In a ten year period between census dates of 2001 and 2011, Hackney Council focused almost exclusively on low traffic neighbourhood or modal filtering schemes according to a recently unearthed report by noted engineer, Brian Deegan. During that time, cycling trips more than tripled, cycling mode share for work trips more than
Liberty Sheldon13 October, 2020
The data, which analysed sentiment from over 6,000 UK sports enthusiasts, reveals which cities across the UK are the most, and least, cycle friendly. The research found that London is among the worst cities for cycling while the city of Newcastle has ranked the best.
54% of London cyclists surveyed stated aggressive drivers in the capital as a reason they don’t feel safe on the roads, closely followed by drivers in Brighton and Hove (50%), Glasgow (49%), Leeds (49%) and Liverpool (49%). Welsh drivers are thought to be the friendliest, with just 24% of Aberystwyth cyclists feeling concerned about inconsiderate drivers.
The Ukranian e-bike brand Delfast are renowned for producing hugely powerful e-bikes that are way beyond anything that can be ridden without a licence in the UK and Europe… and they’ve now extended that to cargo vehicles so businesses can make super-charged deliveries, unveiling their all new Trike after six months in development.
“Spokes are so last year”, say Beno Technologies of their new, very unique-looking creation called Reevo, which was the result of four years of R+D, prototyping and testing before arriving at the finished product. Aimed at the urban cyclist, Reevo has hubless, spokeless wheels, a beam-style frame and one-sided fork, and can even be locked and unlocked with your fingertip.
One of the issues about working from home and keeping off public transport has been that cycling around to look at stuff has been that my range has been somewhat restricted and generally, positive street changes in my wider neck of the woods have been few and far between.
Anders Hartmann
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Jennie Dowd, daughter of Bootle MP Peter Dowd, was knocked off her bike while cycling near her home on Lunt Road in Sefton Village on September 27.The 31-year-old NHS worker died of her injuries in hospital on October 6th.A fundraising page has been set up to raise money for The Walton Centre charity in her honour.
“My thoughts are with my friend @peter_dowd and his family after the tragic loss of their daughter”, he wrote.
Carlton Reid
Trump’s aversion to cycling—and, it so happens, sharks—was delivered in a speech given in Old Forge, Pennsylvania, close to Biden’s Scranton birthplace and hours before the former Vice President was scheduled to give a prime-time speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
“I’ll never be riding a bicycle,” said President Trump, adding that his worry wasn’t about balance, bone spurs or bicyclists’ tan, but injuries: “I’m not getting hurt riding a bicycle.”
