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Plenty of minority groups push an agenda feeling they are the most deserving and plenty of taxpayers fund their pipe dreams, we both know that. Public money has to be used for the wider community and encouraging cycling is entirely appropriate though a less obvious benefit to those who are short-sighted. |
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Did you post your moaning when the Champions League disrupted the City, or Justin Bieber, or Robbie Williams, or the Marathon. or the Ryder Cup or any number of other disruptive events? No? Why not? How much taxpayers money was expended on policing, say, the Champions League game between two foreign teams that apparently brought very little financial benefit to the City of Cardiff? Bah. |
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This thread is about how cycling infrastructure affects the city every day, not about a rare occasion such as a concert (which usually only means the closure of one street beside the stadium, the same as for a match).
The disruption caused by the footie was extensively complained about as it went on for days and days and days over large areas of the city. The marathons close roads for limited periods, and the route means that the closed off streets can easily be avoided. But the velothon practically cuts the city in half causing pandemonium for all traffic for an entire day. And that includes transport for workers in the city. |
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An entire day? Goodness me, how utterly unbearable. Motorists:364; Cyclists:1. So, you wouldn't spend a penny on bike lanes if you were in charge eh? |
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^ WIth them.
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I am disabled so I cannot use a bike so the only option is to use a car or bus.
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Here in Reading, we do have a good bus service, and the meandering routes tend to be the non primary services. The primary routes are geared to getting people into town quickly. The new mass transit system now being developed, with bus priority and park & ride schemes will reduce the travelling times still further, encouraging more motorists to leave tneir cars outside of the town centres. The problems with bus travel that people are raising on here are the result of the lack of proper public transport co-ordination and lack of investment. The fact that we have problems now with circuitous routes, buses not going where you want them to go and being a slow means of transport are all reasons why the whole system needs to change. As for bicycles, they are a pain for motorists, but I can see why some like to use them - I had a racing bike myself when I was younger and travelled quite long distances. However, bicycles and motor vehicles really do not mix, and should be kept separate from vehicular traffic wherever possible. |
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and please don't any one tell me the family car is taxed etc that's nothing to do with cycling |
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When I need to go to Reading I use the 500 Park and Ride which is suburb and the reliability is spot on time. |
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