CYCLING DENIED SAFETY & JUSTICE. Old Colwyn – Essential Coast Protection Work Urgent coast protection work has made it necessary for the road and promenade at Old Colwyn to … Read More
A cyclist brought to a sudden halt by a potential ‘assailant’ placing hands on the handlebars, renders the rider defenceless astride the cycle, and vulnerable to physical attack. (Edit) The incident below starkly illustrates one of the risks faced by … Read More
INTRODUCTION. The following article, with minor adaptations for this webpage, was written around 2012 for the Forces Pension Society magazine, PENNANT by John Sullivan. John was a Royal Air Force pilot with over 4,000 flight … Read More
Skewed thinking. Much of our national conversation on transport is skewed by personal interest and perspectives, rather than the wider public benefit; that may in some cases be contrary to our perceived personal interests. Land ownership and rights of … Read More
Extract from The Times newspaper:- June 28, 1921 Few days without serious road accidents Few days and no holidays seem to pass without serious accidents to road traffic. Those due to the callousness or the incompetence of drivers of fast … Read More
LOCAL COMMUNITY CHAMPION Samantha Winnett Founder of the Conwy Valley Vixens The following editorial is attributed to CyclingUK at https://www.cyclinguk.org/biography/samantha-winnett Samantha began cycling after the birth of her son and then began entering fundraising events and Sportives. After discussing with … Read More
CLICK – Cycle Parking Guidelines (CyclingUK) Town or village Retailer Cycle Parking Infrastructure? … Read More
True Active Travel – failure to deliver. The above ‘Active Travel’ shared use route (BLUE) has recently been completed (August 2020). The potential AT route with significant potential (GREEN) has a history.. In 2015 Denbighshire Planning Committee rejected … Read More
Plans to change the default speed limit for most urban roads in Wales from 30 to 20mph were supported by all the major political parties in the Welsh Parliament. Wales makes the first move. Wales looks likely to become … Read More
We reprint this unedited article by Tom Stafford from 12th February 2013. We believe it makes a valuable contribution to an understanding of why, for some drivers, the mere sight of a cyclist ahead is a reason for disapproval, or … Read More