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Letter in the Cambridge Evening News
After a bout of the predictable cyclist bashing in the Cambridge Evening
News (including a news article about some numpty who fell off his motorbike near someone walking with a bicycle and used it as an excuse to call for cyclists to be registered and insured), one of my multiple letters of the past few days has been published in response to another numpty's ideas. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news...1fcbf44b04.lpf (although their website seem borked at the moment) Dear Sir Mr Jordon (Real Dangers, Letters, Monday 30 Oct) suggests that cyclists should be forced to use the cycle lanes that the Council has built for them or face a fine. Perhaps to that should be added fines for not using the Park and Ride that has been built and run, at great expense, by the Council for motorists. "What's that" I hear him say, "that's not practical or convenient"? Exactly. The cycle lanes across the City have by and large been designed by non-cyclists without a clue about the needs of cyclists. Many are next to useless in addition to which they are significantly more dangerous for cyclists than the roads. So perhaps if Mr Jordan doesn't mind, I will continue to cycle on the roads while reminding him that at least I am not one more car in the queue in front of him racing to beat him to that elusive parking space. -- Tony "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory." - Leonardo da Vinci |
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Letter in the Cambridge Evening News
Tony Raven wrote:
Mr Jordon (Real Dangers, Letters, Monday 30 Oct) suggests that cyclists should be forced to use the cycle lanes that the Council has built for them or face a fine. Perhaps to that should be added fines for not using the Park and Ride that has been built and run, at great expense, by the Council for motorists. Love it. I must remember that argument. -- Danny Colyer URL:http://www.colyer.plus.com/danny/ Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often "He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine |
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Letter in the Cambridge Evening News
Danny Colyer said the following on 04/11/2006 17:47:
Tony Raven wrote: Mr Jordon (Real Dangers, Letters, Monday 30 Oct) suggests that cyclists should be forced to use the cycle lanes that the Council has built for them or face a fine. Perhaps to that should be added fines for not using the Park and Ride that has been built and run, at great expense, by the Council for motorists. Love it. I must remember that argument. Yup. (Thinks of the under-used Long Ashton Park'n'Ride.) -- Paul Boyd http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/ |
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Letter in the Cambridge Evening News
Tony Raven wrote:
Dear Sir Mr Jordon (Real Dangers, Letters, Monday 30 Oct) suggests that cyclists should be forced to use the cycle lanes that the Council has built for them or face a fine. Perhaps to that should be added fines for not using the Park and Ride that has been built and run, at great expense, by the Council for motorists. "What's that" I hear him say, "that's not practical or convenient"? Exactly. The cycle lanes across the City have by and large been designed by non-cyclists without a clue about the needs of cyclists. Many are next to useless in addition to which they are significantly more dangerous for cyclists than the roads. So perhaps if Mr Jordan doesn't mind, I will continue to cycle on the roads while reminding him that at least I am not one more car in the queue in front of him racing to beat him to that elusive parking space. Very neat. Make one point, clearly and wittily. Newspaper (editors...) will simply NOT print long reasoned essays - unless you're one of their columnists. BugBear |
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Letter in the Cambridge Evening News
In article , Tony Raven wrote:
Perhaps to that should be added fines for not using the Park and Ride that has been built and run, at great expense, by the Council for motorists. "What's that" I hear him say, "that's not practical or convenient"? Exactly. You may have misspelt "Too bad, road pricing is coming anyway".... |
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