“I come up with all my ideas for songs when I’m cycling” – Karen Egan
- Karen Egan singer & songwriter
Me & my money: Are you a saver or a spender? I rarely have enough money to save but when I do I think buying quality products always saves you money in the long run.
Do you shop around for better value? These days, all the time. But I do worry about eating food that’s cheaply produced, so I spend a bit more on that.
What has been your most extravagant purchase ever and how much did it cost? £120 on a top hat. It’s collapsible.
What purchase have you made that you consider the best value for money? My bike. It’s the fastest and cheapest way of getting around town, and it’s my site of inspiration. I usually come up with all my ideas for songs when I’m cycling.
Issue of cycle-friendly infrastructure presents a significant dilemma (UK)
The issue of cycle-friendly infrastructure presents a significant dilemma. The following is a statement of the position from Active Transport, ~p.24
- There are strong grounds for arguing that segregated provision is not the best way to make provision for cyclists in the UK road system. Continue reading Issue of cycle-friendly infrastructure presents a significant dilemma (UK)
Bicycle safety by numbers: a US perspective
Metal drain covers, stray gravel and potholes – all villains in a unique study of cycling accidents in Portland
Blizzards in York, England
Pre-budget Press Release from ‘Cyclist.ie’
Press Release from ‘Cyclist.ie’
In a pre-Budget submission, Cyclist.ie wishes to stress the importance of prioritising transport investment in cycling as a value-for-money spend. Much better outcomes are achieved for modest expenditures than continuing to fund incorrectly conceived roads infrastructure. Continue reading Pre-budget Press Release from ‘Cyclist.ie’
Power to the Pedals
After decades of trial and error, the ingredients for robust urban cycling cultures are becoming clear.by Gary Gardner Early this decade, Parisian city planners grappling with traffic congestion, air pollution, and other challenges ventured outside the box. They were well aware that traditional transportation remedies such as widened roads and expanded parking typically relieve congestion in the short term but seed even greater longterm crowding while worsening pollution and carbon emissions. So they decided to use bicycles—some 20,000 of them, scattered across the city at metro stops and other convenient locations—to extend the reach of the Paris public transport system and to provide inexpensive, healthy transportation for short trips. Not your father’s transit plan, to be sure, but Paris’s public bike initiative symbolizes the new respect bicycles are getting in a growing number of municipal governments worldwide. Worldwatch Institute – vision for a sustainable world
Cars to blame in most accidents involving cycles – Australia
NEARLY nine out of 10 accidents involving cyclists and cars in Australia are the fault of the motorist, new research has found.
The research also recommends introducing new road rules enforcing safe passing distances for cars.
Drivers were at fault in 87 per cent of incidents with cyclists and most did not realise they had behaved in a reckless or unsafe manner, according to the Monash University Accident Research Centre and The Amy Gillett Foundation. Full article – The Australian
