Banning Cyclists to ease congestion

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BrynCP

Über Member
Location
Hull
If he thought the roadworks were bad at the time of writing, he should see what's coming.

The problem is the councillors, especially the convicted drunk driver Councillor Mancey (1) who is actually, ironically, responsible for transport. When I say transport, his only interest appears to be East Yorkshire Motor Services buses, and seems he couldn't care less about quality of facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers or anything else.

(1) http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/drink-drive-ex-city-official-escapes-jail-1-2538942
 

captain nemo1701

Space cadet. Deck 42 Main Engineering.
Location
Bristol
Yeah, all the same lot. Trinity Media > Local World > Your local newspaper. They recycle the same junk articles online quite a bit amongst their various titles.


Indeed, I didn't say I had a right to free speech, just they'd chosen to not offer it (which is their right). I just find it ironic that the press, who needs an element of free speech to be able to report, deny their readers the same opportunity when it comes to making comments. I did agree to their T&C and House Rules. Nothing in there prohibits me disagreeing with their articles, but when I lost my accounts in each case I could see from my profile the comments that they removed were those I disagreed with content in their articles. Funnily enough, those comments had many "likes" so it was not a case of I was posting crazy things. They don't obey their own House Rules, funnily enough - they say they'll discuss with you the reason for suspending but they won't.

Regardless, I won't sleep over it. Just unfortunate I cannot defend cycling when it's necessary.

I have noted with the Bristol Post that the same 'contributors' who are a bunch of perpetual moaning whingers always crop up on any article about cycling, slag us off and in Bristol, whine on about how ex-Mayor Ferguson has ruined the city. They all seem to be 'transport experts'. I'm guessing that the majority of them are probably 'un-busy' from a work perspective and have nothing better to do all day than trawl the BP for cycling articles to moan about.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
The problem is the councillors, especially the convicted drunk driver Councillor Mancey (1) who is actually, ironically, responsible for transport. When I say transport, his only interest appears to be East Yorkshire Motor Services buses, and seems he couldn't care less about quality of facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, car drivers or anything else.

(1) http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/drink-drive-ex-city-official-escapes-jail-1-2538942
Actually met him, and told him what I thought about his views on cyclists, whilst talking to local, to me, councillors.

Didn't go down too well.
 

jarlrmai

Veteran
What is it about cycling that promotes this kind of post truth "journalism," why are some people SO MUCH against it. Is it just pettiness but carried out by those in positions of influence?
 

GrumpyGregry

Here for rides.
What is it about cycling that promotes this kind of post truth "journalism," why are some people SO MUCH against it. Is it just pettiness but carried out by those in positions of influence?
Our freedom. And things like "the scourge of pavement cycling" can be taken seriously by a councillor, and the local liaison committee, who would not want to be associated with managing real material traffic risks for fear of hacking drivers off.
 
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