On 05/09/2022 02:15 pm, Spike wrote:
> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>> QUOTE: Great idea if only we had a progressive government that took
>> the climate more seriously than making a quick profit
>
>> Well we'll have a new prime minister next week so there's hope - I don't think! ENDS
>
>> One that wants to remove motorway speed limits -- that will save fuel. NOT.
>
> If you want to save fuel….
>
> THROW AWAY YOUR CAR

and sell your house and move into a tent.

On 05/09/2022 02:23 pm, Simon Mason wrote:
> On Monday, 5 September 2022 at 13:29:01 UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE: “During the pandemic, when there were fewer cars on the road, the public took to their bikes. ENDS
>>
>> It was a boom time for cycle shops - so it can be done.
>
> Our local Halfords ran out of bikes and paid for used ones to sell.

Is this part of the reason why there have been so many reports of thefts
of fairy-cycles?

QUOTE: . More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring.” ENDS

Or how about drivers read and digest the new Highway Code?

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: . More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help
> make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring.” ENDS
>
> Or how about drivers read and digest the new Highway Code?

How about cyclists read and digest the new Highway Code?

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Spike

On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 4:45:52 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE: . More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring.” ENDS
>
> Or how about drivers read and digest the new Highway Code?

Even Mr Arsehole agrees that drivers should be tested on the new HC.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Monday, September 5, 2022 at 4:45:52 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE: . More people are turning to cycling for shorter journeys to help
>> make ends meet, but they need the safety that dedicated cycle lanes bring.” ENDS
>>
>> Or how about drivers read and digest the new Highway Code?
>
> Even Mr Arsehole agrees that drivers should be tested on the new HC.

If a recent story is to be believed, cyclists should be tested on the law,
as it doesn’t seem to say what they think it says.

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Spike

QUOTE: 75% of my route to work used to be a dual carriageway with a bus lane until they got rid of it. It was glorious passing miles of stationary traffic every time the M6 was closed and if I followed an express bus I didn't even have to stop at some of the red lights as the bus had a priority lane which turned green while all the others went to red. ENDS

My commute was even better - hardly ever saw a car.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> QUOTE: 75% of my route to work used to be a dual carriageway with a bus
> lane until they got rid of it. It was glorious passing miles of
> stationary traffic every time the M6 was closed and if I followed an
> express bus I didn't even have to stop at some of the red lights as the
> bus had a priority lane which turned green while all the others went to red. ENDS
>
> My commute was even better - hardly ever saw a car.

Just think of how that must have brightened people’s days.. 😂

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Spike

On Monday, 5 September 2022 at 18:44:57 UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE: 75% of my route to work used to be a dual carriageway with a bus lane until they got rid of it. It was glorious passing miles of stationary traffic every time the M6 was closed and if I followed an express bus I didn't even have to stop at some of the red lights as the bus had a priority lane which turned green while all the others went to red. ENDS
>
> My commute was even better - hardly ever saw a car.

It made use of the old Victorian rail network in Hull and the banks of the Humber.