An interesting summary on the safety research regarding cycling...

[Steven]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29894590

[ron b]

Not that I watch TV all day but this Cycling subject is on everyday this week, lets hope get something done instead of just talking or "Working Tirelessly".

[Rob Jones]

Boardman is a brilliant ambassador for normalising and promoting cycling. I can't think of anyone has done a better job. For me he totally understands the priority issues, challenges and solutions. Even more impressive is the way he articulates.

[ron b]

Germany does not allow HGV or commercial vehicles towing trailers on a Sunday. When I lived there in the 70's there were no shops open on a Sunday and the HGV rules were introduced, they also introduced limiting use of cars by using odd and even numbers on different days on the weekend for a short period. If a Third World country can introduce these changes it shouldn't take a well organised gang in London too long to make life easier for us cyclists?

[Rob Jones]

Not sure Germany would take kindly to being called 3rd World...seems a bit harsh even if you meant E Germany. Did you mean Greece? 

[Tom]

As the son of a haulage contractor and a life-long cyclist I think it's a bit more complicated than that Ron.I'll chew it over with you next time we're out!!

[ron b]

No HGV's on the road from Sat noon till Sunday midnight, no movement of military vehicles either. no lorries on the road Bliss!! the point I am trying to make is , that nothing happens very quickly in this country. Tom remind me to chat about changes due to the Opec situation in the 70's.

[Andy H]

Just happened across a newspaper we kept from daughter's birth date in 1997.
Headlines are about Britain's woes within the EU, nothing changing very quickly there either!

[ron b]

Strictly is on so, the Danes, that's the people from Denmark past a Law to do with the Opec crisis in the 70's in months, this country took 22 "years". The moral of the story, don't hold your breath.