| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Tree Murdered for 'experimental' cycleway. | |
| Posted by: | Michael Adams | |
| Date/Time: | 03/12/21 15:08:00 |
| Tom Pike suggested " In fact the causality works in reverse as a safer environment leads to more people cycling" You still don't get it, do you ? In your last post you explained " However, there was an increase in cyclist fatalities down in part to the dramatic increase in cycling." Which led to a 40% increase in deaths. And this is WITHOUT any improvement in infrastructure. While insofar as infrastructure goes the much heralded CS9 accounts for only 9.01km out of the 432km of roads in Hounslow. Fair enough lets throw in the new 1 km stretch from Hounslow West Station to the roundabout making it a round 10 km. That's 2.3% of roads in Hounslow/Hammersmith/Kensington are now supposedly being made "safe" for cyclists. Meanwhile back in the REAL WORLD Tom, and I know you don't like talking about the REAL WORLD. As is my wont sometimes, I found myself walking beside the Uxbridge Rd along Ealing Common (Northside) at 6.30 a.m this morning. Two things. First the headlights of the cars coupled with the paucity of the street lighting showed up the cycle track to a tee. And the UNDULATING SURFACE similar to much of the cycle track on the A4 between Brentford and Hounslow. None of it was ever properly compacted or rolled just ashpalt slung down and gone over with a light roller. Cyclists being treated with the customary disdain. When will you realise that you're being PLAYED ? Khan is an honourable man who's taken on an impossible task. (Well someone had to step up) Reconciling London's Transport needs with concerns about pollution, from people who insist on living in an overpopulated conurbation. Of course he'll embrace the cycling lobby as a relatively cheap solution while probably not actually believing a word of it. In his position who wouldn't. What else is he going to do ? 2. Safety ? It was noticeable that of the cyclists pedalling away on the wet road, not the track for the aforesaid reasons, while showing a front light many were not showing a rear. As a cyclist if your rear light stops working, you'll be the last one to know. When I rode regularly before, lights were a pain the cost of batteries, bulbs often failing etc. Having to light up, to shop early due to Covid I found LED rears on eBay for £6.99 each. Alkaline batteries 1 per light are 4 for a pound in Poundland. And LED's consume much less power as it is. If you were really that concerned for the safety of your fellow cyclists rather than living in an idealistic dream world, you might be equally concerned that none of them see fit to splash out £15 or so thus equipping themselves with TWO rear lights ideally starting one a week later - just so as to be sure of always showing a rear light. No. First build them a new cycle track - at some point within the next 100 or so years at current rates - ideally properly compacted and rolled this time. michael adams |