London Policing Priorities - Consultation
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Your chance to let the Met know what you think of their policing methods is available here...
London policing priorities 2010/11
Get your views in by the 15th December.
How about enforcing ASLs? RCC received an email from someone who challenged a police officer who had stopped in an ASL - she was told that they are not obligatory. In fact, they are, see rule 178 in the Highway Code. The law don't know the law...
Or how about telling them to take cycle theft seriously?
How about enforcing speed limits, cited as one of the biggest killers on the road?
Or enforcing inconsiderate and dangerous driving? The police rarely prosecute unless there is a collision. Most cyclists will have tales of close shaves, why are poor drivers tolerated?
Have fun!
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Way To Go, yeah baby
The mayor's vision of transport in London is available here...
Way To Go
The basis for this vision is that no mode of transport has priority over another and that the car is not 'intrinsically evil'.
Kulveer Ranger, at the recent LCC AGM, showed us the cover of this document and made the point that their transport policy had cycling at it's heart because there was a bicycle on the cover.
The LCN+ will be scrapped, mostly because the remaining 300 or so kilometres are too difficult to implement and would go against the transport priority policy. Instead the main focus of cycling related spending will be the cycle hire scheme and the 12 cycling 'super highways' into London. All this at the expense of the local boroughs, whose cycling budget has been slashed in half.
All the volunteer work that this campaign has put into the CRISPs and CRIMs, not to mention all the monumental effort other people all over London did, all for nothing. Way to go.
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The sad loss of an old friend
Last week, an old friend of mine bid a sad farewell to this world...
The frame has broken at the join of the drive side chain stay and the drop out, as you can see. It happened as I was riding along. I went over a bump and the back end went all washy, as if I'd got a puncture. I came to a stop and checked the tyre - no puncture, That's weird. I checked the wheels which were new, thinking perhaps the cone nuts had come loose, nothing. At that point I saw the frame flapping about...
I was on my way to do some cycle training when it happened. It was the first day, so it was all playground work and I didn't need the bike. I had the offer of a lift home but I refused and cycled the bike along the A316 cycle track, very very slowly. It held up, mostly because of the attached rack, I think.
After 12 years of much off roading including a Whitehaven to Sunderland off road C2C, a Weston Super Mare to Beachy Head off road ride and many thousands of commuter miles, the green bike has finally died. Farewell, KHS Montana Comp, your True Temper green steel has kept me happy for many miles, you worked hard and paid the price. Goodbye...
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Newly Appointed Cycling Officer in Richmond
Friday, 7 November 2008
LBRuT have appointed a cycling officer who starts on 10th November. Rob Parsey previously held the same job at Kingston and has a lot of experience dealing with cycle provision. Probably the best news for cycling in Richmond is that he has an excellent relationship with Kingston Cycling Campaign. Let's hope we can establish a useful and profitable relationship with him.
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I Love You...Bike
Friday, 12 September 2008
Finally, I get a chance to say what I really feel...
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In Town Without Your Car, no, Give Your Car The Day Off, no, Leave Your Car At Home Day
Whatever LBRuT is calling it this year, RCC will be at two events in Richmond, punting our vision of cycling. Come along and say hello.
Saturday 13th September - Richmond Green
Saturday 20th September - Barnes Green
Both events run from 10:00 - 16:00. We will be organising a ride that leaves around 10:30 at the Barnes Green event.
There'll be lots of other stalls as well, most of which will be giving out free stuff, so make sure you get there early!
Try out bikes, get a smoothie made by a bike, bring your bike to Dr Bike to get it fixed and the police will be security marking bikes. All for FREE!
Be there or be a motorist.
Here we are at last year's event...
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Velib - Paris and the free bike
Sunday, 7 September 2008
RCC recently went to Paris and tried out the Velib hire scheme. Here are some pics...
The station outside the hotel, how convenient...
A description to follow...
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POSTPONED - Cycling Liaison Group (CLG) meeting
Friday, 1 August 2008
I have just heard this meeting is now postponed until further notice.
The next CLG meeting will be held on the 14th August 2008 at York House at 19:00.
Please come along if you have any views on cycling in Richmond. If you can't make it but would like an issue mentioned, please leave a comment.
The CLG has not met since February 2007. It is an open forum where members of the public can express their views on cycling in the borough to council staff and councillors.
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LBRuT Encourages Cycle Use
Tuesday, 15 July 2008
Warrington Cycle Campaign got wind of a very special way to encourage cyclists in Richmond...
Farcility Of The Month
I am speechless. I can only think that it was put there to discourage use whilst the work was being done on the building but it looks permanent to me. What does this say about the council's policy of encouraging sustainability (i.e. cycle use)?
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Bike Week
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Check out the events we have lined up here...
www.richmondlcc.co.uk
and here...
http://richmondccrides.blogspot.com/
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