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The Department for Transport has announced the launch of a consultation which will look at whether a new offence equivalent to causing death by careless or dangerous driving should be introduced for dangerous cyclists. Commenting on the announcement, Joshua Harris, Director of Campaigns at road safety charity Brake, said: “Whilst the intentions behind the Government’s […]
Brake, the road safety charity, is applauding a report out today by the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group, ‘Get Britain Cycling‘, calling for action to achieve 10% of journeys in Britain being by bike by 2025. Currently just 2% of journeys are by bike. The report urged government to work towards 20mph being the norm in […]
I’ve written an article about cyclists/cycling before… and now here’s another. I’m still absolutely shocked at the level of disregard that cyclists have for the rules of the road. Let me set the scene. I’m driving home. It’s about 6pm and the roads are unseasonably quiet – probably because it’s a Sunday. It’s dark. There’s […]
As mentioned recently, my hernia (and subsequent repair via surgery) left me rather less fit than before. Not being up to returning to the miles of road running, I bought a bicycle. Yes, I know, push bikes on the road and all that. However, I couldn’t resist. It does have wheels after all – albeit […]