Casey Neistat is using YouTube to protest being issued a traffic ticket for not riding his bicycle in a Manhattan bike lane. In a video, he plows his bike into various obstacles in bike lanes. (June 10) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz1WEhHOXe4 (Explanation)
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Bicycle Rush Hour Utrecht
June 17, 2011 – 4:39 pm
Morning rush hour in the 4th largest city in the Netherlands. Streets look like this when 33% of ALL trips are made by bicycle!
Bike Share Usage Comparisons (among 12 cities)
June 17, 2011 – 4:21 pm
I decided to compare the levels of bike share use in 12 cities. Nine of them in Europe, as well as Melbourne, Montreal and Washington, DC. I checked the levels of usage at 08:00 AM in all the European cities (I’m including London and Dublin under that label). The morning rush hour is beginning, people […]
Code of Conduct by TFL
June 17, 2011 – 3:33 pm
Follow these simple do’s and don’ts to help you enjoy your ride and enjoy London. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14810.aspx http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/15875.aspx
Cycle training by TFL
June 17, 2011 – 3:31 pm
Free and subsidised cycle training is available for adults and children within most London boroughs. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/11689.aspx
The boroughs that love Boris Bikes
June 17, 2011 – 3:30 pm
A new graphic (above) from Transport for London sheds light on where London subscribers to the Mayor’s bike hire scheme live. http://lydall.standard.co.uk/2011/01/revealed-the-boroughs-that-love-boris-bikes.html
Optimising Bike-Sharing in European Cities
June 17, 2011 – 3:15 pm
Identification of key attributes for bike-sharing systems The aim of OBIS WP 3 is to determine central conditions for the success of bike sharing systems (BSS) in European cities. The data collection in OBIS WP 2 encompassed 51 systems, out of which 3 have already been closed and replaced, and 2 were pilots (Kraków and Gothenburg/Lundby). Many different notions of […]
Cycle Safety Action Plan
June 17, 2011 – 3:04 pm
Cycle casualties have fluctuated over the past two decades, but the general trend is downwards. The substantial increase in the number of cycling trips has been accompanied by a comparatively small increase in casualties. As such, the relative risk of cycling per trip is actually falling and cycling is getting safer. This Action Plan aims to drive this positive trend forward. The objectives of the plan are to: […]