New Police Guidelines for Video Footage
I came across some new guidelines that all Police forces across the UK may take on board and apply to any footage taken by a road user. This came about from the below incident. I did the usual and...
View ArticleCycling Fatality on Mitcham Road
Yesterday morning at around 5am. A cyclist was involved in a RTC with a car on the A236 Mitcham Road. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by the air ambulance doctor. Rest In Peace! For those of...
View ArticleHow not to campaign for safer cycling
I’m sure many of you have already seen the website ride-smart.org (which has now been pulled, it can be seen here). It’s meant to be a cycling campaign that raises awareness of dangerous cycling and...
View ArticleReporting drivers in the ASL
Several of the video camera cyclists in London have received a letter from RoadSafe London completely out of the blue. The letter is about reporting motorists who are in the ASL, and what evidence is...
View ArticleRX11AXP – Result
I’m sure many of my subscribers recall this incident and are wondering what was happening with it. Several weeks ago I was in court as a witness for it. The driver was found guilty of Careless Driving,...
View ArticleAverage cost of a cycle
Mintel released a press release last week about the cycling market in the UK and one of the things they commented on was the average price of a bicycle. In 2012 that was apparently £206, in 2013 it had...
View ArticleTurning the corner
British Cycling launched the campaign #TurningTheCorner. A campaign to simplify the rules around turning at junctions, to make it safe for cyclists and pedestrians and to reduce casualties. I can’t...
View ArticleShould sentencing be tougher?
Last week Road.cc published a post about motoring offences and tougher sentencing. Certainly we can see from their post that there is such a variance in how offending motorists are changed in these...
View ArticleRichard Duggan – Masterclass in how not to do journalism
Yesterday Richard Duggan posted an article about cyclists and how we are the most selfish and entitled road users in London. I believe Richard has achieved what he wanted to achieve. Views on his...
View ArticleWhy are extremist motoring groups given air time?
We’ve seen the ABD (Alliance of British Drivers) given lots of airtime over the years despite them being extreme in their views. Recently Fair Fuel UK and their leader, Howard Cox, have also got some...
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