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Why not cycle in Crewe; safety, speed & spends.

8/12/2013

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If you talk to people about cycling in Crewe, they usually come up with 3 objections: it's not safe, it's too far to go to work, or they can't afford a bike. In fact, its not that bad...
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Safety: There has been no cycling fatalities in Crewe and the DfT data map shows that walkers and drivers have more accidents

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Speed; In peak times it is the fastest way to get around. It takes just ten minutes to ride moderately from the town centre to Bentley, a bit less to the station, a bit more to the hospital.
If I have luggage or am picking up people from the station, it is usually slower along Nantwich road by car. I filmed the cycle ride in rush hour and slowly passed 48 cars between the Manor and Mill St.


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Spends; you can get a second hand bike for as little as £10. Even if you bought a new bike you could pay for it in less than 6 months in fuel costs alone. You might also like to donate your old one to CC Cycles whose trainees will recycle it as part of this valuable community project: recycle, reuse and return! They will also run maintenance classes so you can keep your bike going at little cost.

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Emma
8/12/2013 07:18:36 am

I don't want to arrive at work sweating, and there's no showers therer

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Ben
8/12/2013 07:20:03 am

I used to think that. Work had a shower and we just used it to hang up wet rain clothes. If you get hot, just slow down or take your jacket off!

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    Just some snaps taken in one hour from a cafe in a working class road in Berlin. Why do they cycle so much?

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    Ben was a courier in London when he met the door in the story. Happy to race round Marble Arch, he doesn't like cycling down the Middlewich Road.

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