Following the unveiling of the first “Cycling Super Highway” (CSH) in London by Mayor Boris Johnson, the excellent Velorution website declared “Boris is an Ass” http://www.velorution.biz/2010/05/boris-is-an-ass/. . Well, reducing politics to personalities and epithets is not our style.

 Also, we would point out that:

• Mayor Johnson has done a great service to cycling by cycling daily in normal office clothes (see above): a good example to London commuters.
•  He says the right things about cycling: “Put simply, it’s the best way to get around our city, and arguably the single most important tool for making London the best big city in the world.” (Cycling Revolution in London, TfL,  May 2010)
• Any problems with officialdom’s treatment of cycling can often be traced back to other agencies and Transport for London/ Greater London Authority under Boris’ predecessor, Ken Livingstone.

Below we review what has been happening in London since Transport for London came into being. The issue is, when the Mayor, GLA and TfL tell us about their apparently wonderful plans for cycling, are we asses to believe them? Read more »

Gathering of London RDRF at the signing of the Road Danger Reduction Charter at the House of Lords in March 2009 by London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. (list of attendees at bottom of article)

I’m pleased to introduce the new RDRF website after a quiet period of activity for us. Read more »