Mark Hambleton

Cycle to school week is next week.

“Sorry mate, I didn’t see you.”

“This is why we run cameras” Cyclists share horrifying stories of assault and question police over withholding footage for six months, after rider pushed off bike by man in passing van, as police label act as “despicable random attack” road.cc/content/news/c…

Worth a look to see how your local authority thinks it is doing when it comes to delivering the active travel schemes we desperately need Local authority active travel capability ratings - GOV.UK (gov.uk)

Insurance company pledges to cut costs for drivers if more 20 mph speed limits are introduced nation.cymru/news/insurance… Entirely logical. Has not happened when other recent opportunities have been presented to insurers though...

Brompton's Will Butler-Adams: "There's no time to be afraid" cyclingindustry.news/bromptons-will… Such a great viewpoint - could not agree more. "Are you a walkist?" Love the understanding that a bike can be a massive part of day to day life but does not make someone a "cyclist"

With the #paralympics in full flow, it was a privilege to guest edit the latest edition of #teamaroundtheclient magazine. Thank you to all those who contributed @MartinSinclair1 @Katrinahart90 @BCCP_Football @TheWaveProject1 @RDAnational @SilverTweeters @AT_Conference

'Children living in ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) Nearly four times as likely to switch to walking and cycling compared with those outside the zone.' Wow bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Remember cyclists should always wear hiviz.

The Netherlands🇳🇱 invests €595 million, or €35 per resident, annually in cycling infrastructure. Does it seem expensive? The average Dutch person travels 912 km annually, saving the health system 19 billion euros (3% of GDP).

Excellent news! More walking & cycling are key to reducing the suffering from chronic diseases and saving the NHS billions of pounds. Great to see @LouHaigh looking to invest in health through active travel. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

@awjre @LouHaigh @laura_laker 🙌

If you campaign for road danger reduction, public health, walking, wheeling, or cycling in England then this is the most important interview since the election. A real message of change from @LouHaigh Also summoned here: bloomberg.com/news/articles/… 🙏 @laura_laker for your book!

From The Guardian: The Labour government will invest “unprecedented levels of funding” in cycling and walking as a critical part of plans to improve health and inequality, the new secretary for transport has said. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Greens in @SomersetLive this week! somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-…

✅Economically sensible - tacking several crisis at once. ✅Sustained investment - reducing costs/time to deliver. ✅ Transport minister on the health delivery board. ✅ Joined-up choice. 🚌 🚃 🚂 🚲 🚶 theguardian.com/politics/artic… 👏@LouHaigh @laura_laker @activetraveleng

Cycling and walking are considered to have very high returns for taxpayers’ money, at £5.62 for each £1 spent – double the returns of roads. 🙌 theguardian.com/politics/artic…

It's #CycleToWorkDay! Are we doing all we can as a society to remove barriers to active travel? @hambleton_mark (pictured arriving at the office on his bike) has found that there's definitely work to do... Read more🔗rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/is-mo…

- lower speed limits! - better street design! - less space for cars! How #Oslo and #Helsinki achieved ZERO traffic deaths among #cyclists and #pedestrians in 2019 - still as valid as then! theguardian.com/world/2020/mar…