SIMON_MACMICHAEL MON, MAY 25, 2020 14:33 “We need legislation that properly values people travelling actively,” says champion cyclist turned campaigner Chris Boardman has urged the government to introduce a system of presumed liability, similar to that operating across most of Europe, to help get more people commuting by bike once lockdown ends. “We need legislation […]
In Orwellian fashion, Americans have been stripped of the right to walk, challenging their humanity, freedom and health Antonia Malchik In 2011, Raquel Nelson was convicted of vehicular homicide following the death of her four-year-old son. Nelson, it’s crucial to note, was not driving. She didn’t even own a car. She and her three children
The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates A major study tracking more than 300,000 commuters has revealed that cycling to work can cut the risk of dying early from illnesses such as heart disease and cancer by up to 24 per cent. Dr Richard Patterson from
This week’s Good Facility is a protected cycleway and filtered side road in the London borough of Waltham Forest. At this location, a protected cycleway on Lea Bridge Road passes a side road that has been closed to motor traffic. However there is a clearly-designed cycleway entrance and exit into the side road, with signals
Hayley Everett22 May, 2020 The findings, which were revealed in a poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of the cycling charity, also showed that just under one in 10 people in the UK are cycling more during the crisis. And looking towards a post-lockdown era, 36% of people questioned agreed they could rethink their
Mark Sutton21 May, 2020 The City of London has indicated that there is an intention to make temporary provision for cyclists in the Square Mile more permanent, in part in response to new pollution data that has shown a decline of dangerous particulates by more than a third. The City Corporation last week published its
Carlton Reid11:14am EDT |86 views|May 23, 2020, A Europe-focussed part of the United Nations argues that the “mass use of cars will not be sustainable” after global lockdowns ease. To meet international climate change obligations, governments will instead have to fund and promote “more environmentally sound, healthy and sustainable” forms of mobility, “particularly bicycle use.”
Mayor sees pandemic as chance to change travel habits and revitalise city Steven MorrisThu 21 May 2020 11.58 BST A scheme to turn part of Bristol’s historic centre into a pedestrian-only zone within months has been set out as part of plans to change how people get around the city during and after the Covid-19
US roads have become more lethal even though Americans are driving less due to coronavirus quarantine and stay-at-home orders, a new report has found. Early data indicate a year-on-year 14% jump in fatality rates per distance driven in March, the document by the National Safety Council (NSC) says. The number of miles driven during the
Published: Friday, May 22, 2020 In order to support social distancing measures and ensure the safety of pedestrians and also improve conditions for cyclists, the council will carry out works next week to widen a pavement in Southfields and close a busy road in Balham. A stretch of Bedford Hill, close to its junction with
