Why to avoid cycle lanes

On 28/10/2018 17:11, TMS320 wrote:
On 27/10/18 23:36, JNugent wrote:
On 27/10/2018 22:41, TMS320 wrote:
On 27/10/18 20:55, Simon Jester wrote:

My local council spent £2.5million last year just on pothole repair,
equation to £1 billion nationally. And a further £6.5 million
repairing just 2 bridges, £2 Billion nationally. Even if councils did
no other road improvement or maintenance work that doesn't leave much
for the entire trunk road system. Conclusion, the £4.7billion figure
is bogus.

My council spent something like £16 million grubbing up some
perfectly good streetlamps to fit led ones. Needless to say they
claim poverty when it comes to maintenance. You're probably right
that a lot of money spent on roads is probably hidden under other
things.

What, ten thousand million pounds a year?

UK GDP is about £2x10^15 of which the government spends 40%. 10^10 is
the equivalent of someone earning £80K and not knowing whether a £1 of
it was spent on hummus or petrol.

How interesting.

Do you insist that £10,000,000,000 per annum is spent on motorway
maintenance?

Yes, or no?

As for fuel duty, all road users pay fuel duty not just motorists.

And some people pay vehicle and fuel duties out of the benefits given
to them by tax payers. The receipts from the duties is not all fresh
money.