Trading Places: Bus Firm Boss Cycles with "Spokes"

[John the Monkey]

http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Bus-firm-boss-saddles-up.5144585.jp

Mr Craig said: "I was invited by Spokes as part of their spring meeting on safety issues and it sounded like a good opportunity to get on my bike.

"The experience was pretty revealing – it opened my eyes to the challenges that cyclists face, which are clearly significant.

"The focus for me wasn't just on bus drivers. It was about experiencing what the city centre traffic is actually like for cyclists. I wouldn't single out any particular group of motorists, but I saw behaviour ranging from the very courteous to that which was frightening."

Mr Craig, who was already a keen cyclist before his outing, admitted to enjoying trips through the Meadows or along the Union Canal, but said it was his first time trying to navigate the Capital during rush hour.

 

[goo_mason]

Ironically, Lothian Buses are the most considerate bus drivers around here. Never had a problem with them in all my 3 years cycling to and from work.

But good on him anyway ! Wonder if he'll repeat the experience when the trams remove any room for cycling and cyclists on certain roads in Edinburgh ?

 

[Maz]

Comment #5 from the article:

Do they pay road tax?.. no, did not think so. Why should cyclists expect the same rights as other road users if they do not pay to use the road?

 

[Twenty Inch]

"Everyone who pays taxes contributes to the roads. VED is not set aside for paying for roads, neither is VAT or Duty on fuel. So it is the ones that pay more tax overall that pay more for the roads, not the ones that foolishly pay large amounts of VED.

Unless you earned more than £100k last year you paid less for the roads than I did. So - can I put up some silly nonsense about you because you 'contribute' less?"

I've saved this for similar responses in other comments.

 

[goo_mason]

"Everyone who pays taxes contributes to the roads. VED is not set aside for paying for roads, neither is VAT or Duty on fuel. So it is the ones that pay more tax overall that pay more for the roads, not the ones that foolishly pay large amounts of VED.

Unless you earned more than £100k last year you paid less for the roads than I did. So - can I put up some silly nonsense about you because you 'contribute' less?"

I've saved this for similar responses in other comments.

I think the usual rabid anti-cycling mob do the same on the EEN comments, as the same things get said every time there's a story that mentions cycling or bikes.

 

[hackbike 666]

Comment #5 from the article:

You may think it's funny but the sad biased comment brings a poor attitude towards cyclists.IMHO.