Careful what you wish for...

We are often told by the psycholists that cycling should be encouraged,
but look what happens;

"Having invested heavily in bicycle infrastructure, the Dutch are now
paying the price for pedal-power's rise in popularity.

The Dutch newspaper Trouw recently said in places like Amsterdam and
Utrecht, the increase in bicycles is giving rise to new phenomena that
include bicycle traffic jams, pile-ups, parking problems and bicycle rage.

Around major stations such as Amsterdam and Utrecht Central, tens of
thousands of bicycles parked legally and illegally hog public space and
restrict pedestrian access, while leaving cyclists scratching their
heads to try to remember where they parked their steeds.

More cyclists on the road means more congestion and "bicycle rage" often
flies across the handlebars.

The statistics show just how dangerous it has become: a quarter of all
deadly accidents in the Netherlands involve cyclists, the Cycling
Association said".

Thankfully it seems us Brits are too sensible to cycle.
--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:58:56 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a legitimate mode of
transport

Thank God I am not many people.

Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:58:56 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a legitimate mode of
transport

Thank God I am not many people.

More than one of you? If I believed I would also thank god.
--
ennemm

On Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:06:55 -0500, nik.morgan wrote:

Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:58:56 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a legitimate mode of
transport

Thank God I am not many people.

More than one of you? If I believed I would also thank god.

But I still find a bicycle a thoroughly enjoyable viable convenient
economical means of transport