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I rode my bike for about two and a half hours today. Much of that time was spent practising the key skills of Sustrans cycleway use: dismounting and mounting; lifting my bike over obstacles; dodging glass, potholes and dog muck; … Continue reading
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The vicious circle
(Caveat: I Am Not A Lawyer) We see time after time failures of justice at all levels when it comes to dealing with incidents that happen on our roads. We have a poisonous road culture and a uncaring society when … Continue reading
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… and lick t’road clean with our tongues.
Four Yorshiremen was always one of my favourite Monty Python sketches (though it actually pre-dated Monty Python). We must all have come across this kind of competition between individuals about who has had it hardest in some area of life, … Continue reading
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Arriva bus driver shows how to do it.
After my last article, I was pleased to experience this today: Excellent driving, at exactly the same place that featured in the other article, showing just how much room is available at that spot: I have absolutely no idea whether … Continue reading
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Arriva Bus company defends apparent road rage.
At the beginning of November, I had cause to complain to the Arriva Bus Company about this bit of driving: I sent the following message via their online complaints page: I was riding my bicycle home from the shops last … Continue reading
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“Jaywalker” – Email sent to Direct Line
Sent this morning to pressoffice@directlinegroup.co.uk. Hello, As a long term customer of yours, I am writing regarding your article at this location: http://www.directline.com/media/archive-2013/news-25042013 [This is the archive version. The email contained the original, which has now been removed from the … Continue reading
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Some observations from visiting Oxford
I just spent a few days in Oxford with my wife. We didn’t ride bikes, but did do a fair amount of walking. As we expected in Oxford, we saw lots of people on bikes, mostly with flat handlebars and … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Road Justice, Space for Cycling
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Cyclists Dismount: A disappointing attitude from @BoltonCouncil
The picture below shows the approach to some road works that are currently in progress on Moss Bank Way in Bolton: “Cyclists Dismount” signs are often used by ignorant local authorities who claim that they are there for safety reasons, … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Bolton, Road Justice, Space for Cycling
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Yet another GM Police failure.
I have to say that I am absolutely stunned by the Bolton police response to this one. Here is the video: I made detailed calculations of the relevant information from the video and wrote up a statement, which I handed … Continue reading
GM Police Complaint – part 2: local resolution
This short article is an update on the progress of my police complaint, which I first reported in this article. Two weeks after I posted my complaint to the Professional Standards Branch of Greater Manchester Police, I was informed that … Continue reading