I have just sent this letter to the three Brighton MP's (with minor changes) and the post card to Norman Baker. Unfortunately both Dave Lepper and Des Turner...
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Apr 4, 2004 10:02 pm
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... Hi Becky That letter is most useful to have. My feeling about the helmets thing is that MPs etc. support compulsory helmets because the vast majority of...
Yes, I agree there is a lot of ignorance. The following news item is from CTC's Newsnet on 2 April 04: Helmet law may get Government support Tony Blair said...
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Apr 8, 2004 1:07 am
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First published on Monday 19 April 2004: Letter: Get off your bike R E Foster (Letters, April 4) exhibits the typical arrogance of too many cyclists, assuming...
Hi I've been very busy of late with my new job and I haven't been following the news or anything. I'd be grateful if someone could tell me what happened with...
The helmet bill was thrown out please see below A major relief all around and a victory for political apathy if not common sense. Ian Davey (01273 272155 /...
... Thanks Ian. I think I'll subscribe to the CTC newsletter as it will be useful to keep up-to-date on these things and I am a member of the CTC. Although the...
Dear cyclist, Views are being sought about the redevelopment of the Brighton Centre and surrounding area. There is an exhibition about 'Brighton Central' on...
Becky Reynolds
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May 4, 2004 9:04 pm
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First published on Thursday 06 May 2004: Letter: No sympathy for cycle oafs Perhaps Mr Skull (Letters, April 19) would care to read the first paragraph of my...
First published on Wednesday 12 May 2004: Letter: Petty politics Spoilsports from environment protection threaten to fine the Brighton Festival's Spiegeltent...
First published on Friday 14 May 2004: Letter: Police should stop wasting time targeting cyclists Have the police really got nothing better to do? I thought we...
First published on Tuesday 18 May 2004: Letter: Try walking Stephan Walker suggests the present road system has been designed "to discourage people from using...
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
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... 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...
Toby Champion
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May 21, 2004 11:04 am
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Dear Cyclist, We are promoting cycling in Bike Week 12 - 20 June 2004. We are delighted to have the support of the three local NHS trusts, the City Council,...
Becky Reynolds
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May 21, 2004 11:23 am
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Brighton cyclists might be interested to hear about the re-establishment of the Clarion Cycling Club in Brighton. Ian Bullock, the contact, is available on...
Becky Reynolds
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May 21, 2004 11:23 am
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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...
Regarding the thread on drivers vs cyclists, I just phoned the nice people at CTC, who said it would be okay to make the article from "Cycle" I mentioned...
Toby Champion
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May 21, 2004 2:10 pm
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... 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...
