Cycle and road safety
Wet celebration of C4 completion
March 13, 2024 | Bruce LynnSunday March 10th was the day selelcted for the Celebration Ride along the newly complelted missing section of Cycleway 4 through Surrey Quays. Alas the weather was far from celebratory. … Read More
LCC’s Dangerous Junctions Campaign
November 7, 2023 | Bruce LynnLCC’s dangerous junction campaign has made a great start with good coverage on BBC local news and the BBC website, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c04298ym95jo
One thing we can all do is sign … Read More
Southwark’s most dangerous cycling junctions revealed
November 7, 2023 | Bruce LynnPost by Simon Saville, SC Co-ordinator (on left in photo at Borough junction)
New London Cycling Campaign mapping shows London’s most dangerous Junctions for cycling
London Cycling Campaign (LCC) … Read More
FREE CYCLE TRAINING FOR ALL IS BACK
August 14, 2020 | Bruce LynnFREE Cycle Skills: Get tailored training at a level suited to your needs, or book a lesson for the family (with up to three participants)! Choose from Basic (off-road environment), … Read More
Street closures at Southwark schools to expand
January 18, 2019 | SallyEvaAt least fourteen Southwark schools will be protected by road closures at opening and home times by 2022. That’s the pledge of lead councillor Richard Livingstone, the man in charge … Read More
Rye Lane closed: cyclists walking round the works
January 7, 2019 | SallyEvaThe good news is that cycling up Rye Lane is still allowed but there is about 20 m of pushing your bike up congested Rye Lane pavements. The second bit … Read More
One-way filter on Quietway 7 gets the go-ahead for trial
December 18, 2018 | SallyEvaA trial filter on Champion Hill has been given the go-ahead and should be in place by February 11th. It’s only one-way but that’s better than nothing. Most people (57%) … Read More
Wanted: cycling contra-flow on St Thomas St
November 6, 2018 | SallyEvaWell this is embarrassing. TfL “engaged” with its public about making St Thomas St one-way. The public hated the idea. Key concerns by this public included “the lack of two-way … Read More
Quietways: critical fails analysis rides
October 3, 2018 | SallyEvaThese are the first seven Quietways. Tfl reckons there are (or will be) lots more now. But are they any good? Just one bad junction is enough to send would-be … Read More
Routeing Southwark Spine down Barry Road
October 1, 2018 | SallyEvaThis is Barry Road. It is the long straight ugly, polluted, dangerous speed-track from the Plough to the Rye. Only a council could be astonished to learn that drivers go fast … Read More