I’ve been asked many times if I’m happy with the outcome of the road traffic collision that I was involved in late last year. The simple answer is yes. I was involved in a RTC in 2009 where a car pulled out or a minor road into my path on a major road, hitting me… More My Thoughts on the RTC Result
The Freight Transport Associate recently released a Cycling Code. It’s aim is to improve the safety of cyclists on the roads and reduce collisions between commercial vehicles and cyclists. The code is well worth reading, and can be done so here. Here are a few interesting tips for cyclists and drivers take from the code.… More FTA Cycling Code
It’s snowing, the ground is wet and traffic is backed up. I’m cycling in the bus lane and traffic up ahead starts moving but I miss a set of cars not moving at the start of a side road. The result is a car driving through a gap and into the side road, going straight… More RTC 16.12.10
I commute from urban Greater London into central London each day, taking me roughly an hour door to door. The distance is around 16 miles each way but can be more or less depending on my route. The biggest problem for any cyclist in a city is going to be traffic lights, it’s understandable why… More Time Spent at Traffic Lights
With more and more road users using video equipment to record their journeys in case of an accident, it is important to have a little bit of understanding of what is involved when using it to prove what happened. A section of video footage only shows what happened during that section of time. I’ve had… More Video Footage is Not Evidence