There are 7 people asking for my vote in the Police & Crime Commissioner election in Hampshire on 5 May 2016 (see the website ChooseMyPcc.org.uk): Richard Adair (LibDem), Simon Hayes (Independent), Don Jerrard (Independent), Michael Lane (Conservative), Robin Price (Labour), Roy Swales (UKIP), Steve Watts (Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief). The incumbent is Simon Hayes…
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Safety
Lifting a finger
by AndrewRH • • 6 Comments
Reducing road danger is not worth bothering about – at least that is the feeling I have after receiving replies from my county council and my elected police and crime commissioner. THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD Most days, my commute by bicycle is uneventful and generally a pleasure (rain or shine!): I cycle from my…
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Alfred The Great and Winchester’s 20mph Speed Limit
by AndrewRH • • 2 Comments
Alfred The Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, is said to have improved his kingdom’s legal system, military structure and his people’s quality of life. Now, 1100 years later, his city’s quality of life is being improved once again: Winchester has joined the mushrooming number of places that are introducing a 20mph speed limit across much…
Safety
Hampshire Police target unsafe lorries on the A34
by AndrewRH • • 0 Comments
On February 13th 2014, Hampshire Constabulary undertook another of their road-side inspections of lorries, vans and HGVs. This time, the inspection was on the A34 south of Whitchurch, Hampshire next to the Sutton Scotney service station. The operation started at 8am and finished at 2pm. The police handed out £1700 in graduated fixed penalty notices and…
Poems
Poem: Super-Highway to Hell
by AndrewRH • • 1 Comment
An unelected Conservative life peer in the UK House of Lords was quoted as saying, in part, that people who have chosen to ride a bicycle are “longing for” drivers to run them down because they are filming their ride. This inspired Bernard Davis to write a poem, reproduced below with his permission. The poem…
Cycle rides, Safety
Finding a joyful, alternative route to Fleet Road
by AndrewRH • • 0 Comments
(updates can be found at the bottom of this article) This is a tough one. I made a video at lunch with a co-worker because we wanted to highlight an alternative, off-road route that people can use to cycle to Ancells Business Park (map) in Fleet, Hampshire. The route passes through lovely country-side and is…