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Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfL investment to create nearly 8,000 new cycle parking spaces across London’s boroughsTransport for London (TfL) has awarded more than £3.5 million of investment to 30 London boroughs to create 7,800 new cycle spaces in town centres, stations, schools and residential areas. This investment will enable thousands more cycle journeys to take place each week by ensuring more journeys begin and end with a place to park, with the first spaces set to be in place by the spring. The investment has been carefully targeted to add spaces where they are most needed. Areas set to benefit include: • In Bromley, 24 schools will have 480 new spaces to enable more pupils to cycle to...

Green Miscellany

• Why do drivers close pass cyclists? Spoiler alert: it’s nothing to do with high-visNobody knows for certain why some drivers insist on overtaking cyclists too close. However, it’s almost certainly not because they’ve failed to spot the person on the bicycle. If this sounds counter-intuitive, take note of Dr Ian Walker, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bath University – his research focuses particularly on the safety of vulnerable road users and their interactions with motorists, considering such… The post Why do drivers close pass cyclists? Spoiler alert: it’s nothing to do with high-vis appeared first on ETA.