jefmcg
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It's not on A or B roads, is it? Is someone ruining your residential street rat run?It’s not the traffic, it’s the 20mph speed limit across whole swathes of London - I mean what’s the point of driving?
It's not on A or B roads, is it? Is someone ruining your residential street rat run?It’s not the traffic, it’s the 20mph speed limit across whole swathes of London - I mean what’s the point of driving?
It's not on A or B roads, is it? Is someone ruining your residential street rat run?
I used to drive to work from Hammersmith to Battersea. Eight years ago, I started riding it. It was always faster on the bike, and I'm a pretty poor cyclist. The best bit was that it would always take a predictable time on the bike, no matter what the traffic conditions were on any particular day.
The same as my commute, the section from one side of the town to the other is a lot faster on the bike as opposed to the car it's only when I get on the A19 where I'd be quicker in the carCertainly my commute through town is faster on the bike, it's only the national speed limit sections I lose out. Commute on a night shift by van is 45 minutes, bike about the same. Early shifts the van is always faster as it's pre-rush hour.
I like the article quoting motoring groups calling for cars to be allowed in bus lanes etc to 'optimise' traffic flow. Next they will be wanting all the cycling infrastructure removed too, all for the all powerful motorcar....
It strikes me that all those branch railways that Beeching axed wold be viable nowadays if reopened because the communities they served have grown out of control into commuter towns.
Apparently, plans are actually being made to reopen not one, but two lines between Lancashire and Yorkshire.There's no political will to reopen railways yet I bet with modern equipment they would be considerably cheaper to run than in the 1880s.
One example is the Manchester Metro, which runs from Manchester to Bury where it terminates. Yet a track bed exists all the way up Rossendale to Accrington where it could connect with the Blackburn to Burnley line. For part of that distance it is used by a heritage line.
While cycling, I am slowed down by drivers more than when I'm driving and being slowed down by cyclists.
I reckon a motorbike or scooter is the best form of transport:
1. don't get sweaty like on a bike,
2. faster than a bike,
3. doesn't get held back (most of the time) by other vehicles.
4. Parking is not bad
5. Cost is comparable to an e-bike (example: a new scooter costs £2000, similar money to a Giant e-bike)
6. Takes you further than an e-bike (I'm thinking about a holiday in Wales)
7. Don't have to spend time charging the batteries
8. e-bike battery loses some of it's capacity
Counterpoint:
1. some of the above points could be invalid with a modified e-bike.
2. running a scooter/motorbike is dearer (tax and fuel) but I'd rather pay for the small amount of fuel it takes rather than having to charge up the batteries).
3. Hey Mustang, you charge up your phone every night don't you, why not an e-bike? True that.
Sparsely populated area that, IIRC.Unless I can start averaging 34mph on the bike carrying a van full of tools my travel to do jobs is unlikely to be quicker.