Anyone that has been into central London after the 30th of July will have seen the Barclays liveried cycle hire bikes that are scattered across 7 boroughs of central London. Thousands of people use them each day, with peak days reaching over 20,000 journeys being made. Who would have thought that this scheme would work,… More The Success of the Barclays Cycle Hire
As all cyclists will know, at some point during their journey, they will witness the behaviour of vehicle drivers where the must pass the cyclist but for little reason as they are often halted by traffic or red lights. This mentality which all drivers seem to have is rather strange. They basically have tunnel vision… More Must get in front mentality
I see many cyclists each day going up the inside of buses, coaches and HGV’s. Do they not understand that each time they are doing it, they are putting there life at risk. Of course in some situations it is perfectly safe to do so but if it’s clearly 50/50 it’s best to hang back… More Undertaking large vehicles
Over 500,000 bicycle journeys take place each day in London but imagine what it would be like if the cyclists didn’t ride and took other means of transport. They would fill 297 Central Line Trains 6,250 Double decker buses 2,240km of traffic if we each drove an average sized family car Cycle can save you… More Cycling is good for everyone
Today I witnessed a school kid trying to show off on his BMX, being the usual arrogant teenager and thinking he is invincible. Weaving through cyclists and traffic and doing endo’s and wheelies, skidding on pavements and jumping red lights. It was quite funny when one chap shouted out do it again!