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Flynn

  • Fred Killah
The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« on: 23 April, 2013, 10:51:39 pm »
Very good article by CB:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3747182.ece


And an e-petition by Kaya Burgess for the government to implement the recommendations in the 'Get Britain Cycling' parliamentary report.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49196
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Flynn

  • Fred Killah
Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #1 on: 23 April, 2013, 11:07:08 pm »
Times editorial tomorrow calls on Gov to promote cycling:

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3747135.ece
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Asterix, the former Gaul.

Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #2 on: 24 April, 2013, 07:57:11 am »
Couldn't agree more. 

My last shopping trip was a 15 mile bike ride without a flat bit of road in it.  Filled both touring panniers and the 21 litre saddle bag.  I was very pleased with my speed up the hills.

In the supermarket I was in full lycra standing at the back of a slow queue.  This checkout assistant walks up and says to me 'ici monsieur' and opens a new till.  I look at all the people in front of me and they don't move a muscle or even look so I walk over and get served.

Cyclists are clearly VIPs in France. ;D
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Flynn

  • Fred Killah
Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #3 on: 24 April, 2013, 10:28:57 am »
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Flynn

  • Fred Killah
Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #4 on: 24 April, 2013, 10:37:35 am »
Response from Baker is not looking good:

Quote from: Norman Baker
Cycling is good for environment, good for the economy and good for people's health. That is why the coalition government takes cycling very seriously and is committed to leading the country in getting more people cycling, more safely, more often...

We are grateful to the APPCG for raising the profile of cycling and we will respond to this report shortly. I am setting up a project team involving stakeholders and representatives from other Whitehall departments to set out how we would work together to get more people cycling.

Project team? Stakeholders?

http://m.guardian.co.uk/environment/bike-blog/2013/apr/24/all-party-cycling-inquiry-report
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David Martin

  • Thats Dr Oi You thankyouverymuch
Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #5 on: 24 April, 2013, 11:24:14 am »
Actually it looks better than it could be. A project team with cross-departmental participation is a sign of activity. What is needed is for the participants to be of a sufficiently high level to be able to do something, and for there to be a commitment from government to have something concrete done.
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The French Tandem

Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #6 on: 20 May, 2013, 07:54:43 am »
Quote from: asterix on 24 April, 2013, 07:57:11 am
Cyclists are clearly VIPs in France. ;D

Some regions of France are clearly more civilized than others...
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cyclone

Re: The way we travel is killing us - Chris Boardman
« Reply #7 on: 20 May, 2013, 09:27:08 am »
I don't think I live too far away (for the moment....) but i can't say that I've been treated any better this side of the A20 and the queues here are always slow  :facepalm:
 
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