tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post7601461045149971266..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: GrittingDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-51858570849564238282009-01-11T13:21:00.000+01:002009-01-11T13:21:00.000+01:00Davidgreat photos and what a great enviroment for ...David<BR/><BR/>great photos and what a great enviroment for cyclists,<BR/><BR/>I live in Manchester England and we have cyclists killed under lorries reported almost every month, cycle paths full of parked cars and idiots behind the wheels of fast cars and women on phones in 4 by 4s.<BR/><BR/>I loved reading your blog on cold cycling, my mother comes from Heide a litle village in germany on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-32323932620755838012009-01-11T13:15:00.000+01:002009-01-11T13:15:00.000+01:00Davidgreat photos and what a great enviroment for ...David<BR/><BR/>great photos and what a great enviroment for cyclists,<BR/><BR/>I live in Manchester England and we have cyclists killed under lorries reported almost every month, cycle paths full of parked cars and idiots behind the wheels of fast cars and women on phones in 4 by 4s.<BR/><BR/>I loved reading your blog on cold cycling, my mother comes from Heide a litle village in germany on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-30246443523451008892009-01-01T17:27:00.000+01:002009-01-01T17:27:00.000+01:00Hi JansonI am Gary's brother. Have you made yourse...Hi Janson<BR/><BR/>I am Gary's brother. Have you made yourself known to the police to help them with their enquiries? Any information that you can provide would be greatly appreciated by Gary's family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-59564339975394531942008-12-21T19:19:00.000+01:002008-12-21T19:19:00.000+01:00I actually saw the accident just after it happened...I actually saw the accident just after it happened, i have been extremely effected by this as i am both a lorry driver and a keen cyclist. Tonight i am cycling to work for the first time since. My heart goes out to Gary and his Family<BR/><BR/>Rest in peace Gary<BR/><BR/>Janson HeathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-81774399985356347422008-12-19T10:45:00.000+01:002008-12-19T10:45:00.000+01:00I'm very sorry to hear about Gary's death, which c...I'm very sorry to hear about Gary's death, which could so easily have been avoided.<BR/><BR/>The Derbyshire authorities should be ashamed of themselves.David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35126820171747215812008-12-19T10:12:00.000+01:002008-12-19T10:12:00.000+01:00my friend Gary livingstone was killed last monday ...my friend Gary livingstone was killed last monday night by an articulated lorry whilst riding home from work along the A50 in Derbyshire, a tragic accident that would not have happened, had only the local council gritted the cycle path, he always used the cycle path but the week before suffered a crash on it as it was covered in ice, last monday night he ventured onto the gritted road, only to beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-89369571442730947422008-12-09T12:20:00.000+01:002008-12-09T12:20:00.000+01:00Just skidded on black ice on a cycle path in Swind...Just skidded on black ice on a cycle path in Swindon and hit the ground with a thump. Now nursing a badly bruised leg an shoulder, could have been a lot worse if I was going faster.<BR/><BR/>I'm now asking the local council why they won't grit the cycle paths. The one I skidded on even runs parallel to a main bus route so it is easily accessible to a gritter.<BR/><BR/>Cycling need to be made a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-56999500882137756362008-12-09T11:39:00.000+01:002008-12-09T11:39:00.000+01:00It's snowing here now, and as the ground is alread...It's snowing here now, and as the ground is already at freezing point, the snow is settling. I just took the dog for a walk, by bike as usual, with the usual expectation that I'd not find any ice on the cycle paths.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the UK having a "general incompetency" over gritting is that the most fragile modes of transport are damaged first. Cycling is perhaps the most fragile of David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-88893596177913682902008-12-09T10:57:00.000+01:002008-12-09T10:57:00.000+01:00The Bristol & Bath railway path was pretty bad...The Bristol & Bath railway path was pretty bad this morning, however so were the pavements and residential roads so at least it was general incompetency and not anti-cycling conspiracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-14429399400167015182008-12-06T20:46:00.000+01:002008-12-06T20:46:00.000+01:00Green with envy, once again!Today, our local traff...Green with envy, once again!<BR/><BR/>Today, our local traffic free cycle route was a lethal mix of a soggy slurry of rotting leaves and icy patches. It hasn't had as much as a sweep for over three years; the local authorities have no interest in adopting the path after it was built by Britain's leading transport joke - Sustrans - who have no real interest in a route after it's built. They WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-25195061913044287252008-11-24T13:03:00.000+01:002008-11-24T13:03:00.000+01:00Yup, here (my hometown, Doetinchem) there was abou...Yup, here (my hometown, Doetinchem) there was about 10 com snow on the bike paths, but the snow was quickly swept away or gritted. There was only one path where there was still snow, but that was not a priority route, and will probably be gritted later, say this afternoon, rather than before the morning commute.Annekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303232666607267415noreply@blogger.com