Becky's Blog – December 2012 Archive (4)

Two cyclists injured in hit and run at Berwick

There was an incident on Station Road, Berwick on Sunday morning 9/12/12 at 10 am involving two cyclists and a 4x4 vehicle towing a horse trailer. As a result, one cyclist was left with a broken collar bone and the other with a head injury. The driver did not stop. See the Argus report here:…

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Added by Becky on December 12, 2012 at 18:05 — No Comments

20 mph victory!

This is wonderful news for road users. It is one of Bricycles’ long term campaign goals. Following agreement at the Transport Committee on November 27, Brighton and Hove City Council is introducing a 20 mph speed limit for the centre of Brighton and Hove from April 2013. Officers will proceed with advertising the formal Speed Limit Order for the changes in speed limit in the Phase 1 Area. For the background to the decision, see:…

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Added by Becky on December 7, 2012 at 18:23 — No Comments

NICE Guidance on Walking and Cycling

NICE guidance on “Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation” was published last week.

See http://guidance.nice.org.uk/PH41

This long-awaited essential guidance sets out how people can be encouraged to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes. The guidance is intended to help meet public health and other goals (for instance, to reduce traffic…

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Added by Becky on December 7, 2012 at 18:14 — No Comments

Fix the junctions! Brighton's Aquarium Roundabout on the A259

We were delighted to see proposals for junction improvements to the Aquarium Roundabout in Brighton (in front of Brighton Pier) published in The Times on 26/11/12, as part of its "Cities fit for cycling" campaign.

See http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3611571.ece

This is the work of locally resident transport planner, Mark Strong, from Transport Initiatives,…

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Added by Becky on December 1, 2012 at 9:50 — No Comments

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