INFOGRAPHICS
Browse our catalogue of infographics about cycling behaviours, infrastructure and regulations.
Spot the differences between London and the Dutch approach. See what can easily be improved in the UK to make cycling as popular for all as in the Netherlands.
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Cycle Styles
Learn how people cycling style influences their safety and comfort, and impact their ability to encourage other people to cycle too.
Which outfit for urban cycling and to encourage people to cycle, whoever they are, wherever they go, whenever they want? Cyclists have a very important role in the promotion of cycling around them. Showing that using a bike is easy, civilised and accessible to all is essential. Is your attitude and outfit making you an ambassador of easy and relaxed cycling? photo@fietschic Thank you! Are you already cycling in London? Great. Thank you for showing that it is possible to other road users, thank you for taking care of your health and the planet, thank you for supporting a sustainable way of living. We need you! Cycling outfit Wouldn't it be great if there were less motorised vehicles and more cyclists around you? If so, do you think your cycling outfit is doing the following? Encouraging m...
Which position for civic cycling? Being alert and communicating are essential in impredictable and busy urban contexts. Discover why the type of bike your ride can change and save your life. As modern and sophisticated they can look like, race and mountain bikes might not be the most appropriate in an urban context. Especially if you want more comfort, less danger and ultimately see the number of cyclists increase in London. photo@fietschic The upright position allows you to have your head, body and legs aligned. This is very comfortable and very similar to the position you have when you walk. A lower position obliges cyclists to unnaturally bend their neck to look well in front of them. In addition, hunching over instead a sitting upright brings more stress on the body because of grav...
Cycle Designs
Learn how urban designers and engineers can make simple infrastructure changes that can massively improve the experience people have while cycling through London and eventually make others feel like cycling too.
Which journey to design for making walking and cycling more attractive than driving and using public transports? Key ingredients to encourage cycling are to make cyclists’ journeys direct, fluid and safe. Learn more about why historical high streets have an important role to play, why making them safe for cyclists is the most urgent thing to do and why cyclists shouldn’t be pushed aside. Golden rule FLUIDITY. Just like pedestrians, cyclists are using their own energy to move around. Just like pedestrians, they are objectively (not relatively) slower than motorised vehicles. This is why they need as less stops as possible to find their mode of transport worth it in terms of time-consumption. It is essential that they have right of way over motorists at junctions. How does this rule wo...
Which safety design measures to protect people from faster and larger vehicles?Less famous than the ‘strict liability’ concept, a key approach in the Netherlands in terms of safety measure is called ‘sustainable safety’. Golden approach SUSTAINABLE SAFETY. One of the Dutch golden approach is that streets must be designed in a way that road users instantly understand how it works. See how this applies on how the Dutch mix/segregate road users. photo@fietschic Sustainable Safety Introduced in 1992 to prevent severe injuries, this successful approach is based on five principles: Functionality (of roads) Homogeneity (of mass, speed and direction of road users) Predictability (of road course and road user behaviour by a recognizable road design) Forgivingness (of both the road/street en...
Which surface for a cycling infrastructure that is safe, recognisable and environment-friendly? The Highway Code defines what markings and signs mean in the whole country. We couldn't imagine a STOP sign being different from a borough to another one, could we? Golden rule CONSISTENCY. Human beings need common rules and codes to be able to function together and this is what the Highway Code is for with regards with infrastructure. What about something that is as important as marking lanes? photo@fietschic National standards Just like in the UK, the Netherlands has no compulsory cycling standards. Nevertheless urban designers follow standards such as the ones developed by the CROW knowledge platform on infrastructure for two reasons. They have been tested and improved over 40 years. Th...
Which route for efficient walking and cycling? Human-powered modes of transport are the greenest and most sustainable! Planners and designers determine how streets in London look like. They are responsible for keeping all road users safe and turning roads and streets into pleasant places for all. Golden rule DIRECTNESS. Cyclists are making a physical effort, just as pedestrians are. Therefore detours such as one-way streets, one-direction junctions and special remote ways, such as quietways and cycle super highways sometimes, are discouraging and don’t make any sense to cyclists. photo@fietschic Being able to go everywhere, just like a pedestrian How do Dutch urban designers and planners do to encourage people to cycle? They treat cyclists just as pedestrians, pedestrians who temporar...
Cycle Policies
Learn how politicians and authorities can quickly help London making the transition toward a greener and more resilient future through passing courageous laws and prioritising investments.
Which law to encourage caution and change attitude in regards with vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists? Preventing is always better than curing. That is why the most important is to design a safe infrastructure for cyclists. But adding to this a law that makes it official that the government is willing to protect vulnerable road users is essential. How does this sit in the UK? photo@fietschic The weak/strong road user rule The UK is one of the 5 last countries in Europe that does not operate some form of strict presumed liability regime to encourage caution in regards with vulnerable road users. In the Netherlands, in case of accident with a weak road-user (including pedestrians or cyclists), strong road-users (users of a motorised vehicle) are liable for at least 50% o...
Which training to make sure everyone, including kids, know the code, learn how to move around and cycle in a safe and civilised way? Politicians can pass laws in terms of education so everyone knows the rules on how to move around safely as a pedestrian and cyclist, from a very early age. They are able to make a big change in terms of road safety. photo@fietschic Highway Code for everyone The Highway Code is a compulsory subject for primary school kids during 8 years. It is one of the 58 core goals to learn. Goal 35 about behaviour on the road and as consumer and is part of a larger subject called ‘Orientation of yourself and the World’. This subject is about people and society, nature and technique, space and time. That way everyone is ready to follow the Code from an early age, no...
Which priorities to quickly create a critical mass of cycling residents? Seeing many people cycling is the best way to encourage others to cycle. Authorities and politicians are determining the cycling strategy for London. They are responsible in making London attractive enough for people to cycle and eventually turning the capital in a greener and more relaxed place to live. Golden rule SAFETY. Even with the the most protecting gears they would find, cyclists are still as vulnerable as pedestrians. Just like the latter need pavements to feel safe, cyclists need evident, comfortable and continuous lanes everywhere - or alternatively, shared spaces equipped with obstacles for other road users to drive at very low speed. Where to start to make London safe to cycle as everything needs to be ...
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