CV for Thomas Krag
| Overview of Work and Education: 2000- Self-employed Adviser 1986-2000 Managing Director, Dansk Cyklist Forbund (Danish Cyclist Federation) 1984-1986 Project Manager at Danish Invention Centre, Danish Technological Institute 1982-1984 Work at Danish State Railways planning and development department 1980-1982 Researcher at the Technical University of Denmark, Institute of Physical Chemistry 1979-1980 Compulsory Military Service, with engineering relevance 1974-1979 Technical University studies, Master of Science (Chemistry) 1979 1962-1974 General Certificate, A-level 1956 Born the 9th September |
Experience and Qualifications: Has co-ordinated and managed the activities of Danish Cyclist Federation internally and served as a face of the organisation towards the outside world. The internal work has comprised administration, staff, economy and strategy. The external work has consisted of dialogue with authorities and politicians at all levels in Denmark as well as internationally. Experince from close relations to the press, production of numerous press-releases and taking part in radio and TV-programmes. Has had close co-operation with volunteers as well in- as externally and has built up a considerable professional knowledge about the traffic situation in Danish cities and the corresponding public attitudes. Has carried through a series of genuine investigations on behaviour, needs and attitudes. Has on top of this experience as project manager and researcher. Has a fondness for turning things upside down and looking upon them from a humorous point of view. |
| Language: Fluent English in speaking and writing, good German speaking and fair French speaking. |
| Lectures and Papers, selection: Transportmiddelfundamentalisme en blindgyde (Fundamentalism on transport means a blind alley), Politiken 20.5.2001 Cyklens fremtid, (the future of the bicycle) Dansk Vejtidsskrift 2001/05, May 2001 Vrøvlets holdeplads (The rank of rubbish), Weekendavisen 9.3.2001 Some considerations in relation to the THINK-UP workshop 14-15.12.2000, Dresden, 14-15 December 2000 Derfor ender trafikdebatten i en "ikke-debat" (therefore the transport debate ends up in a "non-debate"), Transportrådets nyhedsbrev (Danish Transport Council's Newsletter) 4/2000 Færdselssikkerhed og cyklister (road safety and cyclists), Færdselsseminar 2000, Roskilde County Fra ikke-dialog til gensidig forståelse (from non-dialogue to mutual understanding), Trafikdage Conference in Aalborg, 2000 Why do we - not - go by bike? Bicycle Conference 2000, Nyborg (Ministry of Transport), 2000 Improving the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of public transport systems by combining them with bicycles, European Bicycle Day, Brussels, 2000 The Bicycle in Denmark. Danish Cyclist Federation lobbying activities. Seminar on improving the environment by developing cycling, Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia, 1999. Transportvalg og ulykkesrisiko (Choice of Transport Means and Accident Risk), Trafikdage Conference in Aalborg, 1999 Introduction to Cycling in Denmark. Danish Cyclist Federation - an NGO. Seminar on Improving the Environment by Developing Cycling, Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia, 1999. Considerations on traffic policy and city bikes, Seminar on City Bikes, Gent 1999 |
Behaviour of users of alternatively designed bicycles. Lobbying experiences of Danish Cyclist Federation. Velo Borealis, Trondheim, 1998 Sikkerhedsadfærd for cyklister og holdninger til cykling (Safety Behaviour for Cyclists and Attitudes to Cycling), Trafikdage Conference in Aalborg, 1997 Dänische Erfahrungen in der Sicherung von Querungsstellen für den Fahrradverkehr (Danish Experiences with Securing Intersections for the Bicycle Traffic), Erftkreis-Fahrradkongreß, Bergheim (Germany), 1997 Cycling and its economic impact, Velo-city Conference, Barcelona, 1997 Safer Without a Car, Velo Australis Conference, Fremantle (Western Australia), 1996 National Cycling Policies in Europe, Cycling Conference, Tampere (Finland), 1996 Current strategies for introducing the bicycle as a daily means of transport and an invitation to join a new one, Car Free Cities Conference, Copenhagen, 1996 Fremkommelighed og sikkerhed - er der en konflikt? (Passability and Safety - is there a Conflict?), Council of Road Safety Press Seminar, Aalborg, 1996 Safety Behaviour of Cyclists and Attitudes to Cycling, Velo-city Conference, Basel, 1995 Suggestions for Advanced Transport Telematics to the benefit of cyclists and pedestrians based on a systematic approach to road users' needs, ISATA Conference, Aachen, 1994 Considerations of Safety of Cyclists and Cycle Helmets, Velo Mondiale Conference, Montreal, 1992 Important reasons for not promoting the bicycle, Velo-city Conference, Milano, 1991 Safety - an Achilles' Heel for Cycling, Velo-city Conference, Copenhagen, 1989 |
| Conferences and Seminars, selection:
Bicycle Conference 2001, Odense, June 2001 (conference organised by the Danish Ministry of Transport and the Municipality of Odense, coordinator) Improving the Environment by Developing Cycling, Tallinn/Tartu, Estonia, 1999 (Danish-Estonian seminar financed by means from Dancee, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency) (project responsible) Velo Borealis, 1998 (i styregruppen) Dansk Cyklist Forbunds jubilæumskonference 1995 (conference by the occasion of Danish Cyclist Federation's 90 years anniversary, considerable contribution to planning and accomplishment) Velo-city Basel 1995 (member of programme committee) Citycyc, seminar for the coordination of research into cyclists safety, Copenhagen 1994 (together with the Danish Council of Road Safety Research) Velo-city Copenhagen 1989 (big contribution to planning, invitation, registration etc.) |
International Positions: 1993-1996 President of ECF (European Cyclists' Federation) 1991-1993 member of EU-commission expert group (DRIVE Road User Advisory Group) |
| Campaigns etc.: Vi cykler til arbejde (We Bike to Work) 1999 (55.000 participants) Vi cykler til arbejde (We Bike to Work) 1998 (30.000 participants) København cykler til arbejde (Copenhagen Bike to Work) 1997 (3.000 participants) The Bicycle Design Contest 1996 (in co-operation with the Ministry of Transport) Cyklens Dag/Livet er længere på cykel (The Day of the Bicycle, Life Lasts Longer on a Bike, campaigns for environment and health, 1990, 1991, 1992) Car Free Day in Europe 1987 (as part of the European Year of the Environment, in co-operation with NOAH and other environment organisations) |
Books and Book Projects: Flere på cykel (More people on bikes, book on general issues and evaluation of projects supported by a.o.i. the Fund of Transport and Environment), Danish Cyclist Federation, 2000. Cyklisternes Færdselshåndbog (Cyclists' Handbook on Traffic, on rules for bicycles and cyclists and advice on safe behaviour), Danish Cyclist Federation and the Ministry of Transport, 1995. Cyklen i Danmark/The Bicycle in Denmark (on the use of the bicycle and safety for cyclists in Denmark), Ministry of Transport, 1993. Cykelbogen (The Bicycle Book, on repair and maintenance of bicycles and general chapters on behaviour and rules), Danish Cyclist Federation, 1982. |