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How many people currently drive to work in a 1-2 sq mile section of Brighton, on one Sunday, in the summer? Why does 'car free' instantly mean 'must cycle?' As BadFish says progressive thinking really is pointless on NSC.

My mother has MS and she is a t**king liability on her scooter.

Not in my village, they are there solely for the purpose of giving blind elderly people a sense of freedom.

Mores the pity. I'd much rather have HGV's going through the village than the current squadrons of mobility scooters terrorising everybody. :lo

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As I was leaving this morning, one of these crossed my drive. I think I freaked the poor cyclist out, as I tailgated him along 2 roads, in order to give his bike a good look over. It appeared to be a very very tidy piece of kit

So we've moved away from your wife's shoe choice to a more empathetic resistance. Although Paris closed off 40 square miles of roads, thus making taxis more necessary. I'm not too sure it would be quite so prominent for just a couple of roads in Brighton, with the buses running.

From last years, Paris car free day:- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-car-ban-day-pollution-climate-change-a7981196.html But Ms Hidalgo, whose term ends in 2020, says she does not want to ban cars from the city completely but pointed out that only one in ten commuters...

It would be one Sunday lunch in the summer, perhaps you could dress more casual, or I don't know, go somewhere else? The scheme is whatever the cities want it to be, although having cabs in the demotorised zone would seem to be counter-intuitive.

Despite all the evidence to the contrary, local businesses seem to thrive without cars. How hot and sweaty would you get walking from the train station?

I think you tried too hard there, not even worthy of a reply.

Wow, just WOW 'For me, this is paradise': life in the Spanish city that banned cars https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/sep/18/paradise-life-spanish-city-banned-cars-pontevedra “Listen,” says the mayor, opening the windows of his office. From the street below rises the sound of human...

They won't be needed what with the considerable cut in air pollution. :wink:

What possible reason would the government have for pushing environmentally friendly transportation. This has to come from the bottom up or else resentment will go through the roof.

It's not grandstanding. What I believe was a one off now appears to be a monthly event in Paris, the next time being 21/10. I'm reminded for a conversation I had with the owner of one of my local bike shops. A lady of age came in and for whatever anti car reason (congestion, parking, fitness...

I have no idea why posters appear to be so scared of this The footage of Paris all but silent on a lovely Autumnal day looked absolutely fantastic, why wouldn't people want a piece of that for 8 hours a year?

But the whole idea isn't to force people out of their beloved cars. It's not a battle or a fight, it's just about slowly altering perspectives. Do you look at all your problems and decide they ought to be Improved the hardest way possible?

What an amazingly stupid point, why would they do that? No car day isn't about screwing Paris over, it's about reminding people that cars aren't the only option. Not to mention a 20% reduction in air pollution. I guess London will grind to a standstill on the 22nd, when part of it has a 'car...

At least the onions still got delivered.