Reference material and official guidance
We aim to provide a list of Web-based reference material of use to Cycle Campaigners, and those interested in Sustainable Transport.
This page contains links to official guidance and other reference material.
- See also: Useful list of abbreviations
Bicycle User Groups (BUGs)
British Standards
Design guides
- Cycle-friendly infrastructure - a cycle campaigner's bible; extracts
- Cycle Audit and Cycle Review
- Design Manual for Roads and Bridges
- Edinburgh Design Guide [2.3 MB
] - Cyclists at Road Narrowings
- Sustrans: National Cycle Network Guidelines and practical details, information sheets, etc.
- Transport for London: London Cycling Design Standards
- Scottish executive: Cyling by Design
Health
- British Medical Journal paper: Three lessons for a better cycling future (Wardlaw)
- British Medical Journal paper: Cycling and health promotion (Editorial)
Helmets
- Bicycle Helmets - A review of their effectiveness (UK Government)
- Bicycle Helmet Effectiveness - a broader perspective (critique of Government report) [PDF]
- Cycle helmets: a summary of research
- Cyclists Rights Action Group (CRAG) - comprehensive information on cycle helmets
- Bicycle helmets in Australia
- An interview with Mayer Hillman about road safety
- Cycle helmets, the case for and against - by Mayer Hillman
- Bicycle helmet FAQ
- The effectiveness of cycle helmets, by John Franklin
- Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
- Cyclists' Rights Action Group
- www.cycle-helmets.com - research on the situation in Western Australia
Home Zones
Integrated Transport Policy
Local transport issues
- John Franklin's information on cycling
- Restriping existing roads with cycle lanes
- City of Portland bicycle program
Mileage allowance
Planning Policy
Pollution
Park & ride
Pedestrianisation
Perceptions
Rights of way
Road Closures
- New Scientist article - Closing Roads Cuts Traffic (registration necessary for this site)
- The Trouble With Roads: why adding roads can slow traffic down
Safety
- Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling (BMJ paper by P L Jacobsen)
- Safety Audits
- Highway Code - 1999 edition
Signage
Strategies
- The London Cycling Action Plan: 'Creating a chain reaction'
- Cambridge City Council Walking and Cycling Strategy
- National Cycling Strategy website
Streetworks
Speed
- Road Traffic Speed (Select Committee Report)
- Synthesis of research related to speed
- Travelling speed and the risk of crash involvement
- Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) - Managing speeds of traffic on European roads
- The Transport Research Laboratory's statement on the facts of speed
- PACTS briefing note on speed/safety cameras [PDF]
- Surry County Council's framework for speed limits [PDF]
Statistics
- Facts and Figures from Transport 2000
- DfT statistics - Cycling in Great Britain
- Key government transport statistics
- Social effects of motorised transport - Ivan Illich
Summaries of campaigning resources
- Cycling Biography: list of resources from the DfT - useful pointers to many resources
- Cycling Bibliography (published by the DfT) [PDF]
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