Posts Tagged ‘ David Hembrow ’

Route 10: From North Shields To The Joys Of Northumberland

Route 10: From North Shields To The Joys Of Northumberland

A few months ago there was a bit of a spat between Carlton Reid and David Hembrow. It started when David said of Northumbria,  ”Northumbria has the most beautiful, well marked cycle paths” which “criss-cross through the area and take you to interesting places”. I’d like to know where they...
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Man The F**k Up and Take The Lane?

Man The F**k Up and Take The Lane?

So David Hembrow and Carlton Reid seem to be getting into a bit of a tizz last week about the cycling that’s to be had in Northumberland. On the one hand, David is pointing out the triumph of marketing spin that often fills tourist brochures (remember all those half-built hotels from the 70s & 80s?),...
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Bad Junction Design…

… this via David Hembrow, who explains some of what’s going on far better than I could: It’s interesting as I spent some time today talking to one of our councillors about the importance of changing the built environment if we’re to change people’s behaviour. There’s a whole lot more to be said on this...
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Cyclists: Safe To Ignore Completely

Cyclists: Safe To Ignore Completely

I’ve been enjoying the articulate & well reasoned arguments against Vehicular Cycling that’ve been put up recently by Freewheeler, David Hembrow, and Crossrider, amongst others. These have all got me thinking, about the flawed logic that seems to be the received wisdom of “Cyclists’ (with a capital “C”) groups” in the UK. As freewheeler puts it, the kind...
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Do It For The Children

Do It For The Children

David Hembrow’s done it again - hit the nail right on the head. This post in A View From The Cycle Path gives a bit of background to the changes in Dutch society in the 1970s that led them to build the infrastructure that they have today. Up until then, both the UK and the...
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