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Offline SteveH

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CYCLING.
« on: November 05, 2014, 11:15:34 am »
We have had a few a arguments on here recently, on cycling, (on different threads), this new article I found interesting, Myth or reality
Many cyclists believe improving culture among drivers and boosting infrastructure are the only meaningful ways to save lives. But how much effect would some of these smaller changes have?
Nothing polarises opinion in the cycle safety debate like the idea of making the wearing of helmets compulsory.

Chris Boardman, ex-pro racer and policy adviser at British Cycling, was heavily criticised this week for deciding not to wear one. "You're as safe riding a bike as you are walking," he says. "It's not in the top 10 things you can do to keep safe."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29894590


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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 11:43:10 am »
Roger Geffen seems a very odd person. And he does talk a fair bit of uninformed nonsense.
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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 12:21:32 pm »
Clothing made almost no statistically significant difference - 1-2% of drivers always drove dangerously close. Only two outfits altered driver behaviour - one which said "police", and another with "polite". The latter is an intentional imitation popular with cyclists and horse riders.

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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2014, 03:23:22 pm »
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Clothing made almost no statistically significant difference - 1-2% of drivers always drove dangerously close.

But that's essentially meaningless. You'd need stats which correlate accidents on similarly used roads over a ten year period between cyclists who wore fluorescent garb and those who didn't.
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.  ― Michel de Montaigne

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Offline SteveH

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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 03:35:09 pm »
Forget the stats, surely from a cyclist's point, it's common sense to have every aid possible to be seen, even good drivers need a helping hand.

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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2014, 03:42:27 pm »
Apparently not...
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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2016, 11:59:50 am »
43 reasons why cycling anywhere in Wales is a terrible idea       $walesflag$


http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/fun-stuff/43-reasons-cycling-anywhere-wales-11080365

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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2020, 12:05:26 pm »
Coronavirus: Will you really have to wait until 2021 for a new bike?

Toilet rolls. Hand sanitiser. Pasta. Flour. The early pandemic-induced shortages have passed, but now there is a new one: bicycles. As people venture further afield for exercise, or return to the workplace while avoiding public transport, bikes - new and used - are at a premium, write Alice Evans and Ella Wills.

Teacher Saskia Breet had to abandon any hopes of a jaunt to a foreign land this coronavirus-affected summer - but dreamed of getting on her bike and exploring the world around her.

There are plenty of sights to savour within comfortable cycling distance of her Bristol home - but first the 26-year-old needed to buy a bike and she soon found that task was harder than any homework assignment she sets for her secondary school pupils.

Because she plans to follow government advice and use pedal power to get to and from work when her school reopens, Saskia signed up to the cycle-to-work scheme, which allows employees to buy tax-free bikes and equipment.

cont  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53023552

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Re: CYCLING.
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2020, 01:05:51 pm »
I have a bike that will be for sale as soon as I am able to meet people - unused for quite a few years but just needs a bit of spruce up and ready to go!!!

What I find strange about the cyclists around here is that they are not restricted to the 5 miles that we motorists are, yet I would be cocooned in my car while they can pass  pedestrians at close quarters.  They also seem to be able to cycle in places that I thought were closed, such as Marine Drive and the forests.  Then they brag about it on social media.

All very well having restrictions but does anyone police them?

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Re. Cycling ......Peloton adds North Wales landmark
« Reply #9 on: September 23, 2023, 09:51:31 am »
Peloton adds North Wales landmark to its 'Scenic Rides' collection

'It was wonderful to be able to virtually ride around the Great Orme and to think that people from across the globe will be able to share our wonderful views'

Full story https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/peloton-adds-north-wales-landmark-27755190?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589