We hope you enjoyed Let’s Ride, despite the occasional downpour. It was great to meet the visitors to our stall – thanks again to those who have joined. We didn’t have a card reader at the event but you can still become a member by visiting bristolcycling.org.uk/about-us/join. We’d also like to thank all those involved […]
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Please spare an hour on our stand at Let’s Ride Sun 16th. June
On Sunday 16th. June, Bristol council are staging their “Let’s Ride” city-centre one-day cycling festival, whereby several city-centre roads around Millennium Square are opened exclusively to cyclists and pedestrians. The council have contracted the running of the event to British Cycling, who are sponsored by HSBC. This event used to be called “Bristol’s Biggest Bike […]
The start of cycle campaigning in Bristol, lessons for today?
It’s well worth settling down with the hot beverage of your choice and letting the estimable John Grimshaw tell you about the start of cycle campaigning in Bristol, and we venture, in the UK. He describes the striking series of demonstrations and actions that started in 1974 and lead to the Bristol Bath Railway Path […]
Safety – or “feel good” safety?
We enjoy it when members pen their thoughts, observations and evidence about cycling in Bristol. (If you’d like to contribute something, please do contact us.) But occasionally something comes along from “outside” which we really want to share. Here is a remarkably well thought-through article from a woman – Marjut Ollitervo – from Finland. It […]
Non-collision injuries in Bristol – what can be done about ice?
Of course, cycling is overall a safe and very healthy activity, with cyclists being much healthier overall than non-cyclists. But there are risks which we need to be reducing, and they’re not always the ones that attract the most attention. Research in Bristol and published by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents makes this […]