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Friday, 03 February 2012

The Independent

• The 'ghost bike' revolt: Families demand action on cyclist deaths Minister accused of failure to act as protest against rise in fatalities gathers momentum

Green Miscellany

• It's not about cyclists but people I welcome The Times campaign for cyclist safety for the single reason that it raises the debate to a wider public. But it fails to address the bigger question “ why do we allow cars and trucks to dominate our townscapes? Why aren™t the centre of towns designed for people first. Why do we, in this country, aspire to so little? Surely, we are like frogs being slowly boiled to death.read more

Other News Sources

• New TfL figures show cycling not getting safer 2 February, 2012 Abstract: New figures fail to support Mayor™s claim that cycle safety has improved in the last few years.  Newly published official figures show that whilst cycling in London is safer than it was in 2000, the trend has reversed since around 2007/08. The annual casualty figures where already known, but the Travel in London report has now issued revised figures for the number of cycle journey stages per day, broken down by each year since 2000. 360-house-thumb.jpg ...