Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Bishopsgate Supreme Court ruling | |
Posted by: | Andrew Jones | |
Date/Time: | 04/07/22 15:54:00 |
Hi Maggie, I am an ex-smoker but not one who objects to others smoking when I'm out and about, if someone asks me if I mind them smoking I will say it's absolutely fine. I understand the analogy you are making though. I don't know that I'm a convert, I make unnecessary journeys myself, but I recognise them as such, and don't try to justify them to anyone, and nor do I look at traffic restrictions as an automatic infringement on some God given right to drive without let or hindrance. At the time I supported the closure of Turnham Green Terrace two years ago to through traffic, and I subsequently changed my view on that, seeing the effect it had for no real gain. All I am really trying to say is that there are a lot of people out there who say that their journeys are 'necessary' and just because they say that, it doesn't mean it's true. I was also trying to debate your assertion in the first post I replied to that there's no proof that there are all these unnecessary journeys being undertaken. I don't know whether you are addicted to your car, I doubt it very much. It does seem to me that you mostly object to any attempts to improve the infrastructure for cyclists, because it impacts on motorised traffic and to a lesser extent on pedestrians. The motoring lobby have been pushing the pro-driving agenda for many, many years, and continue to push back against measures that affect their interests. That's not to say that what's been happening is a universal panacea - it's not, but reverting to how things were five years ago isn't going to be a step for the better either. |