Bike blip.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  May 10, 2002 ;     33 words ...GOVERNMENT attempts to persuade more people to cycle appear to be failing, according to new figures. Pedal cycle traffic fell 4pc in 2001 compared with the previous year, Department of Transport statistics revealed.

On their bikes ; More than 5,000 cyclists rode in the Bristol's Biggest...

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  June 23, 2008 ;     60 words ......ranging from nine to 38 miles. The free event was open to people of all ages and abilities and gave cyclists a chance to cycle traffic free since various roads were closed between 7am and 2pm. Bob Hewett of Bristol City Council said: "As far as we can tell...

Bicycles fail to keep pace.(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  May 10, 2002 ;     64 words ...ATTEMPTS by the governement to persuade more people to get on their bikes appear to be failing. Cycle traffic fell 4 per cent in 2001 compared with the previous year, according to Department of Transport statistics. Car traffic levels were...

Paris free cycle scheme sees rise in road deaths

Evening Standard - London;  July 8, 2008 ;     329 words ......to put 16,000 bicycles at the disposal of Parisians that cycle traffic has jumped by 70 per cent. It has delighted socialist mayor...and left drivers fuming in their cars. The velibs short for velo liberte, or bike freedom are used for 120,000 trips a day, each one...

Share the road

The Press;  January 11, 2008 ;     122 words ......read Kate Russell (Jan 8): "Motorists should not be expected to put their own and others' lives at risk by having to dodge cycle traffic." I suggest that Kate, and all other motorists, who drive with this attitude get a copy of the Road Code and resit their...

Drivers to blame

The Press;  January 10, 2008 ;     125 words ......does with her last comment, "Motorists should not be expected to put their own and others' lives at risk by having to dodge cycle traffic". I am sure she is only concerned about cyclists' safety. Banning them from the Summit Road would ensure there are no more...

Motorbikes catching up . . .(News)

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  August 4, 2000 ;     104 words ......Department of Transport for England, Scotland and Wales. But this was one of the lowest year-on-year increases in recent years. Cycle traffic rose by 6per cent between 1998 and 1999, compared with an average fall of 4percent per year from 1995 to 1998. And motorbike...

Towpath opened up for cycle traffic; FIRST STAGE OF GREENWAY PROJECT...

Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);  May 3, 2001 ;     302 words ...Byline: CATHERINE TURNELL THE first stretch of a regenerated towpath in Coventry was yesterday opened to the public. Stage one of Coventry Canal Greenway, which runs from Freehold Street, Hillfields, to Navigation Bridge, near Stoney Stanton Road, was launched in Pocket Park, Swan Lane, Stoke. This

FIXED-CYCLE TRAFFIC LIGHT EVENTUALLY WILL BE GONE.(LOCAL)(Column)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 11, 2004 ;     427 words ...Byline: ROAD WARRIOR Hey, Road: I have tried and I have failed. I have tried unsuccessfully to get the city of Portsmouth traffic people to fix the light at Mount Vernon Avenue and Bayview Boulevard. Since midsummer, this light has been on a fixed cycle. I go through there every morning around 5

Chch could learn a lot from the German system for cycle traffic

The Press;  September 23, 1997 ;     459 words ...``Achtung Fahrrad -- ``Watch out, cyclist This is the warning pedestrians hear if they are foolhardy enough to stray onto a cycle lane in Germany. Often it will be accompanied by a furious jingling of a bicycle bell. Mind where you go, if you want to avoid being mown down by a Teutonic terror on

The French have got the ride idea; TRANSPORT: Brum saddles up for 'free...

Birmingham Mail (England);  August 5, 2008 ;     606 words ......think? Email Paul. Fulford@birminghammail.net WHITTOCK: PAGE 8 OUR SAY: PAGE 18 VELIB FACT FILE The term Velib comes from velo liberte or free bicycle It was launched in July 2007 There are 1,450 Velib stations in Paris with spaces for 15 to 40 bicycles. They...

French revolution: an urban bike movement is sweeping Paris, and French...

Products Finishing;  April 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......BICYCLE FREEDOM A product that fell perfectly into Solyap's business plan is rental bicycles. Velib (shortened from the French velo liberte --in English, bicycle freedom ) is a public bike rental program launched in Lyon in 2005. Following initial success in Lyon...

Subway in Georgetown? The Need Is There, but So Is an Old Myth

The Washington Post;  May 19, 1995 ;     700+ words ...A woman tries to cross M Street NW on foot during the first WALK cycle. Traffic scoots into her path so quickly that she retreats to the curb. She tries again on the next cycle. Same result. She gives up with...

LETTER: Conflict over cyclists and pedestrians on the canal towpath

The Independent - London;  August 25, 1995 ;     273 words ......Recently, they have become popular with cyclists, and British Waterways issues free permits for cyclists. In some areas, cycle traffic has become unacceptably busy, and, as a consequence, dangerous to pedestrians. This is particularly so in some parts of London...

Zimbabwe to Launch Road Safety Campaign

Xinhua English Newswire;  January 19, 1997 ;     102 words ......main causes of road accidents, include pedestrian behaviors, speed limits, driver condition, motor vehicle defects, pedal cycle traffic, regulations on animal drawn vehicles, drinking and driving and so on. A series of lectures will be held with pamphlets to...