Monthly Archives: February 2014

Highlighting the bad bits.

Posted on February 28, 2014 by MrHappyCyclist

Update (6th March 2014): Modified the annotations in the map to include links to videos showing examples of the problems that I encounter at these locations. Yesterday, I saw the following Twitter post from the All Party Cycling Group: My … Continue reading →

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The stupidity of painting substandard cycle lanes on roads.

Posted on February 23, 2014 by MrHappyCyclist

The UK Government’s guidelines for cycle infrastructure design are contained in  the Department for Transport’s Local Transport Note 2/08. This actually specifies quite a low level of design quality compared to those countries that have achieved high rates of cycling, but … Continue reading →

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Do the police normalize dangerously bad driving?

Posted on February 7, 2014 by MrHappyCyclist

I have thought for a while about writing something about this issue, but time never seems to be on my side. However, I have had a number of experiences and encounters this week that have prompted me to set something … Continue reading →

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