2012-04-28 - Love London, Go Dutch - The Big Ride

Great to see everyone, pics up soon (not sure where yet).

Part of the brief I got was at one point they were hoping to get everyone to take off their hi-viz and helmets for a photo. Of course this was never going to happen, but the idea was there.

They should have suggested this before the ride. Would have been more Dutch

^trufax

Perhaps LCC should do a hi viz and helmet free day.
Now that would do a lot for cycle safety. Drivers and riders would look out much more

haha repped.

I did not like LCC's plan to dive straight to a Dutch campaign however I did recognised that if the LCC'S carry on its original course. It would take even longer for cycling to be considered normal.

Personally a careful balance of Dutch style infrastructure and the UK style of sharing the road would be more effective, especially when we may not have any idea what the next PM will be like in the next 10 years.

This is generally my feeling toward the campaign.

Sorry for poining out the obvious, but we are not in Amsterdam.

Yes, we can learn from the Dutch, but we need a London soloution and not one for just Zones 1 -3.

For example , come and visit Ilford with me ; its as flat as Holland , has a traffic problem but almost bike free. However, I don't think " Go Dutch " is the answer to the question; why do people in Ilford not ride a bike to work, school or to the shops?.

I suspect the new Halfords in the town centre may have more of an effect on cycling than Go Dutch or last year's Sky Ride.

Or a simple case of installing more Sheffield stand in town centres.

roads were well clogged up coming from the north - now I do love a bit of chaos!

very good turn-out considering the weather.

looking forward to trying to spot me on photos. i'll be the prick schlepping a huge postal tube with the words "car bazooka" scribbled on it

Saw you! I was on the ledge with skydancer and you waz walkengering

Think you're in my video too

Great to see everyone, my pic up soon (not sure where yet).

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Here;)

Photos: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzDHjCe

We do not have permission to see those photos.

Someone should tell him that his saddle is too high;

Pics here

where are the panoramas?

Did anyone else see the motorbike cop giving some family a telling off for jumping a red on the way to the start? About half way down park lane... I had some sympathy as it seemed to be a closed road.

Pretty heavy handed it seemed to me.

where are the panoramas?

You're in this one;)

Great turnout despite the weather.
Dutch or Safer streets , seperation or not - it often seems like scene from monty python JPF JPFJ but got to support it all. Thanks to LCC, Marshalls and volunteers for their work.

I've posted pictures from today here http://www.flickr.com/photos/funny_cyclist/sets/72157629554879500/

More photos from today: http://www.flickr.com//photos/booksnake/sets/72157629555707918/show/

Great photos ZC ^^

A few grimaced faces (mine included).

Seeing so many familiar peeps in these makes me realise how big the event was - I didn't cross paths with half of those I knew.

This is great zebraC

Just think how big it would have been without the rain

Did anyone else see the motorbike cop giving some family a telling off for jumping a red on the way to the start? About half way down park lane... I had some sympathy as it seemed to be a closed road.

Pretty heavy handed it seemed to me.

yes, he was a jumped up prick, like too many of the motorbike police… I saw him do the same to a girl and told him to stop picking on people… this was right near the exit from the park on the closed road.

He then moaned about having to be there on his day off blah blah… think he thought he was policing a football crowd not a load of quiet, well behaved people protesting getting killed for trying to use an efficient and non polluting way to get around.