"We have a wonderful network of over 25,000 miles of cycleways in the UK, with smooth tarmac and direct routes to the places we want to go. All we have to do is get the other people using those cycleways in their motor vehicles to do so safely and properly." -Regulator, Cyclechat [via @JohntheMonkey]
Entries tagged "design"
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 3 June 2009
"It's a kind of escape for us, a chance to break away from the daily reality of prison." --Daniel, participant in the prisoners' Tour de France.
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 29 April 2009
"Seventy five percent of all journeys in Britain are under five miles in length; half are under two miles; and thirty two per cent under a mile... Of all journeys undertaken by car, sixty one per cent are under five miles in length; and a similar proportion of all short journeys currently take place in cars." --Bikes Not Fumes, p. 11, CTC 1991
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 27 February 2009
"Ride for fun. They haven't yet made a cycle computer that can measure that." --Surly Dave
Bike Shorts
Bike Shorts 13 January 2009
"I really believe that, once people develop some confidence on the bike track, they'll feel a lot safer riding on sections of road that don't have bicycle infrastructure yet"--Katie Kingshott, Healthy Transport Hobart