We know it’s counter-intuitive to make a case against day-glow tops for cyclists, but there’s a reason criminals sometimes wear high vis to rob banks; fluorescent clothing’s a perfect way to disappear. Countries committed to Vision Zero design safe systems rather than teach road safety for a reason. Things might be different if high-vis clothing could be proved to work.…
With the exception of child seats, few of us here in Britain use bicycles as a way of carrying stuff of any size. By contrast, cyclists elsewhere in the world are dab hands at lashing all manner of cargo to bog-standard bikes. Adding luggage racks makes things a whole lot easier – elevating the humble bicycle into a veritable workhorse.…
20mph limits only work if they’re stuck to. A vocal minority of drivers have unusual ideas about why lower speeds in the areas people live, work and go to school are a bad idea, but what can be done to help those who are supportive of traffic calming measures? After all, everyone benefits from safer roads – however they travel.…
The UK has already tried year-round BST – once during the war to maximise daylight working hours, and again between 1968-1971. The most recent trial saw an 11 per cent reduction in road traffic deaths and injuries thanks to lighter evenings, but was ended following pressure from the farming lobby and its objections to darker mornings in the north. It’s…
When drivers question the case for 20mph limits, they risk overlooking the laws of physics. After all, it’s indisputable that the faster and heavier a vehicle, the more likely it is to cause injury or death in the event of a crash. It’s the reason the driver of a car who collides with a child is 7 times more likely…
19/09/23
