Archive for the 'Traffic Safety Issues' Category

UK: Lighting up for cycle safety

Woking News and Mail: Lighting up for cycle safety
A new campaign has been launched to try and halt the alarming rise in deaths of cyclists on the roads. Backed by Woking’s Tony Doyle — former world and European track cycling champion — the scheme is aimed at cutting casualities this winter. Pedal pushers are one [...]

Brisbane: He Died with a Metal Storm Slug in His Head

Brisbane: He Died with a Metal Storm Slug in His Head – Personal commentary from a Queensland cyclist
It seems to have become a favourite sport for journalists to stir up the anti-cycling underbelly in our society. The favoured method seems to be that of writing some sort of personal account of their own raging encounter [...]

UK: Make streets safe for cyclists

Oxford Mail – Editorial: Make streets safe for cyclists
News that 12 locations in Oxford have been identified as being dangerous to cyclists will come as no surprise to anyone who regularly uses a bike to get around the city. In fact, the only surprise is that more areas have not been singled out. Cyclists frequently [...]