London Evening Standard) Sunday 20 January 2019 09:00 Shocking images reveal how some of the world’s most polluted cities would look if all pollution was visible. Using data from 2018, the photos show what it would look like if humans could see hazardous chemicals produced by vehicle exhausts once the initial plume of smoke has… [Read More]
Hit-and-run crashes rise by 45% in four years
BBC News) The number of hit-and-run crashes in England and Wales has risen by 45% in four years, the BBC has learned. Recorded hit-and-run incidents increased from 19,239 in 2013 to 28,010 in 2017, according to Freedom of Information responses from 27 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales. Road safety charity Brake… [Read More]
Mandatory driver eye tests will reduce close passes, says cycling cop
Cyclist) Cycling police officers have called for mandatory driver eye testing every five years after one in 20 people pulled over in an operation targeting drivers who overtake cyclists too close failed roadside eye tests. Those who failed the test were mainly over the age of 60. West Midlands Police officers Mark Hodson and Steve… [Read More]
Government repeats pledge to jail killer drivers for life
road cc) Motorists convicted of causing death by dangerous driving or while under the influence of alcohol or drugs could face life in jail under reforms to the law planned by the government. A new offence of causing serious injury by careless driving could also be introduced, reports The Times. However, similar proposals outlined in… [Read More]
Do emissions and fuel used increase with 20mph limits?
20s plenty for us) Many people think that driving at 20mph lowers fuel economy. Yet research shows that for many cars a steady 20mph is the most efficient speed if you can keep it steady. Indeed at 20mph many cars will achieve fuel consumption better than 90mpg. But what changes things is in an urban… [Read More]
‘The devastation of human life is in view’: what a burning world tells us about climate change
the guardian) Sat 2 Feb 2019 Because these numbers are so small, we tend to trivialise the differences between them – one, two, four, five. But, as with world wars or recurrences of cancer, you don’t want to see even one. At 2C, , bringing, over centuries, 50 metres of sea-level rise. , major cities… [Read More]
With $32 Trillion In Assets, Investors Demand Immediate Action On Climate Change
forbes) Dec 11, 2018, 11:49am A global group of 415 investors managing $32 trillion in assets just released a combined statement urging governments to accelerate their actions to mitigate climate change. The 2018 Global Investor Statement to Governments on Climate Change reiterated their support of the ongoing Paris Agreement discussions taking place during COP24 in… [Read More]
Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 31 Jan 2019 | Utrecht Centraal train station, Netherlands – the biggest cycle parking facilility in the world
CEoGB Good Cycling Facility of the Week: 31st January 2019 This week’s Good Cycling Facility is the brand-new cycle parking facility at Utrecht Centraal train station in the Netherlands – the biggest cycle parking facilility in the world, with 12,500 parking spaces. The facility and its multiple levels of cycle parking is completely accessibly by… [Read More]
TfL asks the public’s views on four major new cycle routes
road.cc) Transport for London (TfL) and seven London boroughs are asking for early comments and suggestions regarding four major cycle routes. A full public consultation will follow in May this year. The four routes are: A 12km route between Camden and Tottenham Hale, via Seven Sisters, Finsbury Park and the Nag’s Head, passing through the… [Read More]
Scrapped HS2 bike path ‘five times better value than HS2 itself’
the guardian) Campaigners argue that the business case for the project was a ‘no-brainer’ Laura LakerFri 1 Feb 2019 11.09 GMT A scrapped “emerald necklace” cycleway up the spine of the country alongside HS2 would have delivered a return on investment of up to five times greater than the rail project itself, an FoI request… [Read More]
