Cycle commuting encouragement - Manchester - great campaign

[PiledHigher]

http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=11215&channel=0

[Bleve]

PiledHigher wrote:
> http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=11215&channel=0

ace!

[EuanB]

flyingdutch Wrote:
> noice.
>
> evar since my Amsterdam soujourn (and that billboard image reminded
> me) cant help feeling lanes would be taken and used far better here if
> coloured, not just outlined in white...
>
> the link in that story:
> http://www.loveyourbike.org/
> is kinda cool too
> (altho they do seem to enjoy a h____t debate :rolleyes: )

It's a hot issue in the UK as at the moment there's no compulsion.
There are moves to bring compulsion to the UK and there are a lot of
people who don't want that. Australia is frequently cited as an
example of why not to have compulsion.

Just about every pro and anti helmet arguement has been thrashed to
death on uk.rec.cycling. If you really want to know the ins and outs
of the helmet debate just have a trawl through the archives.


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EuanB

[EuanB]

PiledHigher Wrote:
> http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=11215&channel=0

This is good stuff.


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EuanB

[cfsmtb]

PiledHigher Wrote:
> http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=11215&channel=0

The Comms Games washup shall be fascinating to observe, currently
riding around the city far more friendly than the usual *beep gasp
beep*. PT actually works (ahem, but not if you're on any of the western
train lines) but sadly I think this two week experiment, it will back to
traffic business as usual. Or will people warm to the idea of a slightly
more car-free CBD?


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cfsmtb

[Andrew]

Cool, but if we're not in the 'fat lane' can we truly go on a lard arse
ride?

I think this picture deserves to be in this thread:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/brendantaylor/carlane.jpg

[eddiec]

cfsmtb Wrote:
> The Comms Games washup shall be fascinating to observe, currently riding
> around the city far more friendly than the usual *beep gasp beep*. PT
> actually works (ahem, but not if you're on any of the western train
> lines) but sadly I think this two week experiment, it will back to
> traffic business as usual. Or will people warm to the idea of a
> slightly more car-free CBD?

Glad you've had that experience, but maybe it's just an unfortunate
coincidence that this second Comm Games week has been the one which has
included two of the more threatening encounters with bully-drivers for
me in the inner city... My shnook WRX earlier this week, and today two
side-swipes and verbal abuse (my first after 9 years of commuting!)
from land cruiser complete with wrap around bull bar... Feeling a
little worse for wear!!

Was at least replaced with embarassment later on tonite's ride when a
young lass pulled up alongside me at the lights to inform me that my
knicks were 'getting a bit transparent'... hmm... self-conscious all
the way home... buying new knicks tomorrow... well, at least she was
looking at my butt, but wouldn't a quick pinch and an "i see your bum!"
have been a better approach? :D


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eddiec

[cfsmtb]

eddiec Wrote:
> Was at least replaced with embarassment later on tonite's ride when a
> young lass pulled up alongside me at the lights to inform me that my
> knicks were 'getting a bit transparent'... hmm... self-conscious all
> the way home... buying new knicks tomorrow... well, at least she was
> looking at my butt, but wouldn't a quick pinch and an "i see your bum!"
> have been a better approach? :D

Ah yes, I can see lots of bad *date* japes starting here ... :D


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cfsmtb

[flyingdutch]

Andrew Wrote:
> Cool, but if we're not in the 'fat lane' can we truly go on a lard arse
> ride?
>
> I think this picture deserves to be in this thread:
> http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/brendantaylor/carlane.jpg

done by the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, who's motto is...
"more people cycling more often"
gee that sounds familiar :rolleyes:


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flyingdutch