Cycle campaigning

Just a few weeks ago we organised an event where we told cyclists to slow right down on the Surrey Canal path as we'd received complaints from pedestrians about speeding cyclists which is clearly dangerous for cyclists and other path users.

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I don't know other campaign groups which criticise their own, and that is kind of how it felt when we did that particular campaign.

2 points from this:

1) The need to be everywhere now if not before (esp. so in bigger cities) regardless of mode exacerbates all the issues facing vulnerable road users.

If everyone could be encouraged to chill out (in a less haste sense not more spliff) a bit then we'd be along way to "going dutch", without need to redesign the infrastructure or rules of the road.

2) Isn't the IAM a group that will be critical of their own? Institute of Advanced Cyclists might be a bit pointless, however you only need browse the "calling out bad cyclists" thread here to see some examples of the fuckwittery going on & people's reactions to being told so, usually as they know best & are in a hurry...