By Kathryn McNicoll
Aileen describes herself as a nervous cyclist who, up until quite recently, had not cycled since she was a child: why then does she choose to cycle from the Pear Tree Park and Ride to her job as the Senior Facilities Manager at the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter? Fitness is her main motivation… Another strong reason was avoiding the wait in the freezing cold for a bus.
By Alison Hill
Next Monday, several streets in the centre of Oxford will become Zero Emission Zones. These include Bonn Square, Cornmarket Street, Queen Street, St Michael’s Street, Ship Street, New Inn Hall St, and a section of Market Street.
By Alison Hill
On the morning of Tuesday 8th February, a woman in her 40s was killed while cycling on the A4165 near Oxford Parkway Station. Her tragic death is the third within two years.
By Andy Chivers
Local schemes are primarily designed to reduce air pollution and congestion, not to tackle climate change or replace lost tax, so it is important to know what the aim of a scheme is and be clear about the conflicting pressures and unintended consequences of any initiative.
By Kathryn McNicoll
“I’m not a cyclist, I am a busy mother and transport was a problem to be solved.” This is what Liz says about herself, meaning she didn’t grow up on and around bikes as her husband did. However, the birth of her first child and the need, for a while, to cross the city at busy times meant a solution to the traffic problem had to be found.
By Andy Chivers
The Highway Code changes on Saturday 29th January. These changes are going to affect everyone because they include a new ‘hierarchy of road users’ (H1, H2, H3). The hierarchy states that road users with the greatest risk of causing harm to others, hold the greatest level of responsibility to reduce the danger they pose to others.
By Andy Chivers
This weekend my family wanted to go for a walk in Blenheim Palace grounds as the winter weather was so lovely. Setting off from Oxford by bike our journey has been transformed by the wonderful new surface on the canal towpath from Hythe Bridge St to the A44 bridge over the canal near Yarnton, a distance of nearly 4 miles.
By Steve Unwin
What image comes up when you think: ‘bicycle’? Something with two wheels, a saddle and handlebars? Think again.
By Alison Hill
As we say goodbye to 2021 – a challenging year for so many – and welcome in 2022 we asked our members what their cycling resolutions are for this year. We got some wonderful responses…
By Andy Chivers
Remember being given your first bicycle? What a joy it was to get! Bike ownership marking that rite of passage, an independent form of transport, the fun and freedom of it.
