4 entries tagged cycling and oxford

How Traffic-Calming can Endanger Cyclists

I had one of those near-accidents while cycling in to work that illustrates a problem with some forms of traffic calming. Read more

Cycle Lanes are not Cyclist Territory

When I am cycling home up Iffley Road in Oxford I am annoyed by the dozen or so cars parked in the cycle lane. I shouldn’t be though: cycle lanes are not cyclists’ territory; they aren’t really there for cyclists at all. Read more

Idea: King’s-to-King’s Dash

Oxford needs some charismatic bicycle races of its own, and I would like to propose the King’s-to-King’s Dash. Read more

Another Bicycle event Idea: DODO/ODO

Here is another proposal for a cycle event in Oxford (the first being the King’s-to-King’s dash): the DODO/ODO. Read more