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Can we make London safer for cyclists, please?
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 year ago
13 responses
I know that cycling is the most efficient way of getting anywhere in London. It’s so quick (halved my journey length to work) and is cheap (saved me £40 a week on bus fares) but every single day I nearly get killed. Cars and taxis and (to a lesser extent buses) appear to own the road and the air. I was a London d...
Any words of advice for a cyclist?
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
7 responses
Was given a bike, have just discovered cycling in London and am riding here, there and everywhere. Have bought panniers, a lightweight stack-hat, flashing lights and a bright yellow waistcoat (perfect for hitting those hardcore raves of an evening, too) as very much don’t want to die. Would appreciate words of...
What's wrong with following the rules?
Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
5 responses
Over the past few weeks, we have had subjects discussing buying tickets (or not) for the underground and buses, parking scooters (legally or not), opening bus doors with the emergency buttons (fineable or not) and not to forget the bikes not stopping at red lights (stupid or not)! I have to say that I am getting a b...
By airheads for airheads?
Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
3 responses
TFL have got a new leaflet out, ‘produced by women for women’ about travelling on the tube. I’d like to meet the women responsible. And smash them round the head with a bottle of pinot grigio. It seems it was designed with a particularly fragile sub- species of the capital’s female population...
Is cycling on the Greenway a bit dodgy?
Posted by uberrich about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
7 responses
My girlfriend is thinking about starting to cycle to work and dutifully used the handy TfL journey planner to figure out the best route. She showed it to me and I thought it looked great as it was mostly off road. However, not knowing East London particularly well at all, it transpires that what I thought was a nice...
Any thoughts on cycle safety?
Posted by unknown about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
7 responses
I read recently about cyclists being thrown off their bikes and their heads shoved under cars.. (nice). It looks as if it is a trend that will spread; they are easy targets after all. For those who are interested in getting personal safety stuff, The Suzy Lamplugh Trust has some really good information and person...
