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Tour Des Bikeshops Vimeo StillLondoners on Bikes gets its message across to Boris Johnson... by handing him leaflet as he rides home
Londoners on Bikes, the campaign group launched recently with the express purpose of urging candidates in the forthcoming mayoral elections put cycling and the safety of cyclists at the heart of their transport policies has made sure that present incumbent Boris Johnson has received its message loud and clear – the mop-topped mayor was just one of the home-going bike commuters to be handed a leaflet outlining its position this evening near Angel.
The group, which we first reported on last week together with its Tour des Bikeshops video, has been leafleting key commuters on key routes in and out of the centre of the capital in recent days – this evening alone, members were handing them out not only at Angel, but also at other locations including Tower Bridge and Old Street.
It has also launched a new video, eloquent in its simplicity, that highlights the message that London is a city where cars don’t work.
Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.
I'm just tired of people being stupid.
You disagree with something I say and that makes me a cunt, eh? Intelligent.
Came here for comments on the Gloria frameset and got one of the most pedantic arguments on grammar and editorial standards ever instead. Road.cc...
If they've built a shiny new bidirectional cycle lane and yet more people are seen cycling on the road then something is wrong with the shiny new...
I watched that video too, not as intriguing as the lever.
I have to assume that the cyclist wasn't thick enough to just change lanes without looking. Not a small puddle so I guess that they saw it and...
Being a titchy lightweight I find the minimum pressures shown on bike tyres are considerably higher than I would use....
Bruyneel saying publicly that Boonen "should shut up" is all you need to know about both Bruyneel and the doping regime at his team. Dirty in both...
I like it because it's a bit different, but it's way out of my price range. Wonder if it will take off, or will we be talking about in 15 years...
Cyclists used the roads before cars - it was cyclists who petitioned the government to put a hard surface on our roads.