The Bike Blog

Give Cyclists Room is a campaign to make drivers more aware of cyclists. If motorists were more aware, then the number of accidents and near-misses could be reduced, and cycling in the city would be a far more attractive proposition.

We are cyclists and citizens. We have the same right to be on the road as anyone else. The single greatest cause of accidents and near-misses is when other vehicles fail to give us sufficient ROAD-ROOM, whether it be when overtaking us too fast or too close, or underestimating our speed, then cutting across us at junctions.

Radical, ‘motorists are evil’, rants are innacurate, and don’t help anyone, but this campaign is a sensible and practical attempt to simply make drivers more aware of just how intimidating it can be to be forced towards the pavement by a car.

Cyclists and drivers are, of course, not mutually exclusive groups. If you’re a cyclist who also drives, then get one of these in the window.

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