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“Majority of cyclists are reasonable people and will dismount”: Cycling campaign opposes controversial town centre cycle ban which has seen “738 cyclists fined in last few months”

The Chair of a cycling campaign has lamented the “large drop in residents cycling to Bedford” caused by a controversial town centre cycling ban that has seen “aggressive” fining of cyclists, with “738” handed out “in the last few months”. Peter Blakeman, Chair of the Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire, made the comments in a letter … Read more

National Highways to stop calling collisions ‘accidents’, as campaigners welcome “significant step” in recognising crashes are “not random events, but preventable incidents caused by human actions”

National Highways has said it will stop describing collisions as ‘accidents’, the move welcomed by road safety organisations and campaigners who have made the case for a more accurate description of the preventable nature of road collisions.The government-owned company responsible for operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major A-roads in England took the decision following campaigning … Read more

Zwift Ride with Kickr Core

If you’re serious about Zwifting, and happy to be tied to the platform, then the Zwift Ride with Kickr Core is essentially a fully-functioning smart bike with dedicated Zwift controls for the same price as a top-end direct-drive trainer, and as such it’s hard to beat if you have room for a full-time setup and … Read more

“Those who don’t see themselves may feel cycling is not for them”: Images of cyclists lack diversity and focus on cycling as leisure rather than transport, researchers suggest

Images of cyclists online lack diversity and may potentially contribute to “excluding many people from choosing cycling as an alternative form of transport”, a charity has argued.The analysis, commissioned by climate charity Possible and first reported by Forbes transport journalist Carlton Reid, saw the University of Westminster’s Active Travel Academy in London look at 100 photos of “family cycling” from Google Images.In … Read more

Build safe cycling routes to help people ditch cars for local journeys, urges senior doctor “redressing balance” of city’s “polarised” cycling ban debate

A senior doctor has urged Worcester policy makers to see past “so much negativity locally” and implement safe cycling routes that encourage and enable people to leave their cars at home for short local journeys, the comments coming in a bid to “redress the balance” of discourse around cycling in the city that has predominantly centred … Read more