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Playing billiards with cyclists?
Introduction In the game of billiards, points can be scored by hitting the red ball and the opponent’s cue ball in the same shot; that is called a cannon. I wonder whether the equivalent on the road involves hitting two … Continue reading
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Calibrating distances on video camera images
One of the problems with the video footage produced by cameras that are worn by cyclists is in the interpretation of images produced to determine passing and following distances. This could be an issue when trying to get video evidence … Continue reading
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Superb responses from Stagecoach and First Bus
I have generally found that the standard of bus driving that I encounter on my daily commute has improved dramatically over the past year or so. Some of this seems to have been after my visit to First Bus’s training … Continue reading
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Dangerous driving, road rage bully – the result.
At the end of June, I wrote here (with a video of the incident) about the poor police response to what I considered to be a very serious road rage incident. In that post, I pasted the police complaint that … Continue reading
House of Commons Cycling Debate – Write to Your MP
As a result of the report produced by the ‘Get Britain Cycling’ inquiry, and the online petition that was raised to promote it, there will be a debate in the House of Commons to debate the findings set out in … Continue reading
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Do the police have an ingrained prejudice against cyclists?
UPDATE: There is a follow up article here. This post primarily looks at an incident that happened to me recently and the police response to that. However, I was prompted to make this blog post about it when I saw … Continue reading
A rash of good drivers? Just business as usual.
About a week ago, I posted a boring video, showing what it is usually like cycling to work. No problems, drivers leaving plenty of space when overtaking, drivers holding back whilst I go through a junction or a pinch point … Continue reading
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Extreme straw men and reductionist thinking.
It is frustrating that there seems to be so much disagreement between different cycle campaigners regarding what is required to get more people cycling in Britain. What is particularly annoying is that a lot of the arguments seem to centre … Continue reading
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Visit to First Bus
A couple of weeks ago, I received an invitation to visit the training centre at the First Bus depot in Bolton, so yesterday morning I went along and met some very nice people who showed me what they are doing … Continue reading
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KW56BVP – Close Pass And Ignorance
The driver of a car that cut me up was so ashamed of his behaviour that he complained to YouTube about the video, alleging privacy violations. Unfortunately, YouTube haven’t a clue about what is or isn’t a privacy violation and … Continue reading
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