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Old October 25th 08, 07:22 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Boris Johnson's dodgy claims about cyclist v bendy buses.

Boris Johnson in telling fibs about cyclists shock:

http://crerar.standard.co.uk/2008/10...arguments.html


23/10/2008
Bendy figures

The row over the Mayor's flagship policy to scrap bendy buses rumbles
on. His claim that the 18 metre-long vehicles "wipe out cyclists,
there are many cyclists killed every year" now looks to have been a
little far-fetched.

The latest official figures, obtained by Val Shawcross, Labour's
transport spokesman on the Assembly, show there have in fact been no
fatal incidents involving cyclists and the buses and only four serious
incidents - where the cyclist may have required medical treatment - in
the last four years.


"One by one the wheels are coming off Boris's bus plan,"

she said.


"The Mayor has branded bendy-buses 'traffic blocking cyclist-killers'
yet his own figures show both claims are false.



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Old October 25th 08, 08:55 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Boris Johnson's dodgy claims about cyclist v bendy buses.

spindrift wrote:

Boris Johnson in telling fibs about cyclists shock:
http://crerar.standard.co.uk/2008/10...arguments.html


23/10/2008
Bendy figures


The row over the Mayor's flagship policy to scrap bendy buses rumbles
on. His claim that the 18 metre-long vehicles "wipe out cyclists,
there are many cyclists killed every year" now looks to have been a
little far-fetched.


Depends on how you define "many", surely?

One would be one too many.

Perhaps you don't agree.

The latest official figures, obtained by Val Shawcross, Labour's
transport spokesman on the Assembly, show there have in fact been no
fatal incidents involving cyclists and the buses and only four serious
incidents - where the cyclist may have required medical treatment - in
the last four years.


Is that all? Only four serious accidents? Oh in that case, there's absolutely
nothing to worry about, is there?

[I'll let you into a secret, BTW: as a pedestrian in C London, I like the
bendy-buses because you can predict where they will go because their routes
are so well advertised; they're more like trams or even light railway.]

"One by one the wheels are coming off Boris's bus plan,"
she said.


Oh, for Gawd's sake... your lot lost.

Get over it, man.

And used to it.
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Old October 26th 08, 11:42 AM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Boris Johnson's dodgy claims about cyclist v bendy buses.

On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 11:22:56 -0700 (PDT) someone who may be
spindrift wrote this:-

Boris Johnson in telling fibs about cyclists shock:


[snip]

The latest official figures, obtained by Val Shawcross, Labour's
transport spokesman on the Assembly,


It was the Labour Party which introduced the things and there is a
party political battle between them and the Tories on the subject.
The officials who produced the figures are the officials who
introduced the bendy buses. I would treat any figures with
suspicion.

Mr Johnson may not be right on many things, but if he does
exterminate bendy buses I will thank him for performing this service
to the public.



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