I’ve been writing a monthly column for Cycling Plus magazine since March 2021. Each issue might be based in Bournemouth or Birmingham, Glasgow or Gogogoch, but it tells a universal story about the push to make better places to ride a bike.
In each instalment, I try to shine a light on the maddening hurdles and hypocrisy everyday cycling is up against and how it’s fighting back.
Harry Tennant beautifully illustrates my columns…
HOW CAN WE GET MORE KIDS RIDING TO SCHOOL?
Schools are well and truly back – and with them the dreaded school-run traffic. The car is the usual means of travel to school for a third of kids, and makes up about 27% of rush hour traffic in London. According to the AA, only 20% of schools encourage cycling, often because of safety fears.
Growing up in rural Somerset, I dreamt of riding my bike to school, but three miles of narrow, winding country road, much of it national speed limit, stood in the way. There was nothing wrong with the school bus, but I was missing out on the many benefits of riding my bike. Read on from Cycling Plus’ website…
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