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Three cycling lessons the UK can take from Copenhagen
On a visit to Copenhagen with British Cycling, the UK's transport minister Robert Goodwill was shown three specific interventions, all of which benefit cyclists and motorists, by improving the city’s traffic flow and safety. These three lessons relate to legislation, the development of cycle superhighways and standardised design for infrastructure. British Cycling believes that these measures are adaptable to the...
Graeme Obree on The Obree Way – in conversation with Richard Moore
Earlier this week, we posted a link to the movie 'The Flying Scotsman' the feature film made in 2006 telling the story about the Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree who broke the World Hour record on a bike he built himself. As a follow-up, this interview from a couple of years ago provides a good insight into the mind of...
Cadel Evans talks about car dooring
TAC Victoria have produced a video with Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans, who talks about car dooring and road safety. Various reports produced in the past number of years have highlighted the dangers associated with car dooring. In New York City, 3% of bicyclist fatalities in the ten-year period between 1996 and 2005 were from striking an open door...
The frustration of commuting by car
Here's an entertaining short video which shows how commuting by car every day can be very frustrating. It would be great to see localised TV adverts with a similar theme being shown on mainstream television. To find out more about this video checkout this website https://www.eshoradecambiarlahistoria.es
Study shows that significantly more goods could be moved by bicycle
68% of journeys in cities could be shifted from motor vehicles to bikes according to Professor Dr Cathy Macharis - Professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. She outlined this at the European Cycle Logistics Conference in Spain Macharis' research group MOBI, short for Mobility, Logistics and Automotive Technology is an interdisciplinary group focusing on sustainable logistics, electric and hybrid vehicles...
Battlefield – A micro documentary on cycling in Central London
Nice short documentary about how the rise of cycling in London has turned the city into a battlefield on the daily commute.
Car free day in Delhi sees a 60% drop in pollution levels
The first car free day in Delhi yesterday saw a massive reduction in air pollution levels when compared to what could be expected on a normal day, according to a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). A report was released following the event which stated: "Today (Thursday), the air particulate matter (PM 2.5) was 265 micrograms...
The bike rack which shows that 10 bikes can fit in a parking space
U.K design firm Cyclehoop have developed a bike rack which demonstrates to anybody who sees it that one car space can be used as parking for up to ten bikes. The Car Bike Port was originally commissioned by the London Festival of Architecture, and has since been installed around the UK and in several cities across the World. The car shape...
Afghan Cycles – A film about women’s cycling in Afghanistan
Afghan Cycles is a feature documentary about a new generation of Afghan women pushing gender and cultural barriers by riding bicycles. The film follows a diverse and growing group of women who are risking their honor and their lives for the joy and liberation of riding a bicycle. From rural cycling clubs to a National Cycling Team, these women are...
Winter Cycling For Everyone – How people still cycle even in difficult climates (VIDEO)
During a trip to the first ever International Winter Cycling congress in Oulu, Finland, Canadian cyclist Anders Swanson was inspired to make a film about the city where people travel by bike even in the depths of winter. Oulu is just 170 kilometres from the Arctic Circle. In January, the average temperature is -9.6 deg C and there are just...
Figures show that cycling contributes more spend from tourists in the UK than golf
Figures released today by VisitEngland, VisitScotland and Visit Wales, reveal for the first time the value of tourism spend generated by various leisure activities including cycling. Figures show that cycling contributes more spend among international and domestic day and overnight tourists in the UK than golf, with cycling or mountain biking contributing £520m to the economy compared to golf which...
Canadian cycling campaign group looking for mandatory lights in daytime
A Canadian cycling campaign group - Cycling PEI (Prince Edward Island) - is looking for the use of lights in daytime to be made mandatory for cyclists in Prince Edward Island. Executive director of Cycling PEI, Mike Connolly, says that the daytime use of lights would make cyclists more visible during the day. "The number-one priority for cyclists is to be...
Tailgating driver feels the long arm of the law
The bike rider in the video was approaching roadworks with the road closed down to a single lane when this impatient driver merged in behind him. With no room to overtake the cyclist took the lane for his own safety which seemed to anger the driver of the car who decided to tailgate a few feet behind the...
This is a contender for the worst cycle path ever
We've seen some really bad cycle paths, but this might be the worst we've seen yet. This photo of a cycle path in Budapest was recently posted on Reddit. The path is on a bridge crossing the River Danube, and according to one of the posters on Reddit, the bridge is well used by cyclists as it's near to the...
CAR vs BIKE vs BUS
We all know the bus is slower but will the bike beat the car on the wide roads of Nashville Tennessee? Matthew Nemer filmed himself doing the same trip from the Parthenon to the Ryman on all three modes of transport. Take a look and see who quickest.
Ciclovía set to take place in Belfast next weekend
Ciclovía is a health and community based initiative which closes a part of a city to traffic, on a given day, for a specific period of time, in which cyclists are given the opportunity to ride through the traffic free zone of the City. Next weekend, Ciclovía will take place in Belfast for the first time. It takes place...