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London Tonight (ITV) did a special feature tonight (just after 6pm) on the re-issued guidance from the Ministry for Transport (Cycling Minister Robert Goodwill) on Pavement Cycling that was given to Stop Killing Cyclists following representations to the Minister for Transport Lady Kramer.



The Ecologist have also taken up the story:

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/2237338/metropolitan_police_stop_persecuting_cyclists.html

Just bought a red fibre flare to go on the back of my helmet (as a result of applespider's recommendation)! My partner has one of those spokelit led lights - not bad, although I have seen brighter and more impressive ones but never been close enough to ask what they were.

Townleygreen Wrote:

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> I've heard that Fibre Flare eats up the batteries

> - is that your experience, Applesider??


I got mine for Christmas 2012. I used it every night (and the odd morning) for 40 minutes on flash and I changed the batteries in mid-April just as I started using it less as the nights got lighter. And I've just changed them again after wearing it from Sept onwards. I've got the full length one that takes AAs rather than the mini that takes lithiums. It lasts about 3 times longer than my little Knogs. I wouldn't call it battery hungry.


Katanita - I like them but think the hassle of removing would put me off.

The officer in charge of the Metropolitan Police's Operation Safeway has agreed to meet Stop Killing Cyclists, the week after next.

What issues re policing and cycling in London would you like to see raised?


http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03pjfj3?p_f_added=urn%3Abbc%3Aradio%3Aprogramme%3Ab03pjfj3


On the general subject of lighting, not sure if this been discussed elsewhere, but there seems to be a bike lights arms race going on at the moment. On a number of occasions I have physically recoiled after being temporarily blinded by an ultra-bright light. It's good to be safe, but when other road users (I'm a cyclist) are put in danger, perhaps not so good. I think that Raul's comment on this thread is very sensible:

http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/are-cyclists-using-dangerous-bike-lights/

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