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Mark Cavendish won the BBC sports personality of the year. People ask questions about a possible rise in interest in cycling.
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Cycling Revolution Birmingham
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The Mayor of London has launched this document, called Cycling Revolution London. Could we lobby our ward…Continue
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Daniel Carins posted a blog post
Bicycling Towards Urban Economic Development
Study suggests "increased sales resulting from bike improvements outweigh losses incurred by having fewer car-driving customers"."Can a city’s bicycle infrastructure be an attractive amenity luring new residents, and therefore potential new customers in the local economy?".http://artisaneconomyinitiative.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/bicycling-towards-urban-economic-development/See More
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Quantifying CO2 savings of cycling
On Your Bike - Quantifying CO2 savings of cycling has just been published based on research in Denmark. Part of the executive summary reads: "This study shows that if levels of cycling in the EU-27 wereequivalent to those found in Denmark, bicycle use wouldhelp achieve 12 to 26% of…See More
Daniel Carins replied to John KIRK's discussion Copenhagen has 37% of journeys made by bike
"Are you really sure you want to call people who live in BedZed or the Vauban development and own a bicycle stupid?
Really?
From memory there were around 6000 dwellings in Vauban. At an average density of say 2.3 people per…"
Daniel Carins replied to John KIRK's discussion Copenhagen has 37% of journeys made by bike
"There was a cycling in cities programme run by the DfT here recently: Peterborough and Leicester were pilots (there were others). I know that Peterborough had a lot of success (not so sure if those 'converts' are still cycling as much -…"
Daniel Carins replied to John KIRK's discussion Copenhagen has 37% of people commuting by bike
"This blog makes ineresting reading for those who think Birmingham is too hilly for cycling:
http://thisbigcity.net/san-francisco-became-cycling-city-against-odds/
Birmingham has few hills, sure, but it's nothing compared to San…"
Dave Holladay replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Near death experience tally in the group Commuting
"Section 170 of RTA - developed from original part of Motor Car Act 1903 - first prosecution involved a company car driver and no collision - he was showing off and spooked 2 racehorses which had to be destroyed. Look up full detail about time…"
Daniel Carins replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Near death experience tally in the group Commuting
"That's interesting, Dave. Do you know section 170 of which Act?"
Dave Holladay replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Near death experience tally in the group Commuting
"If you are injured or property damaged the driver has committed a Section 170 offence by failing to give details to a person reasonably requiring them. This applies whether or not the motor vehicle actually touched you - the wording is 'through…"
Rohini Cash replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Near death experience tally in the group Commuting
"I had a car go into the back of me last week. A white skoda registration LM60 VRT. It was at the traffic lights in Walmley village at 8am. His excuse was that he needed to move forward to make space for a truck turning right into the other side of…"
Daniel Carins replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"The other "irony" is that whenever I do say anything to these grown men (almost always men) cycling fast on the pavement with something like "Scared of the cars?" they usually say "**** off". One time when I was…"
Dave Holladay replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"It must be very tempting to work out the times of this cyclist's 'commute' and emerge from your front gate pushing a wheelie bin. I've had a couple of close encounters which, had I 'failed' to notice the cyclist…"
LS replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"Good point but a minority cycle on the pavement at stupid speeds for the conditions. I've seen a young guy pelting along the pavement on my road a few times recently. I have elderly neighbours and others with small kids who could get…"
Graham Lennard replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"I'm wondering if it's because those that pavement cycle see cycling as more like being a pedestrian with wheels rather than being a vehicle.. this means you can take a more relaxed/casual approach to it... Cycling on…"
Daniel Carins replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"I've also noticed police officers riding on the pavement in Bearwood (once in hot pursuit of a man legging it, so I let them off).
However, on Saturday I saw four teenagers cycling through the Bull Ring in Birmingham in the afternoon…"
Dave Holladay replied to Daniel Carins's discussion Grown adults cycling on the pavement counter in the group Commuting
"Studies of cyclist crashes have noted that footway cycling (the correct legal terms as all surfaces for wheeled traffic are technically pavements) has a crash rate between 4 & 8 times that of carriageway cycling because the footway layout and…"
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Bicycling Towards Urban Economic Development
Study suggests "increased sales resulting from bike improvements outweigh losses incurred by having fewer car-driving customers".
"Can a city’s bicycle infrastructure be an attractive amenity luring new residents, and therefore potential new customers in the local economy?".…
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Quantifying CO2 savings of cycling
On Your Bike - Quantifying CO2 savings of cycling has just been published based on research in Denmark.
Part of the executive summary reads:
"This study shows that if levels of cycling in the EU-27 were
equivalent…
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