Introduction Ever since my non-appearance on TV last weekend I’ve been wondering how well I would have coped under that much pressure – the actual interviewee Laura Laker performed valiantly considering she was under fire from three sides (widower Matt Briggs...
Yesterday, Saturday 11 August, I received a call out of the blue from a BBC journalist asking me whether, in my capacity as a cycle campaigner, I’d be willing to appear on breakfast TV to discuss a cycling-related news story that...
Disclaimer: This article is NOT advocating breaking the law, nor is it an exhortation to take unnecessary risks to oneself or others when cycling. Any comments suggesting such will be disregarded. Please read and try to understand the argument before commenting....
Postscript (9 May 2018): the issues discussed in this post have been superseded and are dealt with here: https://bangingonaboutbikes.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/on-how-to-report-bad-driving-online-greater-manchester-polices-operation-considerate-reporting-capability/. I’m leaving the below post as it is so we can see the development of these processes over the last couple of...
