Ban cyclists and e-scooter riders using phones, Tory peer urges (BBC)

lonpfrb wrote:

lonpfrb wrote:

I may be mistaken but recall that you provided evidence that many if not most 4 seat motor vehicle journeys were completed with just one occupant. Even a ‘shopping trolley’ (Fiat 500 up) is largely wasted space, mass, and energy..

As windfarm enthusiast* Donald Trump said “I am the evidence”.

lonpfrb wrote:

A well known motor vehicle manufacturer did produce a 2 wheel vehicle with a roof and engine but UK legislation still required a helmet to be worn so it wasn’t successful…

Why stop at 2 wheels?

* This is not true. But he did use that phrase when opposing them appearing near his golf resort in Scotland.

jh2727 wrote:

jh2727 wrote:

Nothing particularly current about it. Baroness Pickering has been trying – and failing – to get such laws passed for over a decade.

Saying that, the Housing Act 2004, as amended, now adds £300 per bedroom to the cost of private rented accommodation. Where was the evidence of a general, and not exceptional, issue exactly? You may wonder.. #CostOfLiving #UnintendedConsequenses

ktache wrote:

Small, light and more efficient cars are just not wanted anymore, or so it seems.

Because of “range anxiety” car owners seem to want 2-300 mile range, or that is what the car company seem to sell them.  That means transporting huge weight of batteries meaning more weight which then needs more batteries.  When most journeys are only a few miles, and even 50 miles would be a huge amount to drive on a daily basis.  Perhaps removable battery packs for that very rare occasion that the really need the range would work.

I think it might be in Singapore, they did an emoped scheme that you never charged the battery, when getting flat you’d visit a hub remove the old battery and pick up a fully charged one, shove it in and away you went.  Negating the problems of charging in apartment complexes.

Its not that small light and efficient cars are not wanted its that they can no longer be legally produced as they will lack all the passive safety systems (airbags, seatbelts, abs, crumple zones etc) that have been legislated into existance and increase the weight of the base car, this then requires a bigger heavier engine/motor and battery/fuel load to get it to move and all of a sudden even the smallest cars weigh over a ton when the original mini 850 weight was under 600Kg.

wtjs wrote:

Maybe something like a bicycle powered by electricity could be invented?

Yes, and they could even mention the price of replacement batteries and how you fit them to that sleek ‘disguised e-bike’ frame. An e-bike branded by some nominally Italian (owned by Volkswagen, I recall) marque was recently advertised on here where the flash marketing didn’t mention either of these factors, and I couldn’t find any on the website either. That means you’re not going to be able to get a replacement or fit it. 

Take it you’re referring to Ducati, all of whose ebikes use either FSA or Shimano batteries which are easily obtainable and which can be replaced in five minutes, even the in-frame “stealth” options. Batteries cost about £400, which isn’t peanuts but they should last about 25,000 km+, which is a pretty negligible cost when, as with me, adding an ebike to the stable allows one to get rid of the car. I know you’ve got a weird obsession with ebikes (tip: what other people choose to ride doesn’t do you any harm, just chill and enjoy your ride without worrying about others) but no need to lie about them.

one of your “against cycling”

one of your “against cycling” was on a NMOTD claiming the cyclist moved out deliberately into the path of the vehicle over taking without you even noticing the van parked on the road the cyclist needed to move out to overtake

Standard nutter members of the public are not the only ones to try this ‘cyclist deliberately moved into the path of the motorised vehicle’ dodge as a method of victim blaming. Lancashire Constabulary does this regularly, despite knowing that the footage is from a headcam. In that case, when you glance right because you hear and see a vehicle coming far too close the very stupid police officer claims you have swerved in the space of a couple of seconds deliberately into the path of the vehicle. You wonder how the police manage to find people this thick to recruit.

Never heard of Nibali?

Never heard of Nibali?

I was envisaging them riding

I was envisaging them riding something more like this.

(Not sure who the friend in the background is, though.)