All posts by John Dawson
Two wheels good – and here are 10 reasons why
It’s a cheap, fast and healthy way to get around but only two per cent of us are prepared to get on our bikes. National Bike Week is coming down the tracks – a good excuse to get pedalling
Cycling in cities – Are we really serious
A video aimed at educating drivers about passing out cyclists
Why cyclists sometimes opt for the pavement
Outdated one-way systems designed for a car-dominated world mean even the most law-abiding among us risk a £30 fine … see Guardian Bike Blog
On-the-spot fines for careless drivers (UK)
Motorists are to be hit with on-the-spot fines of between £80 and £100 for careless driving as part of a major package of road safety laws being portrayed as a break from the previous government’s supposed reliance on speed cameras. Read more
Saddlesore and sights: Racing by bike from Bristol to Machynlleth
If tackling a 140-mile bike ride across some of the most mountainous parts of Wales in the space of a day doesn’t sound like your sort of thing, then you’re probably not alone.
But there are a few of us cyclists around for whom that kind of proposition is too alluring to ignore. Read more
Can a ‘cycle revolution’ happen without an infrastructure revolution too?
Save our cyclists: Clamour for flood of avoidable road deaths to be stemmed
A growing toll of casualties, many involving lorries, has prompted urgent calls to make Britain’s roads safe for cyclists
Urgent action is needed to protect cyclists from lorries and buses, with 230 cyclists killed or seriously injured every month on Britain’s crowded roads, campaigners say.
The lazy, languid, long-distance cycle ride – the best type?
Squeeze into fancy gear and obsess over your route? I’d much rather trundle along, get lost occasionally and look at herons