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  • this-is-when-most-urban-cycling-accidents-happen

    This Is When Most Urban Cycling Accidents Happen
    Safety

    Riding a bike in the city is not without its risks. Do you know which days and hours are the most dangerous in terms of getting hit by a car? And do you know where bicycle accidents happen most often? A law firm Rosenthal &…

  • safety-tips-for-riding-solo

    Safety Tips for Riding Solo
    Road cycling

    We talk a lot about safety at We Love Cycling. From keeping your bike well-maintained to obeying the rules of the road, there are many steps you can take to ensure you avoid unnecessary incidents and keep yourself safe. But there is also another kind…

  • bicycle-lanes-make-cars-pass-40-cm-closer-to-cyclists

    Bicycle Lanes Make Cars Pass 40 cm Closer to Cyclists
    Safety

    Scientists from Melbourne studied whether cars give cyclists enough space when passing. They equipped 60 cyclists with a special device called MetreBox that measures the distance of each car passing, and what they found was quite surprising.

  • should-cyclists-be-licensed-and-insured

    Should Cyclists Be Licensed – and Insured?
    Urban cycling

    On a bleak English day in March 2019, The Right Honourable The Lord Winston stood in Parliament’s House of Lords and asked whether cyclists “riding bicycles in city centres should have a licence and third-party insurance?”

  • stay-on-the-safe-side-a-mission-to-share-the-road-responsibly

    Stay on the Safe Side: A Mission to Share the Road Responsibly
    Safety

    In our modern world, where the majority of humankind dwells in cities, you can’t really separate the topic of cycling from the one of motorized transport. With the immense numbers of daily traffic participants, safety, reciprocal understanding, respect, and cooperation of each road user group…

  • how-dangerous-is-cycling-on-the-pavement

    How Dangerous Is Cycling on the Pavement?
    Safety

    Even though we love cycling, sometimes (or in some places) riding in urban traffic isn’t very pleasant. The trams are ringing, the drivers are swerving… it makes you want to escape. But where to? The pavement of course! But is it really safer?

  • whats-a-right-hook-in-cycling-and-how-to-avoid-it

    What’s a ‘Right Hook’ in Cycling and How to Avoid It
    Safety

    A moment of distraction, a right hook, and you’re having a rendezvous with the ground. We’re not talking about boxing but a simple commute to work on a bicycle. The so-called ‘right hook’ is one of the most insidious things that a cyclist on the…

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