It's National Cycle to Work Day Today - have you made your pledge?

And even though I have been commuting every day for the last few months, I made my pledge just so I could get my name in the prize draw for a new bike!

Cycled in from Pontefract to Leeds, other than the usual 4 or 5 that I pass every day, I didn't see any extra cyclists. Maybe they all took the canal. But coming from the South of the city, nothing! Wakefield was even worse, I had to go through the centre on the way home, wall to wall cars and I was the only cyclist on the road from the edge of Leeds all the way to Crofton via the centre of Wakefield (I'm starting to think wakefield is the most cycle unfriendly city (or should that be council?) in the country, despite having some cycle event next week).

Now the schools are back there's even more reason to cycle, it's great passing several hundred cars in stood traffic every morning from the M1 junction all the way into Leeds.

Not sure how many of them sit fuming because a cyclist had overtaken them vs. How many might just consider getting a bike themselves.

Pledge met, but then it was the same as every other day (17 or so miles)

I cycle from the countryside in to Edinburgh - the city centre was fairly normal, but out my way I did see a fair few more unlikely looking commuters, which was nice. Lots of friendly nods and waves, more of that please!

Did 10 miles into work today. So, 20, by the time I get home tonight, which will bring me up to 80 for the week so far.

(Mind you, I cheat a bit - I now take the longer but flatter route, rather than the shorter but hillier one. Takes the same time to do).

I didn't even know about it I took the car but did cycle yesterday

22 miles round trip for me and my average speed is notably faster than London traffic so it isn't me holding up all those precious car drivers

Just in time to coincide with a massive increase in traffic due to the kids back at school, angrier commuters who haven't adjusted back to the queues, darker evenings and a load of over running road works. topped with some of us not being able to commute because of extra school run commitments. Dopey twats.

17 miles round trip.

There were a few more on the roads today (noticeable by their new kit and riding gingerly).
They should do what happened during the tube strikes in London and ask for experienced commuters to guide newbies in. However as they haven't, I suspect the initiative will only have a tiny long term effect.

I noticed a few more today than I usually see. My commute is from Sutton Coldfield to Coventry (37 mile round trip) & I aim to do this 3 days a week (I only work 4) with the remaining day by car. This enables me to bring in clean clothes/take home the dirty ones & avoids having to carry a rucksack & getting a severe case of 'sweaty back syndrome'...

I rode in from Otley to Leeds and we've had large matrix signs advertising the Cycle to Work Day all week. Today the same signs are warning drivers there may be more cyclists on the road and to watch out for them. I like that!

i noticed a few more people riding on my daily roll into leicester this morning.
events like this can only help to raise awareness for those of us who travel on two wheels - hopefully some of those commuting in for the first time today will realise how good it is and stick with it!

News to me. No one's asked me. The only reason I can see this is being promoted now is schools are back and many unfit fat slobs are back at work so the roads are busy and dangerous again. Their thoughts are turning back to summer as the days are cooling and evenings are now drawing in. I've seen very few cyclists on my commute the last 10-14 days. All I know as I've had many more dangerous close passes and mental drivers this week so much so after this weekend I am giving up come monday as it is too fucking dangerous riding so far on the roads 30 miles. Sooner or later I am going to be knocked down again and killed. It is not worth dying for. All these initiatives are bollox AFAIAC. Just trying to promote the C2W scheme.

Out of interest what sort of distance do you all ride? I do a mixed car/bike, which is either 2 miles each way or 9 miles each way, dependent on, er, many factors!!

Got the tube today. I have done 4 out of 6 commutes this week by bike though, so no guilt.

I cycle to work most days, and I did again today (in Manchester). I saw no more cyclists this morning than on any other day (although I did see more cars, due to some schools starting up again I suppose).

I have mentioned 'cycle to work day' to a number of friends and colleagues and no-one I spoke to had heard of it. I have only seen it publicised on cycle forums which obviously is not going to catch people who aren't regular cyclists. I wonder how many of the 250,000 miles mentioned would have been cycled anyway? Putting lots of signs up on the popular commuter routes to highlight this to drivers, advertising on local radios during rush hour, having a powerful social media campaign etc seem to be good ways to reach the non-cycling audience to me. I don't know if these methods were used; whatever they did doesn't seem to have worked.

Meanwhile, in Cardiff, cycling to work is absolute heaven. Thousands of coppers to protect you from motorists. Mind, there are no motorists. The roads are free of cars and it's bliss.

I did the very short cycle to work today, I normally ride my bike when I get home or weekends, so respect to all the cycle commuters, getting your bag sorted, getting up that little bit earlier, getting out the house, dodging the traffic, dealing with the grotty works shower, you are all epic !

I would have cycled today but since the landlord at work decided to polish the paint work in the car park with a street cleaner van, I am injured after an off on it...

Call me counterproductive but I've refused to get involved with my work place's efforts. I don't want to be a patsy to their self congratulation, letting them think they're doing a good job with cycling provision, which they're not.

I commute all year round and fully support initiatives to get people on their bikes. However, why do it in late summer when day light is getter shorter and the weather is likely to fade ? Surely late spring is the time to do it and newbies might stick with it ?
In answer to the question, no I gave not pledged my miles as I think it would be a bit of a fraud in my case and more importantly the website is a pain in the rear to register on