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Posted at 11:51am Tuesday 7th February 2012
I like my car but I love my bike!
Regular readers may have noticed a slightly more sporadic nature to my blog entries recently. This is down to a number of reasons, one being the busy nature of modern life and that fact that it takes time to think about and write this blog every week; another reason has been the need for me to sit back and think about what this blog is about.
Posted at 2:42pm Tuesday 24th January 2012
Is it OK to kill a cyclist?
OK, it's a strongly worded title, but I do wonder sometimes what message gets sent out when drivers who do kill cyclists seem to get let off very lightly. Is my life, as a cyclist, worth less than someone who is driving car, or am I worth more when I'm driving?
Posted at 12:24pm Monday 16th January 2012
Cager or Nodder? a guide to cycling jargon
As technology advances, the ease with which we can record everyday events increases.
Posted at 5:09pm Monday 9th January 2012
Not a Good Morning
I drove to work this morning, it was purely down to being a bit tired and very lazy!
Posted at 11:10am Thursday 22nd December 2011
A Merry Cycling Christmas!
Where did that year go? It's been a busy one and I have spent far too little time riding just for fun.
Posted at 1:52pm Monday 12th December 2011
Wrong again!
Well done Bournemouth Borough Council, hearty congratulations from me for completely missing the point...again! A motion has been passed which supports police enforcement and urged the council to emphasise that riding on the pavement is illegal.
Posted at 3:29pm Monday 5th December 2011
Top tips for winter cycle commuting
I know that there has been lots of discussion around the crackdown on cyclists without lights.
Posted at 1:32pm Monday 28th November 2011
Vive la Revolution
The time has come to stand up and be counted. For too long cyclists have been treated badly by other road users, given bad press and generally treated like some sort of lower caste.
Posted at 12:55pm Monday 21st November 2011
Some encouraging facts & figures
Last week my daughter's school had a "bike breakfast", this is an event that encourages children to get to school under their own steam and they get rewarded with a healthy fruit breakfast and various goodies like reflective wristbands, which are exactly the types of thing that excite children of primary school age!
Posted at 12:22pm Monday 31st October 2011
What's that noise?
Friday morning was an interesting commute into the office; this is one of the darkest morning commutes of the year due to the clocks changing over the weekend, so I left the house in darkness with lights blazing away.
Posted at 2:06pm Tuesday 25th October 2011
Brrr, it's cold...no it's not!
I'm not really sure what's going on with the weather at the moment, but I seem to be one of the only people that is slightly concerned about the weird year we've had so far!
Posted at 3:11pm Monday 17th October 2011
It's just people!
Did you know that if you peel away the skin we are all the same underneath? It's doesn't actually matter what colour the skin is on the outside. Did you also know that if we peel away the wrapping that is our chosen form of transport - car, bike, feet, motorbike, bus - we are still all the same?
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