Reforming highways law and cycling

I formally submitted the following to the Law Commission. I suggest it is noted ... 1st Floor, Tower ​52 Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H 9AG 020 3334 0200 ​ programme@lawcommission.gsi.gov.uk Dear consultee Thank you for taking an interest in this consultation for our 13th Programme of law reform. Your contribution will play a vital part…

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Dropped kerbs, Crossovers, Cambers and cycling infrastructure

I have a new mobility aid and street audit tool, a Christiania Cargo Trike 🙂 I think there are many unchallenged design assumptions, and would be pleased to hear any thoughts about the following Kerbs Kerbs are a type of barrier. They are a reactive invention.A detailed study of all types of kerbs, their history…

BSI Inclusive Cycling

    This is a short introduction to the concept of inclusive cycling.   What is Inclusion?   I am currently experiencing a very large set of issues around being an extremely wobbly disabled pedestrian and now a disabled very balance challenged cyclist. I wrote to the House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality…

Disabled People and Cycling

I attended a meeting yesterday about changes to a town centre and effects on disabled people yesterday. A representative of local disability groups commented that in his experience in focus groups of disabled people, strong fear of cyclists were commonly expressed. I found this very thought provoking, because I am a disabled person whose primary…

A Theory of Everything

Saw the Hawkins film last night so thought I would have a go 🙂   Infinity=zero   Justify! Above has three elements - the three body problem - it is unstable! Chaotic! Non-linear! Complex! We are agreed that at the quantum level "stuff" is continually bubbling in and out of existence. When we go to…

Cycling – some introductory reading

I have just discovered that some key authors seem to be unknown. I am just posting some names here and leave it to readers to use their search skills! Humboldt Gehl Don Norman Hass-Klau Steven Fleming Deming Meadows Illich Murray Bookchin

A London of villages?

I proposed this to lcc agm last year. "That all London Boroughs  and both the GLA and TfL map London into villages (Waltham forest model) with clear definitions of the purposes of areas and streets. That all primarily residential areas (the vast majority of London) shall have 8 mph speed limits and access is only…

Security and equality

The UN has written “Disasters and other crises often exaggerate existing inequalities. But they also present opportunities to identify gaps in existing policies, to innovate new practices, and initiate greater efforts to correct for the uneven distribution of vulnerabilities” The implementation of these conventions, however, will no doubt be challenged by longstanding patterns of structural…

Once upon a time in Bridlington (Or Art Nouveau trains and cycles)

After a complex and interesting journey caused by a broken rail near Newark (this caused the train crew on an inbound train to kx to be delayed meaning the service I was transferred to following the cancellation of my train could not leave causing further cascade effects probably made worse by privatisation because there are…

Siloitis and street scene issues

I have recently had a serious health incident. One of the side effects of my health is that I have been getting around slower and therefore notice things! I must confess that I have professional experience in street scene matters, having worked for Eastbourne as a road sweeper, been a housing manager, including estates manager…