Nottseagull
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You must have some sort of inferiority complex about being a cyclist then if you read that into my post (I don't). Maybe someone like Gwylan will confirm that I'm usually up for scrutiny of all things arithmetical.
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[Travel] Ex-mayor of Brighton calls for two lanes of seafront road to be turned into bike lanes
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Well my apology is there for you to do with as you please.
But to defend myself against your assertion that I have an inferiority complex about being a cyclist.
I put it to you your use of the word 'only' is what changes your sentence from a scrutiny of all things arithmetical to a sneering comment about the bike lanes usage.
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As per an article in today's Guardian (which I'm struggling to link):-
Amsterdam to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
Amsterdam to ban all petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030.
Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Norway are pushing for only EVs in the same time frame. Were we to implement something here, that would resolve the pollution aspects, but it woudn't fix the traffic volumes. As I mentioned up thread, we need a fundamenatal change in the way we own / use vehicles, with shared ownership of vehicles tailored to specific 'tasks'.
So, for the Brighton & Hove area there could be a fleet of small 'in town' EVs with limited range / quick charge times and perfectly suited to short journeys across the City. These would be provided in the same way as the shared ownership bikes in London and Brighton.
Like this from SEAT
For longer journeys another type of vehicle / transport system is needed, either shared ownership EVs or owned, as the current rail network isn't suitable for many journeys, especially when you consider the costs involved.
There are also electric bikes that are even more affordable. The days of pandering to the car are coming to an end.
LamieRobertson
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
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Useless ...can’t get my mowers in that
So get a ride on mower.
Jeeeez it's a wonder how some people get up in the morning.
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[MENTION=16159]Bold Seagull[/MENTION] alluded to this earlier, sadly I won't be able to find the genesis of the New York study but it goes something like this:-
'hang on a minute, we're all crammed 10 across on this sidewalk but twice the width is being given to 4 people (in their cars).
Anyone, this BH weekend in central Brighton please take a moment to look at the people on the pavement, then look at just the people in their cars.
Utter utter madness
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Wrong-Direction
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Us tradesmen are meant to take our tools on the bus [emoji849]Useless ...can’t get my mowers in that
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LamieRobertson
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So get a ride on mower.
Jeeeez it's a wonder how some people get up in the morning.
Clueless
LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Give us the 20k and make charging points more available and it would be fine by me ..I’ve switched half of my business equipment to battery powered
Wardy's twin
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electric bikes are a joke at the moment. given time they might get better but you get soaked when it rains....
better and cheaper buses is the real answer but i don't see that happening.