that cycling revolution in full
On many roads, Department for Transport press releases announcing the annual funding for cycling training that they’ve been funding for decades now outnumber actual cyclists.
Daily Archives: April 11, 2012
in worse times
in case you thought current and recent governments were bad, look at what you get when you go back to the days of futuristic New Towns and Highways In The Sky… Cycling debate, Hansard 10 Dec 1976. Mr John Horam (Gateshead West)The hon. Member ha…
when cyclists were easily satisfied
I should have banked this one, too, from that May 1978 Highways Bill debate. Sir George Young (Ealing Acton)As chairman of the all-party Friends of Cycling Group I welcome New Clause No. 1….I welcome the clause for two reasons. First, it puts th…
in which the member for Gateshead West is sarcastic
From the brief discussion on 17 May 1978 of “cycle tracks” — shared pavements — in the Transport Bill debate. This became the 1980 Transport Act, which enabled both proper cycle tracks and crappy pavement conversions. John Horam had a junior pos…