Bus lanes consultation

Bus lanes are cycle lanes too!  Please complete the consultation , it takes less than 5 minutes.

Surrey County Council (SCC) is offering to install cameras to discourage unauthorised vehicles from using the cycle and bus lanes. Some motorists are objecting and suggesting the bus lanes should be scrapped altogether and in some cases have succeeded.

The comments section of the consultation allows you to express your opinion. 

  • New housing estates in Guildford, Dunsfold and Ripley will increase traffic, making the existing traffic jams in Guildford seem minor. We must provide attractive alternatives to personal cars in order to meet CO2 targets, reduce pollution, and improve personal fitness.
  • Bus lanes help reduce conflict between cyclists and cars, and help produce a safer environment for cyclists.
  • Bus lanes help speed up bus services.
  • Bus lanes reduce commuting times for those who rely on buses to get to school, work or appointments.
  • Bus lanes help support those who cannot afford a car, or who can’t drive.
  • Active Travel on foot or cycle frees those without access to a private car, including children.
  • Active travel frees parents from taxi services.
  • Active travel, walking to the bus, cycling builds exercise into your daily life and thus produces fitter and healthier people

G-BUG campaigns for safer active travel infrastructure to encourage walking, cycling, and human powered wheels, that is, any alternatives to the private motor vehicle.

Pat Daffarn & G-BUG team

club kit – chance to order

Chance to Order – Sunday 12 March Deadline

It’s been almost 18 months since we last completed a club kit order, and with summer just around the corner this seems like a good time to re-open the club shop. With so many new riders having joined us in the last couple of years, I feel sure that many will want to make an order.

Since our last order, the UK distributor of Alé, (who make the kit) has changed, but I have now had confirmed prices from the new supplier and (miraculously) they do not seem to have increased – in fact they are very lightly lower than the standard prices we have paid before!  Here are the products and current prices:

Item

Price

Short sleeve jersey

£44.82

Long sleeve jersey

£52.68

Gilet

£49.40

The short sleeve jersey and gilet are available in men’s and women’s styles, but the long sleeve jersey is available only in one style (and – sorry ladies – it isn’t women’s). The sizing runs from XS, S, M, L and all the way up to 5XL. By now, there is good knowledge throughout the club about the idiosyncrasies of Alé sizing, so if you are unsure please either phone a friend or contact me for advice.

We need to order a minimum of 5 items of each kit category, but that can be aggregated across men’s and women’s styles, so there’s a high likelihood that all options will be available.

We will make one central order that will be delivered to my house in Send.  It will then be up to you to arrange collection from here. Payment will be due to the club account once orders are confirmed.

Please let me know if you would like to make an order.  The timing is as follows:

  • All orders to be placed by no later than Sunday 12 March
  • Delivery is anticipated by early to mid May

I am also still holding a very few items in stock from the last order (2 short sleeve jerseys and 2 gilets) so you might be lucky enough to receive your order early.

Derek

John Weatherburn’s TransAm ride – Guildford Travel Club 7 February 2023

The Speaker

John has been in touch to let us know that he will be presenting a talk at the Guildford Travel Club (Onslow Village Hall) on Tuesday 7 February (starting 8pm). The talk will feature his incredible 2015 trans-American bike trip, following in the footsteps (or should that be “wheeltracks”?) of Bob Mcleod who also also completed this epic journey. John was originally invited to prepare this talk by Paul Gillingham, who was much involved in GTC.

Limited tickets are available for non-members. Further details can be found at the GTC website:

https://www.guildfordtravelclub.org.uk/index.php

Derek