If you cycle in Oxford and are sick of nearly getting run over / not having adequate cycle provision, then please come to Broad Street between 8am - 9am this Monday. They'll be a free breakfast of fair trade coffee and bananas, as well as lots of local press to publicise a pro cycling agenda here in Oxford. The event is organised by Cyclox.
Monday 22 September is European Car Free Day. Wear a yellow top and meet at 8.00am for breakfast in Broad Street. Free fair trade coffee and bananas provided for cyclists.
For more information visit the Cyclox website @
http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/cyclox/
Extract from Cyclox's website...
Pro-cycle campaigns
Public campaigns
- à la commuter challenge – actions designed to have an impact on public consciousness and to encourage people to change their thinking about cycling vs car use;
- campaigns that are as likely to be pro-cycling as they are ‘anti-car’ (i.e. anti-obsessive car use especially for commuting);
- get involved in events such as Car-free day 22 Sept – opportunity for Cyclox stall, recruitment
- Cyclox will avoid actions which are simply conflictive and which can create as many problems as they solve – e.g. critical mass
Campaigns on specific cycling issues, especially safety problems
- Aimed at Oxfordshire County Council which controls all of the roads in the city. Personal safety is a much more commonly cited reason for not cycling than the weather / exertion / distance and other factors.
Suggested areas for initial Cyclox action include:
- curbing motor vehicle speed – for cyclists’ protection at certain points in the city – e.g. Magdalen Bridge, High Street;
- danger areas – make sure that the danger areas – e.g. the Plain; bottleneck parts of Botley, Abingdon and Cowley Roads – are made properly safe for cyclists;
- proper cycle route network – demand the full implementation of Cyclox’s dual cycle network researched in the ’90s (on-road routes for fast cyclists; back-road routes for slower cyclists). The existing cycle networks are incomplete and very inadequate;
- bike parking – make sure it’s installed where it’s most needed, especially in the city centre.
For more information visit the Cyclox website @
http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/cyclox/ Extract from Cyclox's website...
Pro-cycle campaigns
Public campaigns
- à la commuter challenge – actions designed to have an impact on public consciousness and to encourage people to change their thinking about cycling vs car use;
- campaigns that are as likely to be pro-cycling as they are ‘anti-car’ (i.e. anti-obsessive car use especially for commuting);
- get involved in events such as Car-free day 22 Sept – opportunity for Cyclox stall, recruitment
- Cyclox will avoid actions which are simply conflictive and which can create as many problems as they solve – e.g. critical mass
Campaigns on specific cycling issues, especially safety problems
- Aimed at Oxfordshire County Council which controls all of the roads in the city. Personal safety is a much more commonly cited reason for not cycling than the weather / exertion / distance and other factors.
Suggested areas for initial Cyclox action include:
- curbing motor vehicle speed – for cyclists’ protection at certain points in the city – e.g. Magdalen Bridge, High Street;
- danger areas – make sure that the danger areas – e.g. the Plain; bottleneck parts of Botley, Abingdon and Cowley Roads – are made properly safe for cyclists;
- proper cycle route network – demand the full implementation of Cyclox’s dual cycle network researched in the ’90s (on-road routes for fast cyclists; back-road routes for slower cyclists). The existing cycle networks are incomplete and very inadequate;
- bike parking – make sure it’s installed where it’s most needed, especially in the city centre.
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