Remember this epetition, ‘Cyclists THINK! Watch out for HGVs‘ (that I wrote about there, SillyCylist IV). I just got an email saying that the Prime Minister’s Office have now answered to it.
The Government shares Ms Clegg’s concern about the safety of cyclists. But we believe a better way to help all road...
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cycle training
LGV Cycle Safety – epetition response
Start riding now
Today I read this article over on the Telegraph, Copenhagen climate conference Danes launch campaign to get the world cycling.
And it got me wondering why the UK has such a hard time in get on their bikes. The first thing people over here think is that it is dangerous and it is going to...
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SillyDriver I
Well since I have the SillyCyclist and SillyCyclelLanes going I thought that it would be a good idea to also have a SillyDriver section.
And I will start this section off with a small pop quiz.
Q: Picture this, you are driving in your car down a residential road with speed bumps. And you come upon...
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Goldfish effect
I hope that you do as I do and others do “ride wide”, Charlotte puts it better than I so I hope that she don’t mind that I quote her, in her post I ride wide.
Apparently, the consensus of opinion amongst today’s Bikeability instructors is that you should never ride less than a metre...
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SillyCyclist V
This one is just a general one simply because I see it every day.
It is against the law to cycle on the pavement, that is the simple fact.
So please don’t do it, here is some reasons why other than it is illegal.
A cyclist can easy do around 10mph, which is 3 times as fast...
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Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel
So this a new take on the dear old training wheels, which are a pain to work with *), this is called Gyrowheel Gyroscopic Bicycle Wheel. I will let the video below explain how it work as it would be easier than me rambling on here.
I wonder how it is to ride with when...
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A plea to parents
Please do take some interest in your child cycling skills and bicycle.
It does not take long or a mechanical genius to see that your child’s bicycle needs some TLC. If you can’t fix it take it to your Local Bicycle Shop (LBS).
I’m my day job I quite often see bicycles that are falling apart...
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SillyCyclist IV
The other day I was cycling towards Hammersmith and first time I spotted her was on the pavement. Cycling in and out of pedestrians and then back out unto the road without much looking around.
I was cycling in the bus lane, near Charing Cross Hospital and came to a halt when a massive big...
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Learning to ride
Calvin and Hobbes is one of my favourite comic strips, and I just love this one :)
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Cycling is safe.
Contrary to what you might hear. Unfortunately cycling has had a bad press of late, but not all cyclists jump red lights or cycle on pavements!
Just look at the number of people who cycle these days and how low the accident rates are. In cities like Copenhagen, for example, the number of people being...
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