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The Law Will Be Fixed

As the Government announces a review of cycle safety law, Bez fears where we’re heading There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND…

The Law Must Be Fixed…Mustn’t It?

Bez examines the laws currently available to prosecute cyclists – do we want new ones? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND…

Flaunting The Laws Of The Highway

Bez argues that biased media reporting is affecting our safety on the roads There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR…

Flaw on The Floor?

‘That close pass mat’ – designed wrong, or just needs implementing right? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS…

A Tale of Two Forces

West Mids Police gets official congratulations for its campaign to prosecute close-passes. Meanwhile in Hampshire, not much is happening There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US…

How To Calculate A Passing Distance – Was That A Close Pass?

How close was that? Bez explains how to use camera footage to figure it out There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND…

The Lion’s Share

Bez argues, in some detail, that it’s not always good to share (the road) There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE…

How To Design A Death

Bez thinks some UK cycling infrastructure is so dangerous it should be illegal There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR…

Bugs in The Code

Bez steps into the crossfire of the new Automobile Association’s cyclists’ guide to the Highway Code. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

Boom and Bust – Breaking The Cycle

Bez laments the funding models which exist to ‘encourage’ cycling in the UK There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR…

Passing Laws Bad For Cyclists

A law to force drivers to give cyclists more room when passing would make life for cyclists worse, argues Bez. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN…

Bez: Some Blue Signs

It’s high time we stopped pretending we’ve got a National Cycle Network and started admitting that what we’ve got is Some Blue Signs. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S…

Bez: The Anatomy of Excuses

Bez dissects the range of excuses trotted out by the Twitterati each time a cyclist comes a cropper. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

Bez: No Further Action

What can we learn from the death of James Stephenson? There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY…

Bez: Channeling the Flow

Corbridge adopts a Dutch approach, Bez talks about it There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS THAN 6p/DAY If…

Bez: What’s Wrong With Stickers Anyway?

Just what is all the fuss about with these ‘cyclists stay back’ stickers and the like? Bez explains in much detail. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY…

Bez: Selling a Dream at the Cost of Reality

Presumed liability is good for cyclists, says Bez, but beware the ‘snake oil’ in the sales pitch There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK…

Bez: UK Cycling Infrastructure Guidelines

Ever wondered what guidelines were being followed when your local cycle infrastructure was designed? Bez has. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT…

Bez: We Do Not Negotiate With Terrorists

Roads. Are you scared? Well, you should be. Your children probably are There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS…

Catapulting Boulders: Bez

Bez illustrates that to get the police on our side when things go wrong cyclists on the road need to be whiter than white. There\'s more to this story... BUT…

The Value of Unenforceable Laws

What has a new French law prohibiting headphones in cars got to do with us cyclists? Bez goes deep into the consequences There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A…

Bez: “Karr’s Choice”

Bez highlights more cases of driver errors that cause death failing to be dealt with by the courts. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

Bez: “Them and Theirs”

Bez goes after the BBC’s You and Yours representation of cyclists and tears a strip off them through the medium of actual facts There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S…

Bez: “Erasure”

Bez tries to discover, a little something to make us sweeter, but finds the courts are blinded by the sun There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN…

Bez: “Game Theory”

On mainstream coverage of cycling – and why it needs to change. There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO UNLOCK IT AND MORE FOR LESS…

Bez: “The Wedge”

Here’s the latest installment from Bez for your Friday morning reading pleasure. This time it’s about ‘safety’ devices There\'s more to this story... BUT IT\'S A MEMBER-ONLY STORY.JOIN US TO…

Bez: “I Fought The Law and The Law Lost”

Speed cameras are in the news again, so what better time to gather by the roadside to watch the glorious parade of naked, self-interested human deceit? There\'s more to this…