Posts Tagged ‘ Cycling ’

In the early 90s, I graduated, got my hair cut and got a job. I also ended up living 30 miles from where I worked, and petrol was cheap - it cost me just £1.20 a day to get to work. I stopped riding a bike for anything other than the very occasional summer...
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Declaration of interest: this post is about a Sustrans project. Sustrans are monthly contributors to the keeping-a-roof-over-my-head fund, and I have definitely drunk their Kool Aid (”Tune in, turn on, drop out & build your own transport network”). But that doesn’t mean that what follows isn’t true! One of the criticisms levelled at cycle infrastructure...
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Jeremy Clarkson isn’t a fan of caravans. Personally, I don’t really mind them, although sometimes their drivers don’t appreciate how wide they are, and tend to pass a bit too close. But on this, I’m sure we can agree: Recumbent cyclists Towing a caravan Accompanied by their children (still riding with stabilisers) … is definitely a demographic against which we...
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The plan was simplicity in itself: Tall Robbie and I would get the train across to Whitehaven on Friday evening, B&B overnight, and then cycle back on Saturday. Somewhere between 130 and 140 miles, with around 10,000ft of climbing in the last days of winter. What could possibly go wrong? Seeing as the plan was to...
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A couple of quotes about flying - just substitute the words “fly” for “ride”, or “aircraft” for “bike” etc.: “Flying in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect.” Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. c. early...
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First there was this on the front page of The Independent last April: Then today, this in The Times (do visit their page and sign up): So now we eagerly wait to see if the other opinion-forming newspapers will fall into line. Rumour has it that The Daily Mail will be next - here’s an advanced...
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There’s this from yesterday’s Sydney Morning Herald : The cyclist-friendly car STEPHEN OTTLEY May 18, 2010 - 4:18PM Subaru has developed a new system that can detect and avoid cyclists and pedestrians. Subaru has developed new safety technology that can detect and avoid pedestrians, cyclists and other cars on the road. Pedestrians...
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