Bicycle safety and cycling advice - everyone's talking about it!

Further to our recent blog about enthusiasm for cycling - whether it's a new bike for Christmas, New Year's resolution to cycle more and get fit, or doing your bit for the environment and leaving the car at home - we've seen lots of articles on cycling and bicycles. Clearly a hot topic.

This week we received information from Transport for London about cycle safety and it inspired us to write about it. Safety is a key factor and this article from TFL mentions how cyclists have increased by 150% since 2000, and that riders need to see and be seen; this is the responsibility of drivers as well as cyclists themselves.

Wearing bright clothing, keeping your bicycle in top condition and riding sensibly are a few obvious starting point for cyclists, but drivers also need to be aware, giving riders plenty of room when overtaking, double checking at junctions and respecting cycle lanes and paths.

This TFL article for cyclists themselves has many tips and great ideas, including information on free cycle training and information about shared bicycle schemes.

It's everyone's responsibility to be safe on the roads, whether riding your bike or driving your car. But responsibility doesn't stop there, once you arrive at work or school make sure your cars are parked responsibly, and also that your bikes are locked up safely and securely. Read our previous blog for more on bike stands, cycle stands and bicycle shelters, along with bike security. It also mentions funding for schools, which we know is enormously helpful to secure budget for bike shelters or cycle stands.

If you have any questions about bike security, or suggestions for products we could stock for cyclists, please contact us here or call us on 0800 0288010.