Clarity

Here's details of a new campaign which I think will definately do some good. It's an idea that was born on the Cycling Plus forum and is the product of a lot of debating. Some will think it's a great idea and some will hate it. It's started off as a sticker designed to go in vehicle windows, and, in the words of the webmaster, "helps drip-feed the message when you're sitting at lights, doing the shopping, parked outside your house, and will make a difference in your area." Here's the sticker:



These can be purchased for GBP1.75 plus P+P from the Give Cyclists Room campaign website. I think it's a good idea, similar to the sticker campaign "I Slow Down For Horses" which I'm sure everyone's seen now.

It's just asking people to be careful, and to follow the Highway Code guidance "139: Overtake only when it is safe to do so. You should: give motorcyclists, cyclists and horse riders at least as much room as you would a car when overtaking (see Rules 188, 189 and 191.)"



ie. please do not squeeeeeze past at 50mph an inch from a cyclist's elbow, scaring the living daylights out of them and endangering their life, your life, and the life of the person on the opposite side of the carriagway should there be an incident.