getting stolen?
There will be an inquest,
There will be an inquest, seems likely it will be reported here – https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/inquests
The inquest won’t take place until legal proceding have finished though, so it could be a while.
NOtotheEU wrote:
”We will hold drivers to account on every occasion where we identify that the standard of driving falls below that of a careful and competent driver.” They are going to need to recruit hundreds more staff if this is to be believed, or is “where we identify ” the get out clause?“Hold to account” = “send a warning letter”?
My regular e-bike journey is
My regular e-bike journey is 6 miles (each way). That takes around 30 minutes, if I drive instead then it’s usually 20 minutes (but sometimes more like 25 – 30 minutes). So the time it takes me on the bike is already close enough that it’s not a significant factor in deciding whether to ride or drive.
What makes the biggest difference to me is safe, direct routes and somewhere to park the bike at the other end.
Pretty much everything is a
Pretty much everything is a trade off – cost, performance, reliability, maintainability, aesthetics, etc.
I prefer disc brakes to rim brakes, electronic shifting is too costly for me (but I’d be happy to use it if it was cheaper). Haven’t tried tubeless tyres, I use airless ones on my commuter bike and normal tubes on my road bike. If I was getting a lot of punctures on the road bike I’d give tubeless a go, but I average less than one per year.
This is an interesting read –
This is an interesting read – ‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today
Age 17 cycling to work (on
Age 17 cycling to work (on the road), downhill so had a reasonable amount of speed. There was a group of teenagers on the pavement ahead of me.
A dog being walked on the same section of pavement growled at the teenagers and one of them jumped into the road immediately in front of me. Somehow managed to swerve round her, not sure how I didn’t hit her.
Stats for the UK are here –
Stats for the UK are here – https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/walking-and-cycling-statistics
This chart is from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/801482/road-traffic-estimates-2018-pedal-cycles.pdf
There’s a table in section 5
There’s a table in section 5.5 Cycle lane and track
widths that lists 1.5m as the absolute minimum width of a cycle lane or track.There’s also this in section 8.3 Access controls
An alternative method is to provide bollards
at a minimum of 1.5m spacing, which allows users to
approach in a straight line whilst permitting all types
of cycle and mobility scooter to gain access. If access
is required by wider maintenance vehicles, a lockable
bollard can be used
Google uses tricycles to map
Google uses tricycles to map areas where cars can’t go. Presumably they couldn’t get it past the A-frame.Ref – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View
I bought a gravel bike, which
I bought a gravel bike, which I use for commuting. It doesn’t have mounts for a rear rack so I’m using a seat post bag. It works OK, but it’s not ideal. I find the shape is the main issue.
I’m going to need to carry a laptop on my bike from next year, so I’m getting an Ortlieb Quick Rack. There are a few similar racks for bikes without mounts – Tailfin looks very good, but it’s also very expensive.
A few of my favourite things:
A few of my favourite things:
Tyre Seating Tool, really cuts down on the swearing
Coloured hex keys with the sizes printed on them
Pedal spanner with the direction you have to turn it printed on it
Back in 2017 the All Party
Back in 2017 the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group had an Inquiry ‘Cycling and the Justice System’. The report contains some examples and various statistics:
https://allpartycycling.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/appcg-justice-report-2017.pdf
There are some roundabouts where you can enter without giving way. It’s not common, but some have give way markings for circulating traffic, such as this one… https://goo.gl/maps/m7hfcXFgoVGVYCZW6Thanks, that makes sense. I’d pictured a standard roundabout with no give way markings at the entrances.
I find the road markings on
I find the road markings on roundabouts can be quite confusing. Often some arms of the roundabout will have Give Way markings on the road, while the remaining arms do not.
So are the rules different if the markings are different? The highway code says “check whether road markings allow you to enter the roundabout without giving way”, which sounds positively dangerous if taken at face value.
