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Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated!
"More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? TfL’s INJURY TOLL Following the revelations a few days ago that, for years, Transport for London (TfL) told its road engineers to ignore cyclists when planning junction changes at Kings Cross (see kingscrossenvironment.com/2012/03/05/buchananreport), we now know that this was despite dozens of cyclists being injured there during this period. The work undertaken by traffic engineers Buchanan and Partners, when TfL told them to ignore cyclists, covered the period 2005-2009. Research by Levenes Solicitors, who specialise in cycling safety, has looked at the part of the Kings Cross road system where Bikes Alive holds its go-slows (a total road length of less than half a mile), and has found 25 occasions from 2005 to 2010 when cyclists were injured seriously enough to show up in official statistics. (See blog.cycleinjury.co.uk/2012/03/kings-cross-go-slow-25-cyclist- injuries.html.) Mo http://bikesalive.wordpress.com/ -- . All public road users are equal but some are more equal than others. |
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On 11/03/2012 13:49, Doug wrote:
Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! All public road users are equal but some are more equal than others. Thats what happens to sponging freeloaders. -- 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 - Lancaster University |
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On Mar 11, 1:49*pm, Doug wrote:
Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! "More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? Here you go, Doug. Make your voice heard. http://road.cc/content/news/54523-lo...election-video -- Simon Mason |
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On Mar 12, 12:05*pm, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 11, 1:49*pm, Doug wrote: Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! "More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? Here you go, Doug. Make your voice heard. http://road.cc/content/news/54523-lo...ensure-cyclist... Unfortunately I don't have a voice as such and even if I had a mere change of Mayor is unlikely to make much of a difference for cyclists. The emphasis is mistakenly placed on speeding up traffic flow and allowing drivers to dominate our roads at the expense of cyclists and pedestrians. Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. Doug. |
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On 13/03/2012 07:54, Doug wrote:
On Mar 12, 12:05 pm, Simon wrote: On Mar 11, 1:49 pm, wrote: Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! "More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? Here you go, Doug. Make your voice heard. http://road.cc/content/news/54523-lo...ensure-cyclist... Unfortunately I don't have a voice as such and even if I had a mere change of Mayor is unlikely to make much of a difference for cyclists. The emphasis is mistakenly placed on speeding up traffic flow and allowing drivers to dominate our roads at the expense of cyclists and pedestrians. Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. "Protesting"? "Revolting", shirley? |
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On Mar 13, 7:54*am, Doug wrote:
On Mar 12, 12:05*pm, Simon Mason wrote: On Mar 11, 1:49*pm, Doug wrote: Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! "More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? Here you go, Doug. Make your voice heard. http://road.cc/content/news/54523-lo...ensure-cyclist... Unfortunately I don't have a voice as such and even if I had a mere change of Mayor is unlikely to make much of a difference for cyclists. The emphasis is mistakenly placed on speeding up traffic flow and allowing drivers to dominate our roads at the expense of cyclists and pedestrians. Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. Doug.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I must be lucky where I live because I think it is a perfect city to cycle in. I have so many safe and off road alternatives and I could not wish for more really. I can cycle home around 90% off road at 1430 today if I so desired, not something one can do in London. -- Simon Mason |
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On 13/03/2012 09:40, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 13, 7:54 am, wrote: On Mar 12, 12:05 pm, Simon wrote: On Mar 11, 1:49 pm, wrote: Its a damn disgrace how cyclists are treated! "More on the Kings Cross scandal Today we bring you the latest on the scandal relating to Transport for London’s culpability at the lethal junction at Kings Cross; and we also bring you a story of everyday faux-East London folk (ie, Bumbling Boris and his merry men). And please remember: we’ll be back at Kings Cross on Monday (12 March) from 6.30 to 7.30pm. Will you be there? Here you go, Doug. Make your voice heard. http://road.cc/content/news/54523-lo...ensure-cyclist... Unfortunately I don't have a voice as such and even if I had a mere change of Mayor is unlikely to make much of a difference for cyclists. The emphasis is mistakenly placed on speeding up traffic flow and allowing drivers to dominate our roads at the expense of cyclists and pedestrians. Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. Doug.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I must be lucky where I live because I think it is a perfect city to cycle in. I have so many safe and off road alternatives and I could not wish for more really. I can cycle home around 90% off road at 1430 today if I so desired, not something one can do in London. That depends on whether the footway is classified as "the road". |
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On Mar 13, 7:54*am, Doug wrote:
Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. Doug.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have noticed, yes. The naked mass ride in South America was not a pretty sight to behold though. -- Simon Mason |
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On Mar 13, 9:59*am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Mar 13, 7:54*am, Doug wrote: Have you noticed how cyclists are protesting world wide recently, on the streets? They achieve some publicity by so doing and that is their only voice. Doug.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have noticed, yes. The naked mass ride in South America was not a pretty sight to behold though. A good way of attracting attention and publicity though. I wonder why the police allow it when they don't for naked pedestrians? Doug. |
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