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A shameful lack of interest from Greater Manchester Police
There has been a lot of praise in recent months for the actions of the Traffic Division of West Midlands Police in dealing with driving that puts people on cycles at risk. The initiative, know as Operation Close Pass, is particularly … Continue reading
Back to crappy, lawless England.
I rode my bike for about two and a half hours today. Much of that time was spent practising the key skills of Sustrans cycleway use: dismounting and mounting; lifting my bike over obstacles; dodging glass, potholes and dog muck; … Continue reading
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The vicious circle
(Caveat: I Am Not A Lawyer) We see time after time failures of justice at all levels when it comes to dealing with incidents that happen on our roads. We have a poisonous road culture and a uncaring society when … Continue reading
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… and lick t’road clean with our tongues.
Four Yorshiremen was always one of my favourite Monty Python sketches (though it actually pre-dated Monty Python). We must all have come across this kind of competition between individuals about who has had it hardest in some area of life, … Continue reading
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Arriva bus driver shows how to do it.
After my last article, I was pleased to experience this today: Excellent driving, at exactly the same place that featured in the other article, showing just how much room is available at that spot: I have absolutely no idea whether … Continue reading
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Arriva Bus company defends apparent road rage.
At the beginning of November, I had cause to complain to the Arriva Bus Company about this bit of driving: I sent the following message via their online complaints page: I was riding my bicycle home from the shops last … Continue reading
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“Jaywalker” – Email sent to Direct Line
Sent this morning to pressoffice@directlinegroup.co.uk. Hello, As a long term customer of yours, I am writing regarding your article at this location: http://www.directline.com/media/archive-2013/news-25042013 [This is the archive version. The email contained the original, which has now been removed from the … Continue reading
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Some observations from visiting Oxford
I just spent a few days in Oxford with my wife. We didn’t ride bikes, but did do a fair amount of walking. As we expected in Oxford, we saw lots of people on bikes, mostly with flat handlebars and … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Road Justice, Space for Cycling
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Cyclists Dismount: A disappointing attitude from @BoltonCouncil
The picture below shows the approach to some road works that are currently in progress on Moss Bank Way in Bolton: “Cyclists Dismount” signs are often used by ignorant local authorities who claim that they are there for safety reasons, … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Bolton, Road Justice, Space for Cycling
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Yet another GM Police failure.
I have to say that I am absolutely stunned by the Bolton police response to this one. Here is the video: I made detailed calculations of the relevant information from the video and wrote up a statement, which I handed … Continue reading