Monthly Archives: October 2013

Cycling doesn’t have a “very high modal share” on Thames crossings 1

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2013 by Joe

A quick note on something that keeps popping up and bugging me — a factoid that has been passed through Chinese whispers to become something entirely different, and entirely incorrect. Triggered on this particular occasion by reading The Ranty Highwayman’s account of a talk by Phillip Darnton: He went on […]

On the road haulage lobby

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2013 by Joe

The road haulage lobby briefly grabbed a bit of attention last month when they blamed the victims killed by their industry: http://beyondthekerb.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cyclists-go-truck-yourselves/ But really, the history of their practices is worth looking at. Mick Hamer (yes, this Mick Hamer) in Wheels Within Wheels reviews how the road freight industry has […]