Hi Today I came home from work via the promenade as it was such a sunny day. I was rather surprised to see one of the police cyclists riding along the...
... I was on the 'official' Hove cycle lane on Sunday heading back to Brighton when i spotted 2 of our cycle bobbies leaving the esplanade where they had...
... Is the Coombe Terrace cycle lane the southbound lane on Lewes road by the Bus Depot? Normally when I see a row of parked cars I ride well to the right of...
... Fred, do you know what are they campaigning to be done? Toby -- Toby Champion toby@... Flat 1, 14 Port Hall Street, Brighton, BN1 5PJ Home:...
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May 21, 2004 10:04 am
... To remove it or widen it? All I could find on the Bricycles site was a letter from Tony about inconsiderate parking on the lane. Ironically, cars parked...
... Coombe Terrace from the Bricycles archive Tony Green emailed Peter Bloxham of Brighton and Hove City Council about this issue, as we had heard nothing...
... I agree. I, too, never cycle in cycle lanes where there are cars parked immediately adjacent; nor where I'm going to have to go right and left and fart...
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May 21, 2004 11:04 am
Thanks for agreeing with me Toby. I remember reading that article in CTC magazine, and it made a lot of sense to me at the time. It's really not an us vs...
... I did that unconsciously on Lewes station late at night once when a bloke came up to me and a woman friend being provocative and looking like he wanted to...
Is there really this much polarisation between cyclists and drivers? I don't own a car and I mostly cycle, but I used to, and I still drive the university vans...
... It seems there is more polarisation, yes, and perhaps not even just amongst drivers that don't also cycle. I just phoned the nice people at CTC, who said...
Toby Champion
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May 21, 2004 2:12 pm
Dear All, As a cyclist who spends a fair amount of time driving - mainly to pick up and deliver other cyclists bikes, thus enabling them to maximise their own...
... yes! I have a car but rarely use it, except to go to Asda every couple of weeks!! (parking in Brighton is such a nightmare) -- i always give the masochists...
... I have no opinion on this, but perhaps the same could be said of pedestrians. Muppetlike pedestrians cause me grief as a cyclist. Maybe they, too, need...
Toby Champion
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May 22, 2004 2:43 pm
... very interesting! I can't quite make out the url at the end for the pdf -- could you type it out? ta fred -- Alan (Fred) Pipes pipes@... ...
Fred, ... I've added a link to the PDF at the bottom of the page. Toby -- Toby Champion toby@... Flat 1, 14 Port Hall Street, Brighton, BN1 5PJ ...
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May 22, 2004 2:41 pm
... I found that very interesting, although I confess I don't know who Derren Brown is :) But, about six months ago I started practising Vipassana meditation...
... Hi Yes, I read the article and I thought it very good indeed. ... I find that hand signals are hugely good method of communication on the roads. I find...
... Yes, I very much agree with you :) I feel that the best way to increase the number of cyclists on the roads and to improve their safety would be for the...