Cycling advocacy and everyday utility and recreational cycling in the UK, with a focus on the Midlands, Warwickshire, and Nuneaton. Knowing how easy it is to cycle just a few hundred miles away in the Netherlands, it’s frustrating that riding is not yet properly catered for in Britain. We need the infrastructure and we need it fast! Let’s cycle like the Dutch! Hosted by BicycleBen (Twitter: @BicycleBenUK)
[012] Another Delay to the Long Shoot Cycle Route (08 September 2023)
Welcome back to the Fiets Podcast. This time, an audio edition of an associated website article looking at the latest update on the Long Shoot Cycle Scheme in Nuneaton, and putting its development time in context with schemes in neighbouring Coventry. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
23 Aug 2023
[011] Warwickshire’s reactive approach to road safety (23 August 2023)
Welcome back to the Fiets Podcast. This time, in a change in format, this edition provides an audio version of an article published on the Fiets Website, looking at the reactive position that Warwickshire County Council takes to road safety.
10 Mar 2023
[010] Silos in Warwickshire (10 March 2023)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: a minor works project ignores the impact on cycling and helps highlight the silos present in Warwickshire County Council that hold back active travel. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you! For show notes and transcript, see fiets.uk/podcast.
21 Dec 2022
[009] What’s in store for 2023? (21 December 2022)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: a quiet end to the year for my own cycling activities, and looking forward to 2023. Will we see the Longshoot cycle scheme break ground? Will other local schemes continue to develop? And planning to explore new infrastructure in Coventry. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you! For shownotes and transcript, see fiets.uk/podcast.
26 Sept 2022
[008] Riding ’Round Rotterdam (26 September 2022)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Experiencing cycling in Rotterdam including some less than perfect Dutch infrastructure; mechanical woes with my own bicycle; a rant about slow progress developing planned cycle schemes in Warwickshire. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you! For shownotes and transcript, see fiets.uk/podcast.
18 Aug 2022
[007] Insurance, Speed Limits and Registrations (18 August 2022)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: A lack of personal cycling with bike problems; Warwickshire's LCWIP consultation closes; Grant Shapps' comments on mandatory insurance, speed limits, and registrations; off to the Netherlands. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
16 Jul 2022
[006] Trains Hate Fun! (15 July 2022)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Amazon e-cycle deliveries; free cycle hire in the West Midlands; Warwickshire LCWIP update; Nuneaton cycle/scooter thefts; poor evening train services hinder multi-modal travel. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
21 Jun 2022
[005] Any cyclist is a proper cyclist (21 June 2022)
Welcome Back to The Fiets Podcast! This time: Hexa Consulting's poor Framework Travel Plan; elitist views of "proper cyclists" and whether imperfect infrastructure is better than no infrastructure at all; and WCC's draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) is out for consultation. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
13 Jun 2022
[004] Utrecht vs Nuneaton (13 June 2022)
Welcome Back! This time: a motor advert contrbutes to road hostility; Axel Blake and Amanda Holden show-off their anti-cycling views in Britain's Got Talent; and Utrecht vs Nuneaton in ring-road designs. You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
1 Jun 2022
[003] Countryfile Critique (01 June 2022)
Welcome Back! This time, discussing the latest edition of Countryfile that was broadcast recently on BBC television. Part of the programme featured a piece on rural cycling, and was filmed in south Warwickshire. But it stoked division with the usual anti-cycling tropes. Also, does society treat driving far too casually given the dangers it imposes? You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
25 May 2022
[002] The Nuneaton to Coventry Cycle Scheme (25 May 2022)
Welcome back to the Fiets Podcast. This time, Active Travel England awards £1.4m to Warwickshire County Council for walking and cycling improvements on a road south of Warwick. And what is the state of the long-promised Nuneaton-Coventry Cycle Scheme? You can support this podcast through Ko-Fi.com/BicycleBen - Thank you!
20 May 2022
[001] Welcome to the Fiets Podcast (21 May 2022)
Welcome to a brand new podcast - The Fiets Podcast - focusing on everyday cycling and active travel with a particular interest in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, the West Midlands and the wider United Kingdom. This short inaugural episode is an introduction to your host BicycleBen, local active travel advocate, the podcast, and the website - fiets.uk!
13 May 2022
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Welcome to a new podcast from BicycleBen. The Fiets Podcast will focus on news and updates about cycling in Nuneaton and the surrounding area, and my own experiences of cycling about the town and beyond. Find out more at the website (fiets.uk) and follow me over on Twitter (@BicycleBenUK) and Facebook (facebook.com/bicyclebenuk).
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