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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
Interesting piece on the Bikeshow site:
http://thebikeshow.net/2008/10/14/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ -- Danny Colyer http://www.redpedals.co.uk Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often "The plural of anecdote is not data" - Frank Kotsonis |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
"Danny Colyer" wrote in message
... Interesting piece on the Bikeshow site: http://thebikeshow.net/2008/10/14/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ " injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour (around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It's not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/evening. " ??? Shorter rush hour (sic) in the morning and both cyclists and drivers under more time pressure??? ??? Lorries delivering to site in morning, possibly unfamiliar with route reduced attention for other traffic??? "As things stand, if a cyclist enters an ASL other than via a feeder lane on the left, they are officially breaking the law" Strictly, there should be an "after the lights change" in there, entering across the white line on green is legal! pk |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:11 +0100
"PK" wrote: "Danny Colyer" wrote in message ... Interesting piece on the Bikeshow site: http://thebikeshow.net/2008/10/14/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ " injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour (around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It's not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/evening. " ??? Shorter rush hour (sic) in the morning and both cyclists and drivers under more time pressure??? ??? Lorries delivering to site in morning, possibly unfamiliar with route reduced attention for other traffic??? Drivers too busy eating bacon sarnies, drinking coffee, reading morning paper ... |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
"Rob Morley" wrote in message
news:20081014165258.04d50559@bluemoon... On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:11 +0100 "PK" wrote: "Danny Colyer" wrote in message ... Interesting piece on the Bikeshow site: http://thebikeshow.net/2008/10/14/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ " injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour (around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It's not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/evening. " ??? Shorter rush hour (sic) in the morning and both cyclists and drivers under more time pressure??? ??? Lorries delivering to site in morning, possibly unfamiliar with route reduced attention for other traffic??? Drivers too busy eating bacon sarnies, drinking coffee, reading morning paper ... Cyclists too focused on saving seconds and going up the left side of lorries? Lets keep it constructive should we & drop the point scoring? pk |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
"injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour
(around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It’s not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/ evening" I'm not a London cycle commuter so can't answer with authority. However, from my commute I suspect that it could be something to do with the fact that there is a lot more heavy construction traffic on the road in the morning. Sites like their deliveries early (who wants a load of concrete at "knocking off time"...) and most construction traffic hits the road at about 6am. A part of this heavy traffic disappears by 5pm because of the drivers hours regs limiting the length of time a driver can be on the road. |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:46:11 +0100, "PK" said
in : " injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour (around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It's not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/evening. " I think that qualifies for a "no ****, Sherlock" - if they want to know why it peaks, all they need to do is ride the streets, it's pretty obvious. The morning peak is simply more congested and more aggressive. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
PK wrote:
"Rob Morley" wrote in message news:20081014165258.04d50559@bluemoon... Drivers too busy eating bacon sarnies, drinking coffee, reading morning paper ... Cyclists too focused on saving seconds and going up the left side of lorries? Lets keep it constructive should we & drop the point scoring? Until such time as posters on this, or any other, subject get out of the mentality that anyone's keeping score, no progress will ever be made. Time pressure leads to all the above, which is symptomatic of road users generally forgetting that almost everyone else on the road is dear to someone else. Cheers, Luke -- Red Rose Ramblings, the diary of an Essex boy in exile in Lancashire http://www.shrimper.org.uk |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:10:24 -0700, AdamB wrote:
"injuries and fatalities to cyclists peak in the morning rush hour (around 8am) and, to a lesser extent, the evening rush hour (around 5pm). It’s not clear why the morning is worse than the late afternoon/ evening" I'm not a London cycle commuter so can't answer with authority. However, from my commute I suspect that it could be something to do with the fact that there is a lot more heavy construction traffic on the road in the morning. Sites like their deliveries early (who wants a load of concrete at "knocking off time"...) and most construction traffic hits the road at about 6am. A part of this heavy traffic disappears by 5pm because of the drivers hours regs limiting the length of time a driver can be on the road. Also the start of the school day generally coincides with the start of average Joe's working day whereas the ends do not. Hence roads in many places are *much* less congested in the school holidays. What you say about building sites is also true for shops to an extent. If you have more building sites nearby, you will probably notice the construction traffic. If you live near lots of shops you might notice the retail traffic more. Unfortunately I live near both so leave very early to avoid it! peter |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:07:30 +0100, Danny Colyer wrote:
Interesting piece on the Bikeshow site: http://thebikeshow.net/2008/10/14/city-of-london-police-road-safety-forum/ "Inspector Aspinall stressed that any collision in which a motor vehicle causes damage to property or injury to a person is a police matter and that cyclists should not hesitate to call the police to the scene of all but the most innocuous of incidents, even if it isn’t clear what happened or who - if anyone - was to blame." Funny that the police in other parts of the country don't see it that way. Leicestershire police wouldn't record the fact that someone T-boned me at a junction while on my bike, writing off the bike. They said it was for me and the driver to sort out. North Wales police refused to attend the site when I was knocked off and broke a bone. They came to my workplace to take a statement but seemed to bodge that up. peter |
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City of London Police: Road Safety Forum
"Ekul Namsob" wrote in message
news:1iotbq3.mxd9bweywfoaN%notmyaddress.1.ekulnams ... PK wrote: "Rob Morley" wrote in message news:20081014165258.04d50559@bluemoon... Drivers too busy eating bacon sarnies, drinking coffee, reading morning paper ... Cyclists too focused on saving seconds and going up the left side of lorries? Lets keep it constructive should we & drop the point scoring? Until such time as posters on this, or any other, subject get out of the mentality that anyone's keeping score, no progress will ever be made. My point was.... ..... until such time as posters address the substantive points instead of making snippy derogatory comments about one class of road user or another no progress will ever be made. Comments such as the above about drivers fail to address the substantive point: Everybody can think they are doing the right thing and still cyclists get squished by left turning lorries. Some drivers and some cyclists need to modify behaviour. All need to understand the issue and learn. pk |
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