Sunday, 27 April 2014

Weser Radweg (Cycleway)

Weser  Radweg (Cycleway)

More about the Weser Radweg.  

It is fairly easy to get to by car or by train.   It is easy cycling, and the facilities are good.   If you want to cycle the whole thing, from Hannoverscher Münden on to Cuxhaven the cycleway extends for almost 500km.  It is an ideal introduction into long distance holiday cycling.   There are an abundance of good long distance cycle-routes in Germany.
      Hannoverscher Münden is the start of the Weser which begins at confluence of the Werra and the Fulda rivers.
There are plenty of B & Bs (Bett und Bike), hotels, and campsites  en-route.
       There is a very nice campsite just across the river south of Bad Oeyenhausen, which is about 17km south of Minden, where the Ferry in the background takes Pedestrians and cyclists across; one just has to ring a large brass bell to attract the Ferryman’s attention.    
        The display map is for another cycle-route, off the Weser Route, which links a number of attractive windmills.

   Like most towns in Germany, Minden has a network of safe cycleways that connect to surrounding towns and villages.


Please note that on the blue sign in this picture to indicate a shared-use pathway, the pedestrian is depicted above the bicycle (as it should be), unlike it is in the UK.

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Roadpeace

For those of you who haven't looked at www.roadpeace.org.uk  will not have seen the following illustration.

Image credit: Peter Drew www.peterdrewarts.com

I commend Roadpeace to all who are interested in Road Safety, and RP's commitment towards supporting victims. 

Monday, 14 April 2014

Vandalised (?) bikes?

Wrecked bikes.

Every picture tells a story, or if it dosn’t then they can generate curiosity as to what and why.  
   The first picture shows a bike in the foreground minus its wheels.  What happened to them?       The saddle is still there, and the frame is still padlocked. 

  Theses stands are in a busy shopping area, clearly visible for all to see; so any thief (if there was one) would have to be pretty brazen.  How long have they been there?

     There are two bikes, which seem to be complete, but the handlebars are rusty.   It is hilly around Folkestone, so cycling is a bit restricted.
    There is a fourth bike with a sprung frame, which appears to be complete.  Is it safe to leave a bike there?


    Will the owners return to recover their bikes?

Where there are a lot of bikes around  (as in Cambridge), it is common to see bikes that have been damaged, possibly deliberately, but why?


It happens in Holland too.   

What a way to treat bikes, a man’s best friend.


Is this worse than having your bike stolen?


And whilst we are in Folkestone, how is this for an on-road cycle-lane which comes to an abrupt end:-
 Surprisingly the Learner driver has parked correctly, the cycle-lane ends just there.

[photographed by the passenger in a passing car]. 

Thursday, 10 April 2014

English Bike Statues

Bike Statues.

Earlier in the Blog I showed some bike statues, but all of the ones I have seen have been abroad, however one of the Blog Followers has sent in some cycling statues which are in this country.

The only information I have for this one is:  "Edward Elgar".

Again the only information I have is:  "Hadley Farm"

and this one Pixham End roundabout.





Monday, 7 April 2014

Cycleway ending abruptly.

Cycleway with an abrupt end.

Earlier on in the Blog a cycleway that stopped dead was shown; this on-road cycle lane in Folkestone terminates suddenly, and the 'L' driver of the car in the picture, is, believe it or not, parked legally! 

Incidentally this picture was taken by the passenger in a car, and not the driver.