Newsletter February 2025

February 2025 Newsletter

from the local group of
London Cycling Campaign in Camden

This month’s newsletter includes:

Petitions for Finsbury Park junction and a Presumed Liability law
Ideas needed for the UKGov’s Transport Strategy
Kentish Town Pedals and Dartmouth Park Family Rides
Recent Bike Bus Camden ride with Will Norman
LCC Stratford cycle protest
Newham’s 20mph rollout and the truth about E-Bike fires

Have Your Say

• UKgov has been urged to introduce presumed liability for civil cases relating to certain road collisions which would see motorists presumed liable when involved in incidents involving cyclists, pedestrians or horse riders. Sign the petition here.

• The government also wants ideas for a ‘vision-led’ Integrated National Transport Strategy for England (the first time in 27 years) to be published this year. Email your MP by 20th February, urging them to press Transport Sec. Heidi Alexander to reduce private car-dependency, or amend LTF’s letter template here.

• Finsbury Park Junction was described as the 5th most dangerous Junction in London for Cyclists in 2023 and still no work has been done to make it safer.

Finsbury Park Junction – Sign the petition!

Camden Cycling News

Kentish Town Pedals
• 1st Mar 2025 : 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• Join us for a friendly bike ride to explore the local area, keep active, build cycling confidence and have fun. Click here for more information about the ride

Dartmouth Park Daffodil Family Bike Ride
• 1st Mar 2025 : 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
• Meet at Navigator Square, Archway for a fun and family-friendly, community bike ride. The event calls for greater safety measures for walking, wheeling, and cycling in the area. Register and find out more here.

CCC Monthly Meeting
• 17th Feb 2025 : 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Monthly meetings take place on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 pm. usually online. Agenda items to include: recent infrastructure decisions (Torriano Avenue, Camden High Street, Kilburn High Road, Crowndale Road and Chalk Farm Road) and upcoming bike rides. More meeting details here

Kentish Town Bike Workshop
• 10th Mar 2025 : 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
• Experienced mechanics will help you to check and make minor repairs to your bike. More KTBW details

Bike Bus Camden..

..ran a Mega Bus for Will Norman (who came along with us) to see how joyful & easy it is to run a Bike Bus. Wouldn’t every child in Camden and elsewhere love to start their day like this?

See the Bike Bus Camden Twitter post here

Wider Cycling News & Events

• “Would presumed liability make roads safer for cyclists?” What does the UK have in common with Ireland, Cyprus, Malta and Romania? None have a system of presumed liability to protect non car-users like cyclists and pedestrians.

• Newham Council completes 20mph borough-wide rollout to boost road danger reduction and a healthier lifestyles for residents, workers and visitors. Read more here.

• E-Bike fires are ‘almost wholly’ down to ‘conversion kits, mismatched chargers and post-sale tampering’ reports Mark Sutton. Analysis shows bike shop standard e-bikes ‘withstand extreme abuse without going into thermal runaway’. The same does not apply to ‘bargain’ online models.

• Stratford Cycle Protest, 24th February – following the death of a man recently killed while cycling, LCC is protesting to highlight years of inaction at unsafe junctions along C2. Join us at 6:15pm, Greenway/Stratford High Street – click the button below.

Join the protest for safer junctions in Stratford

Many thanks,

Camden Cyclists