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Waste of public money.
Friday afternoon we drove from Strood to Gravesend along the A226. A
round rip of 15 km. The A226 is blighted by cycle lanes in both directions. Cycle lanes cost on average £23k per kilometer, so over £380,000 of public money has been wasted on the requirements of a tiny insignificant minority using a non viable form of transport. How many cyclists (or sponging freeloaders) did we see using this grossly expensive facility? Two. A national scandal. |
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Waste of public money.
On 19/07/2015 23:29, David Lang wrote:
Friday afternoon we drove from Strood to Gravesend along the A226. A round rip of 15 km. The A226 is blighted by cycle lanes in both directions. Cycle lanes cost on average £23k per kilometer, so over £380,000 of public money has been wasted on the requirements of a tiny insignificant minority using a non viable form of transport. How many cyclists (or sponging freeloaders) did we see using this grossly expensive facility? Two. A national scandal. sshhh, they and the cycle lanes are saving the planet and improving the nation's health, haven't you got on the bandwagon yet? |
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Waste of public money.
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:29:54 +0100, David Lang wrote:
Cycle lanes cost on average £23k per kilometer, Why? |
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Waste of public money.
On Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:29:54 +0100, David Lang wrote:
non viable form of transport. Mine is a very viable means of transport for many things. |
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Waste of public money.
On 20/07/2015 09:34, Mrcheerful wrote:
On 19/07/2015 23:29, David Lang wrote: Friday afternoon we drove from Strood to Gravesend along the A226. A round rip of 15 km. The A226 is blighted by cycle lanes in both directions. Cycle lanes cost on average £23k per kilometer, so over £380,000 of public money has been wasted on the requirements of a tiny insignificant minority using a non viable form of transport. How many cyclists (or sponging freeloaders) did we see using this grossly expensive facility? Two. A national scandal. sshhh, they and the cycle lanes are saving the planet and improving the nation's health, haven't you got on the bandwagon yet? I'd have though the A226 was already blighted by Strood and Gravesend in both directions. |
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Waste of public money.
"David Lang" wrote in message ... Friday afternoon we drove from Strood to Gravesend along the A226. A round rip of 15 km. The A226 is blighted by cycle lanes in both directions. Cycle lanes cost on average £23k per kilometer, so over £380,000 of public money has been wasted on the requirements of a tiny insignificant minority using a non viable form of transport. How many cyclists (or sponging freeloaders) did we see using this grossly expensive facility? Two. The Department for Transport has a budget for "sustainable transport" and there may have been another project for which the relevant LA could only get funding if a certain amount was set aside to paint pictures of bicycles. It's as bad round here. The council was given £2.5M. The idea was to ruin err... make safe a "dangerous roundabout" where narrowing the approach roads, building central islands and reducing from 60 to 40 was the significant part of the scheme. The lost road width turned into a shared pavement to much additional expense and fanfare but nobody uses it because there is a more pleasant route that already existed. |
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Waste of public money.
On Monday, 20 July 2015 16:48:00 UTC+1, TMS320 wrote:
It's as bad round here. The council was given £2.5M. The idea was to ruin err... make safe a "dangerous roundabout" where narrowing the approach roads, building central islands and reducing from 60 to 40 was the significant part of the scheme. The lost road width turned into a shared pavement to much additional expense and fanfare but nobody uses it because there is a more pleasant route that already existed. £88m spent here just on THREE MILES of road widening! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33594113 |
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Waste of public money.
On 20/07/2015 20:14, Al6 billiobycidon wrote:
On Monday, 20 July 2015 16:48:00 UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: It's as bad round here. The council was given £2.5M. The idea was to ruin err... make safe a "dangerous roundabout" where narrowing the approach roads, building central islands and reducing from 60 to 40 was the significant part of the scheme. The lost road width turned into a shared pavement to much additional expense and fanfare but nobody uses it because there is a more pleasant route that already existed. £88m spent here just on THREE MILES of road widening! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33594113 Since motorists pay £4 billion a year in taxes, it's a drop in the ocean. |
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Waste of public money.
"Alycidon" wrote in message ... On Monday, 20 July 2015 16:48:00 UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: It's as bad round here. The council was given £2.5M. The idea was to ruin err... make safe a "dangerous roundabout" where narrowing the approach roads, building central islands and reducing from 60 to 40 was the significant part of the scheme. The lost road width turned into a shared pavement to much additional expense and fanfare but nobody uses it because there is a more pleasant route that already existed. £88m spent here just on THREE MILES of road widening! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33594113 Just what the **** has that got to do with being stupid enough to ride a ****ing bicycle? |
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Waste of public money.
On 20/07/2015 20:14, Alycidon wrote:
On Monday, 20 July 2015 16:48:00 UTC+1, TMS320 wrote: It's as bad round here. The council was given £2.5M. The idea was to ruin err... make safe a "dangerous roundabout" where narrowing the approach roads, building central islands and reducing from 60 to 40 was the significant part of the scheme. The lost road width turned into a shared pavement to much additional expense and fanfare but nobody uses it because there is a more pleasant route that already existed. £88m spent here just on THREE MILES of road widening! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-33594113 lots and lots of motor vehicles will use it. |
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