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Bike Tour Will Visit London's 10 Most Dangerous Intersections to Call for Cyclist Safety Alex Davies Transportation / Bikes November 9, 2011 lmQQ!/CC BY 2.0 On Saturday, a group of London cyclists will gather for an unusual ride. The tour won't feature the city's historical or cultural landmarks, but its ten most dangerous intersections, as ranked by cyclist deaths and injuries. The ride is being led by two cycling bloggers, Mark of ibikelondon and Danny of Cyclists in the City. The tour follows in the wake of three protests led by the London Cycling Campaign to protest a redesign of the junction at Blackfriars Bridge, which many transportation advocates argue ignores the needs and safety of cyclists, pedestrians and public transportation. When Transport for London argued that those plans were similar to many supposedly cyclist-friendly intersections, Mark and Danny saw a way to connect the common sentiment that brought 2,500 protestors to Blackfriars Bridge to a wider cause. Mark and Danny originally conceived of the ride as a fact finding mission, to visit each of the ten most dangerous sites and brainstorm ways to make them safer. Enthusiastic public response quickly made it more ambitious, and now around 100 cyclists are expected to take part. There will be safety marshals, photographers, and breaks for tea and coffee. It is not a protest, Mark says, but a chance to educate the public about the dangers cyclists and pedestrians face in a car-oriented setting: We'll take photos of each junction and record the experience of riding these locations; we'll rate each junction for safety, comfort, air quality and cycle facilities and pass our findings directly to Transport for London - that way the next time the terrible and the inevitable happens at one of these junctions TfL can't say they weren't warned. If you're in the area, head to St Mark's Church in Kennington for a 10:30am departure. Follow Alex on Twitter. Tags: Bike-Friendly World | London | Urban

Bicycle Related Sites This page lists bicycle related web sites. Our focus is to provide information on bicycling as a mode of transportation. The sites listed below do not represent the views of the Department. They are for informational purposes only and the Department cannot be held liable for misinformation from any of these sites. Every effort has been made to review each site for content, however should a site grossly misstate facts or sources please send an e-mail to Ann Mahaney and the link will be removed. National Organizations: National Bicycle Safety Network - Contains safety and other information concerning bikes. Bicycle and Pedestrian Information Organization - Contains technical information on bicycles and walking. The League of American Bicyclists - ...for a bicycle friendly America, the national organization of bicyclists. Bicycle Federation of America - an electronic information center for bicycle and pedestrian advocates, practitioners, public officials and interested citizens. State Organizations: California Bicycle Coalition (CBC) - A non-profit organization that advocates increased bicycle use, access, safety and education, by promoting the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. Smart Traveler - the single place on the internet to get information on all of your transportation options in California. California Association of Bicycling Organization (CABO) - California's bicycle clubs organized into a state federation in 1972 to protect bicyclists' interests state-wide and to encourage, maintain, and improve bicycling conditions. Local Organizations: LADOT Bicycle Services - The purpose of the LADOT Bicycle Homepage is to provide bicycle information to the constituents of the City of Los Angeles. Monterey Off Road Cycling Association (MORCA) - MORCA is an organized voice for responsible mountain biking in Monterey County. SLO County Bicycle Coalition - Transforming San Luis Obispo County into a safer and more livable

BIKE-FRIENDLY WORLD Bike Tour Will Visit London's 10 Most Dangerous Intersections to Call for Cyclist Safety A bike tour this weekend will stop at all ten of London's most dangerous intersections to call for measures to promote cyclist and pedestrian safety. Toyota Funds Bike That Reads Minds This new "Prius of bicycles" switches gears based on your brain waves. Pretty smart, huh? Clever Dutch 'Traffic Garden' From 1950s Teaches Children About Road Safety It's a great idea to teach children about road safety (on foot, bikes, and in cars) long before they apply for their driver's license. This makes the road safer for everybody, and encourages biking. The Top 20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities According to the 2011 Copenhagenize Index A very comprehensive ranking of cities around the world based on many criteria that matter to cyclists. How does your city rank? Does it make the cut? Profile: An American in Amsterdam Talks About Bike Culture (Video) Julie A. Ruterbories, the U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, discusses her experience with bike culture in the Netherlands and what we can learn from it. What Gets Measured Gets Managed: Cracking The Tracking of Bikes and Pedestrians Clever system picks up the bluetooth signals from cellphones to monitor how many people are using a street or sidewalk or bike lane. Police Confiscate Generators, Occupy Wall Street Switches to Bike Power (Video) Occupy Wall Street Turns To Sustainability With Bike Energy 'Green Phase' Traffic Signal is Great for Cyclists! This special traffic signal makes busy intersections safer and more bike-friendly. Cycle Chalao! Bike Sharing Comes to India Cycle Chalao! is bringing bike-sharing to Pune -- and the federal government is looking to help the program expand around the country. Penny Farthing Racing is Surprisingly Intense (Video) This summer, the IG Markets London Nocturne, perhaps the premier urban cycling competition, featured a variety of challenges that included straight-forward races

Welcome to Your New Wiki Whether this is your first wiki ever or just your first wiki of the day, we're happy to have you on board. This wiki is basically your own personal Web site with an edit button. You get to choose who can see it, and who can make changes, and you can use it to do almost anything you can imagine. We put this document together to get you started and give you a glimpse of what you can do as the organizer of this wiki. What it means to be a wiki organizer Wiki organizers handle the administration of the wiki. As an organizer of this wiki, you have some special powers that other members won't have. These are just a few: Setting permissions for the whole wiki Managing wiki members Changing the look and feel Locking pages so no one can edit them Deleting or renaming files and pages And whenever you decide you want a little more help with your wiki, you can promote other members to organizers, as well. Special wikis for educators We offer a free upgrade for wikis that are used exclusively for K-12 or Higher Education. These wikis are free and ad-free, and you can make them private for extra security for your students. These wikis also come with a User Creator tool that lets you open student accounts in bulk - with or without student email addresses. If you're not sure whether you started this wiki on a free plan for educators, go to Manage Wiki. After Subscription, you should see, "This wiki is currently on our free K-12 plan," or "This wiki is currently on our free Higher Education plan." If it does not say this, go to Manage Wiki > Subscription, scroll down to the "Complimentary upgrades for educators" heading, and click Request your free K-12 plan wiki, or Request your free Higher Education wiki. Any time you want to create a new K-12 wiki, go to this page. If you want to create a new Higher Education wiki, you can go to this page. Getting Started with Your Wiki Editing the home page When you're ready to get s

"Overview This Course examines the evolution and uptake of contemporary mobility systems. Individual sessions will explore emerging contemporary mobility cultures in different global regions, diffusion and new perspectives on the role of technology in changing behaviours and energy reduction, and the sociocultural dynamics of behaviour change. The course additionally offers an overview of new and emerging smart technologies and behavioural intervention programmes and provides insights into current projects and initiatives across the globe. Key speakers include: Prof. Jan Rottmans (Dutch Institute for Transitions); Hank Dittmar (Princes Foundation; Dr. Lorraine Marsh (Cardiff University); Dr. Jillian Anable (Aberdeen University) The New Technologies and Changing Behaviours Course is a part of the Leadership Programme on Global Challenges in Transport Programme. This comprises six three-day courses that stand independently, but are complementary, forming a coherent whole. Each course is certified and fully CPD-accredited by the Chartered Institute for Transport and Logistics (UK). Delegates can register for any number of courses, and when all six are booked at the same time the final one is free. Organisations making multiple bookings for their staff should enquire about our group discounts - please email Dr. Karen Lucas for further information. To top/display all Certification Each course of the Oxford Leadership Programme is accredited by CILT (UK) for 25 hours Continuing Professional Development (CPD). The full Programme is accredited for 90 hours CPD, which can be used to support applications for CILT Chartered Membership, or for upgrading existing CILT Membership to Fellowship status. CILT is the pre-eminent independent professional body for individuals associated with logistics, supply chains and transport throughout their careers. As part of its mission, CILT aims to facilitate the development of personal and professional excellence, and to encourage the d

The Bikeable City - a course in how to plan for cycle friendly cities Call for expressions of interest The Cycling Embassy of Denmark, CED is offering a cycle planning course, The Bikeable City, in how to plan for cycle friendly cities. Many cities round the world want to develop their traffic culture with a view to more sustainable mobility. We are seeing public transport systems developing along these lines in many cities throughout the world. Along with this, there is a wish to develop a cycle culture in order to increase the mobility of the citizens and to reduce private car traffic in the cities. The aim of the course is to contribute to the development of liveable and bikeable cities throughout the world. Development of a cycle culture is an important part of sustainable mobility. The objective is to increase cycling by creating a safe environment for cyclists, which will also contribute to urban life, to a liveable urban environment and to the health of the citizens. Moreover, a bikeable city will contribute to important Millennium Development Goals in reducing poverty, developing democracy and increasing both gender equality and growth through increased mobility. Overall objective: To develop liveable and bikeable cities To support cycling-friendly policy development. To increase cycling as a mean of sustainable mobility To develop a cycle culture which contributes to urban life, and urban environment and health To strengthen the advocacy for cycling in civil society To support development goals in cities such as: poverty reduction, democracy, gender equality, growth through increased mobility, affordable transport To create a safe environment for cyclists.   The target groups are professionals from Danida collaborating countries working in Danida projects such as city administrations, local authority politicians, urban planners and designers and cycle advocacy groups in civil society. Possible participating countries could be: Bangladesh, Benin, Bhu

Panorama des Transports n° 52 19/01/12 Panorama inédit du Centre d'analyse stratégique sur les transports par Christine Raynard, Chargée de mission au Département Développement durable (DDD) 1) Le constructeur britannique Rolls-Royce présentera les résultats de son tour du monde en limousine électrique (Munich, Paris, Madrid, Singapour, Pékin, Dubai, Los Angeles, New York et Genève), au cours du premier trimestre 2012. Ce prototype électrique reprenant le châssis de la Phantom, est équipé d'une batterie lithium-ion  contenant du nickel, du cobalt et du manganèse, et de deux moteurs électriques. Le chargement de la batterie, d'une capacité totale de 71 kWh, s'effectue en 20 heures sur du courant monophasé ou en 8 heures sur du courant triphasé. Trois unités de chargement sont associéesà la batterie, auquel s'ajoute un quatrième chargeur à induction pour permettre un rechargement sans fil. La batterie est conçue pour une durée minimum de trois ans en usage quotidien et dispose d'une autonomie de 200 km. Ce prototype Rolls-Royce électrique démarre par un simple interrupteur, permettant également d'interrompre le chargement et atteint une vitesse maximale de 160 km/h. 2) Après le lancement en septembre 2009 d'un service gratuit de covoiturage dans les gares franciliennes (hors Paris), SNCF Transilien, associée à Green Cove, expérimente maintenant le covoiturage dynamique en gare de Houdan (Yvelines). Des bornes équipées d'écrans d'affichage ont été installées sur le quai et sur le parking. Les offres et les demandes sont ainsi consultables en temps réel, par les usagers inscrits sur le site, soit aujourd'hui plus de mille personnes. L'utilisateur équipé d'un smartphone peut scanner sur la borne le « flashcode » de l'offre qui correspond à ses besoins. Il accède ensuite à toutes les informations utiles à son trajet : rappel de la destination, tarif, heure de départ et coordonnées du covoitureu

Pros and cons regarding bicycle helmet legislation Promote cycling and bicycle helmets or not? Promoting cycling: changes to expect Pros and cons regarding bicycle helmet legislation Although bicycle speed is rather limited, it is acknowledged that a properly designed helmet provides very good protection for the most vulnerable part of the body, the head, from being severely injured in a crash. Whereas the helmet is more or less compulsory in all countries for participants in sporting events, in most countries it is still optional for cycle touring or bicycle rides in general (see Bicycle helmet legislation for exceptions). Some cyclists are against the helmet as it imposes a requirement conflicting with the feeling of freedom given by the bicycle or because it is unsightly, uncomfortable, or unnecessary over short distances. Others are firmly in favour of it as it provides good head protection [16]. In 2000, helmets were worn on a voluntary basis by 15% of cyclists in Finland, 16% in the United Kingdom, 17% in Sweden, 7% in Switzerland and 6% in Norway. In Denmark, 68% of children, who are passengers on bicycles (children between 0 and 5 years old), were using helmets. 34% of the children between 6 and 9 years old use helmets on their bicycles. Only 5% of cyclists aged between 10 and 25 year old used a helmet, and among cyclists aged 25 years and older only 3% used a helmet. The proportion is insignificant in most other countries [16]. Several reviews have been conducted on the effectiveness of bicycle helmets in reducing head and facial injuries [54][53][41][30] . Studies over the last 15 years in the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand indicate that bicycle helmets are very effective in decreasing the risk of head and brain injuries. Critics of legislation, though, have pointed out that reductions in absolute numbers of cycling fatalities and severe head injuries can be at least partially explained by a decrease in cycling per se. Given that good evi

Walking and cycling as transport modes No speed, no mass, and no protection Pedestrians and cyclists: unprotected road users Walking and cycling as transport modes Of all journeys, 20-40% are travelled by cycle or on foot, with the highest percentage in the Netherlands and the lowest in Finland. Trips on foot take place most frequently in Great Britain, whereas bicycle trips are most frequent in the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden [34]. Some groups of traffic participants walk or cycle more than others. These differences are also reflected in their crash involvement (see Crash characteristics). Age groups for which walking is particularly important, are children below the age of 12 and adults aged 75 and above. The bicycle is used most frequently by those younger than 18 years of age [34]. Walking as a transport mode Cycling as a transport mode Age groups most involved in walking and cycling Walking as a transport mode Walking as a means of transport is commonly used for rather short trips. This means that it is actually difficult to assess pedestrian mobility at country level, as the national travel surveys often do not register the shorter trips. Also, the walking parts of trips made primarily by public transport are usually not taken into account. At present, the importance of walking is therefore underestimated [60]. Survey data from a selection of seven European countries show that 12-30% of all trips is made by walking (as main transport mode), the highest figure being for Great Britain [34]. For short trips under 5 km, the share of walking is higher, with a maximum of 45% in Great Britain. The average length of walking trips varies from just under 1 km (Great Britain) to 2.8 km (Finland). It should be noted, however, that the extent of coverage of short trips may vary from country to country in the national travel surveys. This will affect the comparability of average trip length and the share of walking. In Great Britain, all trip lengths are included, where

Getting people walking will help build support for creation of more walkable places, decrease air pollution and traffic congestion, improve physical health, and other benefits. Research reveals that creating places for walking (such as walking trails) and other forms of physical activity may be associated with increased physical activity. Below is a list of ideas that a walking coalition or partnership may select from to get going. If there is not yet an established coalition in your community, then find out more about how to build a coalition. The ideas below can be used to inspire and motivate people to get out of their cars and walk. 1. Make walking part of the business: walk at work programs Partner with large employers to design and publicize routes to walk on the business campus, give time for walking during the day or foster walking groups. One example is Berkeley's walking groups for employees. Some employers also offer incentives for physical activity through their insurance provider. For example, Blue Cross/Blue Shield members in North Carolina's State Health Plan can earn free gifts like backpacks, water bottles, blankets and tents as they log their activity. American Heart Association provides support to business-based walking programs through incentive items, printable material and recognition. 2. Offer incentives and buddies: mileage clubs Use online and community-based programs that encourage walking and provide incentives for reaching mileage goals either individually or in groups. See the America on the Move program or a "Walk Across a State" program sponsored by cooperative extensions. For older adults, there is AARP's Get Fit on Route 66 online mileage club. 3. Provide a guide: walking maps Provide maps of local attractions as well as locations of practical amenities such as restrooms. For inspiration, see examples from Feet First and Walk Arlington. Add walking routes to the Trails web site and invite community members to view them. Walkin