A national system of charging people to drive on the roads is inevitable as part of a package of measures to cut congestion and pollution, the head of the UK’s leading motoring lobby group warned on Tuesday. Read article
The ‘ghost bike’ revolt: Families demand action on cyclist deaths
Minister accused of failure to act as protest against rise in fatalities gathers momentum. Read article
Cities fit for cycling
The (UK) Times has launched a public campaign and 8-point manifesto calling for cities to be made fit for cyclists; read article
Hop onboard an HGV and see what they can’t see
A safety initiative by the Met is encouraging cyclists and HGV drivers and cyclists to swap places
For most cyclists, HGVs are the thing most feared on urban roads. Despite only comprising 5% of traffic, they are involved in about 50% of cyclist deaths each year, and many more serious injuries. Read article
How many studies into obesity does it take to build one cycle path?
Article in the British Medical Journal
ECF Facts and Figures
European Cycling Federation: Facts & Figures
A couple of interesting facts from the above
- ~2.5 more bicycles than cars were produced – globally – in 2000
- Safety in numbers: further clear evidence that the more cyclists there are, the safer it is for all of them; data are given for the UK, but not for Ireland
How to make a Night Bike
The danger of road safety
Cyclists in Amsterdam are fearless: no helmets, no protective kit
Yet they may be safer, too. Read article
Dublin city centre plan will see cars give way to pedestrians (and cyclists?)
DUBLIN CITY centre will be predominantly for pedestrians, cyclists and those using public transport, with through-traffic discouraged, according to a new strategy developed by city planners.
Titled Your City, Your Space , the draft strategy notes that more than 500,000 people access the city centre daily – 235,000 workers, 45,000 students, 120,000 shoppers or other visitors and 116,000 inner city residents.
Cycling officer gets jobs reprieve
Irish Times – Well done all those who campaigned for this!