The Green Party has criticised the government’s recent announcement that £32.9 million will be set aside to help councils across England build a network of cycling and walking experts, claiming that the new funding “doesn’t come close to delivering the active travel resolution we need”.
Car crashes into building – please post your Local news stories – road.cc
David9694 Aug 13, 2020
Running this one up the flagpole to see who salutes…
I just don’t remember this being a thing until recently, now it seems a daily occurrence.
Could it be that there are drivers not up to the job, too many cars; should houses be made to ride in single file, shops put on high viz, why are we putting newer buildings in danger like this, it’s irresponsible.
‘A Dorset Police spokesperson said: “Dorset Police was called at 12.48pm on Thursday, August 13, to a report of a collision involving a car and a wall outside Iceland on Poole Road in Bournemouth.
“It is reported that the vehicle was also in collision with a pedestrian, but they did not require medical treatment.”
Why We Are Challenging the A428 Road Scheme – Transport Action Network
Support our campaign to stop the A428 from being constructed here.
Q: Are you opposed to this particular scheme or all new road building schemes in general?
What we are opposed to is the current roads policy the Government has, which is when we’ve got a transport problem, the default solution is to go to a big road. And that is a problem given the current circumstances with rapidly increasing climate change.
Solar-powered cargo bikes reduce IKEA delivery emissions and pass traffic congestion – transportxtra
Successful pilot extends cargo bike use to all global IKEA retailers
For the last couple of years, IKEA retailers have been introducing electric trucks for home delivery services. Now, the IKEA franchisor is adding a more sustainable alternative home delivery transport solution: Solar-powered cargo bikes.
After evaluating the pilot, the worldwide IKEA franchisor (Inter IKEA Systems B.V.) now has decided to scale up and give all IKEA retailers around the world the possibility to add a more sustainable, accessible and cost-effective alternative to their home delivery fleet within their market.
Here’s what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision on camera while cycling | road.cc
If you’ve suffered a near miss, close pass or are the victim of any crime on the road while cycling, here’s what you need to know about reporting it to the police and submitting your footage…
In fact, the head of road safety at Nextbase — the dash cam manufacturer that runs the National Dash Cam Safety Portal used by many police forces — last May revealed that submissions had increased by 25% since the Highway Code changes of January 2022.
A woman, a bike, an impossible goal? – Full Story Summer | Australia news | The Guardian
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Four thousand kilometres. Thirteen days. This is the record Kristina Rivers is attempting to break to be the fastest woman to cycle from Cottesloe Beach in Perth to Manly Beach in Sydney. Why does someone set such an ambitious goal? And what does it take to achieve it? Ellen Leabeater follows Kristina’s journey
How can Britain ever embrace cycling if our bikes keep getting stolen? | Adam Becket | The Guardian
For most cyclists, bike theft feels like an inevitability. It’s just one of those risks that you are doomed to face any day you take your bike out. Such is the fear I have of my pride and joy being stolen – yes, I am one of those people who consider my bike to be my most important possession – that I rarely, if ever, lock it up outside. At home, it stays inside. At work, I take it into the building. If the bike is outside, I’m either on it or in close proximity to it.
It doesn’t seem to matter what kind of lock or preventive measure you use, or where you leave them, bikes – from a cheap, secondhand cycle to a top-of-the-range racer – can just go missing in an instant, with little recourse apart from claiming on insurance.
‘It was the MK2 I dreamed of’: readers recall their Raleigh Chopper rides | Cycling | The Guardian
Alfie Packham and Guardian readers
I won a Chopper in a colouring-in competition that was on the back page of the Dick Whittington on Ice programme in the winter of 1975-76. The famous clown Charlie Cairoli presented me with the bike during the interval of a subsequent showing of the pantomime at Wembley Empire Pool. He noticed my surname was Italian and said: “I’m a-glad-a you won,” which became a family catchphrase. I was king of the neighbourhood that year, and I’ve never properly thanked my sister for doing the actual colouring-in. Thanks, Anne.
Pete Accini, 55, Brisbane, Australia
Cycling instructors consider strike action as real-terms pay cuts and poor working conditions spark mass exodus | road.cc
As industrial disputes continue to dominate the headlines in the early days of 2023 – with rail workers, bus drivers, nurses, National Highways workers, teachers, and ambulance staff all set for further walkouts in January – cycling instructors in London have become the latest group to consider strike action due to concerns over pay and working conditions amid the current cost of living crisis.
In October 2021, dozens of instructors cycled from Trafalgar Square to City Hall as part of a protest ride organised by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) to highlight Transport for London’s decision to slash the budget for cycle training in schools.
I double-dare you to ask transportation experts to explain induced demand – Andy Boenau – speakeasy.substack.com
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Here’s how to explain car-oriented transportation planning:
“Welcome to the restaurant. Let me tell you about our menu. Pizza is all-you-can-eat, and it’s free. Everything else costs $50 each, and takes 8 hours to prepare. So, what can I get you?”
Of course they don’t—it undermines the vast majority of major infrastructure projects. Bring up induced demand with a group of consultants who need to win that big road widening contract, and see how quickly the subject change
How do modernist transportation planners recommend handling congestion? By recommending new vehicle lanes.
What happens when you build new vehicle lanes to handle traffic congestion? The vehicle lanes fill up with more traffic congestion.
As they themselves have said for decades, you cannot build your way out of congestion. But every week you can do a quick internet search to see a bunch of new attempts.