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Build It And They Will Come: the case for US-style baseball facilities in the UK

Carlton Reid — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:46:00 +0000

I am renaming this blog. It will be called Build It And They Will Come and will become a one-stop shop for why and how we have a moral duty to install US-style baseball facilities in every village, town and city in the UK. We can learn from the Americans. If they can install baseball facilities all over [...]

The first ever MTB world championships & the mystery of a banner, thought lost

Carlton Reid — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:44:52 +0000

Last summer, mountain bike royalty gathered in the French ski resort of Villard de Lans to celebrate the staging of the 1987 Championnat Du Monde VTT. This was the first ever mountain bike world championships. Gary Fisher, Joe Breeze, Hans Rey, Scot Nicol, Jacquie Phelan, and Ned Overend joined French riders from back-in-the-day, such as [...]

Everywhere needs a crack bunch of heavies to heave away misbehaving motorists

Carlton Reid — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:28:26 +0000

Pedestrians Teach Fiat Driver a Lesson

These stencils put cars in their place

Carlton Reid — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:36:59 +0000

Cars are great. I own one. But so do many other people. And that’s why cars aren’t always the best tool for the job. In urban areas, for short trips, walking or cycling is often quicker and certainly better for personal health and for the planet and for the least impact on others. One person [...]

Many motorists have crap eyesight…so insurance company gifts hi-vis belts to cyclists

Carlton Reid — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 10:12:53 +0000

No doubt insurance provider RSA wants to do the right thing but is equipping cyclists with free hi-vis kit the best thing to do, or should the company concentrate on lobbying for motorists to have compulsory eye tests every few years? Or, forget the belts, gift eye tests to motorists instead. Check out the last para [...]

Video nasty shows why Britain’s cities need to be designed for people not cars

Carlton Reid — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:18:35 +0000

The woman shown in this shocking, 43-second video did not die. Watch it and you’ll be amazed she didn’t. Because of way too much motorised traffic on this road in Birmingham, pedestrians are seen having to weave in and out of slow-moving cars. Except one wasn’t slow-moving, one was being driven murderously fast… The woman [...]

This is what The Telegraph motoring survey would look like if drivers told the truth

Carlton Reid — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:34:02 +0000

The Times is championing its ‘cities for cycling’ survey; The Telegraph is calling for the resurrection of £2000 subsidies for car buyers and shouting about its motoring survey, which is sponsored by an insurance company. The two surveys are related: dismal driving behaviour makes cycling (and walking) far more dangerous than it needs to be. [...]

Bicycle helmet law MP tells twitter followers about car & pedestrian helmets

Carlton Reid — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:34:59 +0000

On 25th October @ItDoesTheJob sent a tweet to @allpartycycling, the twitter account of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group and patched in Peter Bone MP, the Tory MP for Wellingborough: “Bicycle helmets offer a false sense of security.” The MP, who has long campaigned for helmet compulsion for UK cyclists, replied: “Bicycle helmets save lives and prevent serious [...]

Why do people hate cyclists?

Carlton Reid — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:37:03 +0000

Bradley Wiggins. Victoria Pendleton. Yellow jerseys. Olympic golds. Britain is meant to have fallen in love with cycling. If so, the honeymoon is over, and the hatred is back. On 26th September I shall be giving a presentation to architects and town planner types at the be2talks in London - “a celebration of technology, social media [...]

Cycling to the Moon

Carlton Reid — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:35:06 +0000

I’m about to set off on a big, blow-out bike trip with my son. It’s a legacy thing; something I hope he’ll remember for the rest of his life. Family bike tours to the Netherlands no longer cut the mustard. At 14, I think he’s ready for a tough trip. We’re prepping for a trip [...]