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Another
cyclist has been involved in a collision with a motor vehicle.
The
cyclist is now brain damaged and unable to speak.
The
driver was given 6 penalty points, fined £100 plus £150 costs and
£15 victim support.
The Police charged the driver with Careless Driving
rather than Dangerous Driving
probably because they were more likely to get
a conviction for Careless Driving.
The CTC believes
this may be because the Crown Prosecution Service have a policy that says -
a
vehicle colliding with another on emerging from a side road can be considered
as careless driving.
The CTC wish to challenge this and would like details
of similar "accidents" that get police involvement
as soon as they
occur. Contact the CTC here.
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Anyone thinking about Cycling to work should read this article from the Guardian.
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Cycle Storage
Our comments
on the proposed Cycle Storage at the Bus Station have been recognised.
Transport
for Manchester are now proposing to site it near the Plaza.
The
proposal came from Transport for Manchester before consulting local cyclists
many
of whom expect it to become a white elephant. What
are Your Thoughts?
Contact
us here.
Meanwhile another Government Grant will provide secure and safe cycling sheltered storage facilities with swipe card access.
These shelters will include Sheffield stands, cover, lighting; CCTV and provide storage for 600 bikes as follows:
Salford Central 100 bikes; Manchester Oxford Road 200 bikes; Blackburn 50 bikes; Blackpool North 100 bikes;
Ashton under Lyme 50 bikes; Hazel Grove 50 bikes; and Eccles 50 bikes.
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Whereas the Mayor of London has proposed a £913 Million Cycling Plan for London
An unofficial view of the plans for London can be seen here
and a German view of Cycling in London can be seen here.
The comments could be relevant to Stockport should we get the opportunity to criticise what is proposed.
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Stockport MBC is seeking details of minor measures to improve cycling facilities.
If you are aware of any of the following please contact Don Naylor, Stockport's Cycling Officer.
!:- Contra-flow cycling. The possibility of cycling on One Way streets in the opposite direction as a short cut.
2:- Cycling signs such as No Cycling, Cyclists Dismount etc that can be removed without affecting safety.
3:- Dropped curbs where currently it is necessary to get off or jump the curb in order to proceed.
4:-The possibility of widening cycle lanes that have been created below the National Recommended Minimum of 1.5 metres.
5:- Shopping areas, Libraries etc that would benefit from having Cycle Stands.
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Some opportunities for the more adventurous disabled cyclist:-
in Scotland, and in Wales, and another in Wales.
The CTC is compiling a Directory of Groups catering for Special Needs Cyclists.
Please Click Here if you want to know more.
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DEFRA is aiming ot improve the way Rights of Way can be catered for
Click Here for details.
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Connect2
Connect2
is a joint project between Stockport Council and Sustrans to create an Off Road
Route between Stockport andMarple. The
major hurdle, a bridge over the River Goyt near Chadkirk
should be completed
by July 2010 in time for the Chadkirk Festival.
When the route is completed it will link with the Middlewood Way and provide a Commuter route into Stockport and a leisure route to Macclesfield and beyond.
However
it does require cyclists to encourage Stockport Council
to recognise
and cater for the needs of cyclists. Here
are some examples of what the Council considers satisfactory.
Lobby your local
Councillors for better conditions for cyclists.
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Halls Route.
We are delighted to
report that Transport for Manchester has recognised the Halls Route
A leaflet
showing the Halls Route, and similar routes in other areas of Manchester
should
be in libraries etc. shortly.
We have the opportunity to provide
more detailed plans on our Web Site
and anyone interested in their creation
please contact the Webmaster
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Stop SMIDSY
CTC - the UK's national cyclists' organisation is calling on all cyclists to add their voices to its new campaign to combat bad driving.
Stop SMIDSY is a major campaign to end the culture of brushing off dangerous incidents
with the excuse
"Sorry Mate I Didn't See You". It aims to change
lax attitudes towards bad driving and the failures of the
legal system to
respond to it when it occurs.
By encouraging cyclists to report crashes
and near misses on the new Stop SMIDSY
website, CTC will build up a picture of how
cyclists are treated by other
road users, with the ultimate goal of transforming drivers' attitudes to reduce
danger on the roads.
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Coventry has its own Cycle Postal Delivery Service
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Someone
- we assume the Council - has demolished the BMX course
created by local young
cycling enthusiasts near Brabyns Park.
If
you have any interest in catering for cyclists, particulary the younger element,
please
make a complaint to the Chief Executive of Stockport Council.
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RSS
- Really Simple Syndication - notifies you when a Web Page is changed so keeping
you up todate.
However Stockport's RSS feed provides you with all the information
they want to supply,
so you have to trawl through a number of links to other
sites to find what you want.
You are probably better off using the Consultation
and Traffic links above.
For more general information try www.stockport.gov.uk/cycling
While
waiting for Stockport to provide more convenient RSS feeds,
one of our members
has come up with the following
http://page2rss.com/rss/b4a8d49764fde081a9b8560fe5a7f3be
Paste
it into your Mail facility and, hopefully, you will be kept up to date.
In
the mean time we are being supplied with some Highways Consultations
Please
go to our Message
Board to see what is being proposed.
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Sustrans are hoping to extend the Tissington Trail into Buxton.
Show your support by visiting the Derbyshire Web Site
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Apparently,
house prices in Sydney, Australia are going up in areas that have cycle paths.
Despite the loss of on-street parking, one owner of a house on the city's Bourke
Street has seen its value increase by $100,000! The road boasts "a Parisian-style
bike boulevard with gardens and street lamps".
see
here
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Cow Lane
(Between Sainsburys in Stepping Hill and Dial Pk Primary School)
If
you have used this with a bicycle during the last 20 years please contact
Stockport's
Rights of Way Department
iCycle have set up a Cycle hire Scheme in Manchester
see here
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While snow is threatened you might like to see how they cycle in the snow in the Netherlands.
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