The highway code

01/09/2010 The highway code does also apply to you as a cyclist, after all your are a road user on a vehicle. So do spend some time and have a good old read of the highway code. It will open your eyes and see how many people disregard it. It is after all made to make it easier and safer for you and others to move around in the traffic. The Lo ... read more ...

SillyDriver III

31/08/2010 I have just got back from my holidays. Cycled 260 miles north on our touring bicycles and only had two incidents, where only one of them was outside London. An overtaking taxi who was very close to me on way back from the station, a nice welcome back. Anywho, there I was cycling in front of my partner who is 2-3 metres behind me. We are coming to a hill where ... read more ...

A good idea, there Bryony.

17/08/2010 I'm not going to gloat but I did think about this a few years back, but Bryony was first to put it on paper so to speak. Make full Bikeability cycle training compulsory before anyone can pass their driving test. It would need to be current, like the drivers’ theory test, which must be passed up to 3 years before the licence can be granted, so a school playground session aged ... read more ...

Shweeb – cost-effective transport solution

30/07/2010 I just fell over this on my daily crawl tru' the internet. All I can honestly say about this, it is a great roller-coaster. Taking the cyclist away from the roads ain't the way to go. A bicycle is a vehicle and if you are riding one you are a road user. Just as much as a person inside a motorised vehicle aka a car. It would be easier and more ... read more ...

Free E-books from London cyclist

Londoncyclist.co.uk have produced two eBooks, Guide to Cycling in London and Bicycle Maintenance Made Ridiculously Easy, free for you to download. I have had quick scan of these two eBook and I enjoyed then, very well written and full of useful hints, even for a long time cyclist here in London. Need to read them in full very soon. I do even think that the Guide to Cycling in London can ... read more ...

Use Your Head – Stop at Red

23/07/2010 Now this is something good. I hope that you'll sign this, if you haven't already. We (cyclists) are only hurting ourselves if we keep red light jumping (RLJ) and breaking the Highway Code in other ways. The more cyclists who respect the code and show courtesy towards other road users and pedestrians, the better response we will get. Any ways, no matter how fast I try to go from A to ... read more ...

Velo-City and Streetfilms

17/07/2010 I totally forgot and missed out on something great. As you can see on this StreetFilms film from Velo-City 2010 in Copenhagen, see below. This film is Copenhagen seen through North American eyes, as they say it took a long time in CPH to get there but they did. And we (yes even London) can do it but we do not have 30-40 years to get to the same place ... read more ...

Sleeping police men

14/07/2010 Is it just me that is annoyed by the the so called sleeping police men, that are scattered all around our fine city to calm down the traffic. 1/ They do invite you as a cyclist to move into the door zone. Please don't as when you do so you invite other road users to over take you. Not a safe or comfortable place to be, squeezed in between a parked ... read more ...

Children should be encouraged to ride to school

08/07/2010 You must have read the article about the family in south London who, shockingly, let their children cycle to school. Good on them, I say. Now Sustrans says that children should be encouraged to ride to school not prohibited, which is also something I totally agree with. Half of all children want to cycle to school but just two per cent do. A third of children are now driven to ... read more ...

FREE (TfL) guided cycle rides

Register your interest for FREE guided cycle rides on 14th July today. Your marshals will greet you at 7.30 and give you a basic bike check before setting off at 7.45. (As Kingston is a little further from central London please meet at 07.15 to leave at 07.30). The Rides are a great way to build up confidence and discover new routes to get to work. Spread the word and get ... read more ...