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I’m in agreement with the Greens here. We need to actively push back against cycle infrastructure that doesn’t consider personal safety. In West Yorkshire, millions have been ploughed into resurfacing canal towpaths as shared pedestrian/cyclist infrastructure, yet plenty of men, and masses more men, feel distinctly unsafe when commuting at peak hours in winter, when it is dark. Plenty of bits are dodgy in daylight!

@stonechat Why not? Isn't that a bit like drivers moaning about 20mph limits? Sure, if you're a racer in training that could be limiting, but then you shouldn't be using cycle tracks for that anyway. Most commuters, shoppers and leisure cyclists ride around 15 mph anyway and rarely exceed 20 mph on the flat; the path is 16 miles long, so the difference between 15 mph and 20 mph even if you're riding the whole length (which most people won't be, of course) is 64 minutes versus 48 minutes, not enough to make a big difference in anyone's day. My most regular ride of around 16 miles is to my mother's house on heavy-traffic roads across southwest London; due to congestion, traffic lights et cetera it usually takes me about 50-55 minutes. If someone offered me a completely motor-traffic-free path for the whole distance on condition that I took an extra 10 minutes for the ride I'd bite their hand off!

I. Wouldn’t use a cycle lane with a 15mph limit

Perfectly enjoyable ceilidh music (and gone on my playlist for later) but somewhat disappointing that it's not actually Shands in the Hendrix stylee - I really want to hear *that* band now.

Yeah - it was more the bit about skipping queens I didn't get, seeding as there's as many of those as any of the others.

Clickbait headline much? As is often the case, the Greens oppose a lacklustre proposal in favour of something more fit for purpose (see "Affordable" housing vs Social housing) and the media report it as blunt oppose. I was on the LCC Womens' Network Freedom to ride ride a few years back in London and yeah, just because a cycle route is lit, it doesn't make it feel safe. Disappointing headline from RoadCC.

In which case can I recommend the Sensational Jimi Shandrix Experience giving it some with the squeeze box on their "Foxy Laddie"?

@mdavidford Yes, equally spread but I think if I were Sepp Kuss (if only) I might be saying, "Hello? Only GT winner - in this very race to boot - and I get the lowest ranked card?"

The flames make it so much more...

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