Clik here to view.
Will Woodward Workout Weyhill’s Wrongs?
Families already escape to the pavement to avoid road danger on Weyhill Road. I have been trying my darnedest to convince Hampshire County Council and Test Valley Borough Council that their proposal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weyhill Cycleway Approved Without Dutch Quality
Hampshire County Councillor Seán Woodward, Executive Member for Economy, Transport and Environment, approved the Weyhill cycleway plans on 10 June 2014. It has come to this: the cycleway proposal for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Please, sir, I want some more road danger reduction
“Please, sir, I want some more.” — Illustration by George Cruikshank. The well known line from starving Oliver Twist, “Please, sir, I want some more” came to mind as I fired off yet another email to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hampshire County Council set to fund Fleet Station forecourt, no strings...
South West Trains stated in July 2013 that there would be improvements to the forecourt including better cycle facilities. UPDATE: Strings attached after successful lobbying! See CORRESPONDENCE section...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cycle funding, or, Raindrops keep falling on my head
Taking your kids out for a cycle ride in cities should be joyful… Did you hear that? That was the sound of a couple more drops into a bucket. Worse, there’s a hole in it. The UK’s deputy Prime...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lifting a finger
It is a beautiful commute along Lynch Hill Park in Whitchurch, Hampshire, especially in the autumn. Pity that it is stressful sometimes. Reducing road danger is not worth bothering about – at least...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A milestone is reached in the UK, sadly
Clifton James was the 50th person to be killed whilst riding a bicycle in the UK during 2015 (photo: Evening Standard). A milestone no one wanted to see reached: Clifton James was the 50th person to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When a cycling strategy isn’t and an MP pedals illusion
I wrote to my MP, Kit Malthouse (Conservative), a couple months back. It took a bit of prodding but I did eventually get a reply. Unfortunately, his grasp of cycle funding is not in line with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
General Election candidates for NW Hampshire asked about road danger reduction
I asked each of the candidates in the UK’s June 2017 general election what their views and positions were on several topics, mainly to do with road danger reduction. I heard back quickly from most –...
View Article