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'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in England
A website offering 50 bike repair vouchers from the government did not work for about four hours.
Scientists find out why leaves on the track causes travel chaos
Leaf tannins dissolve metal in train tracks, which reduces friction between steel surfacesLeaves on the line are a notorious headache for commuters and train companies alike, causing costly delays. Now scientists say they have unpicked why fallen foliage makes rails so slippery.When leaves are crushed against the tracks, they form a black layer that drastically reduces friction between train wheels and the rails – a situation Network Rail has described as “the black ice of the railway”. But the make up of this slippery layer has been something of a puzzle. Continue reading...
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Wednesday, 29 July 2020
BBC News
- 'Fix your bike' website crashes as scheme launches in EnglandA website offering 50 bike repair vouchers from the government did not work for about four hours.
Times Online
- HGVs and delivery vans facing a ban in cities to give more room to bikes [subscription]HGVs and delivery vans could be banned from city centres under government plans to create more road space for cyclists. The transport department is proposing to introduce compulsory freight consolidation schemes where all deliveries are made to out-of-town depots.
- The health benefits of cycling: does it really help you lose weight? [subscription]Boris Johnson is urging us all to get on our bikes to slim down and beat coronavirus. Is he on to something? We ask the experts
Mail Online
- Boris Johnson's 50 bike voucher website crashes immediately after launchAs part of a2billion anti-obesity drive, Boris Johnson on Monday announced plans to encourage cycling through a range of incentives including 50 repair vouchers.
Sky News
- Wheels come off government's bike voucher scheme as website crashesBoris Johnson's plan to get the nation cycling suffered a difficult start when the website offering free bike repairs crashed at its launch.
London Evening Standard
- 'Fix your bike' voucher website crashes as scheme launches in EnglandBoris Johnson's ambitious plan to get Britons cycling got off to a rocky start as the website offering bicycle repair vouchers crashed at its launch.
Other Regional Press
- Bike journeys in West Yorkshire need to increase by 200 per centThat is one of the main aims to made the region 'net zero' carbon by 2038
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- Public backs bus and cycle investment40% of 2,000 polled want to see investment in local bus services Britons back government investment in bus services and cycling according to new research commissioned by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Green New Deal. According to the poll of 2,000 British adults by Opinium, 40% of people want to see investment in local bus services, and 37% want investment in cycling infrastructure. By comparison, fewer than one in seven people want money spent on more or bigger roads. It suggests that public-backing for low carbon transport has soared since lockdown on the back ...
- UK unveils cycling and walking stimulus planPrime Minister Boris Johnson launched a 2 billion package on Monday (27 July) aimed at incentivising walking and cycling as the UK lockdown eases. EURACTIV's partner edie.net reports.
- Boris Johnson unveils 2bn boost for walking and cycling infrastructure Prime Minister Boris Johnson has launched a 2bn package aimed at incentivising walking and cycling as the UK lockdown eases.
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