Ah, Jeremy, Jeremy, Jeremy. That’s Clarkson, not Corbyn. Britain’s leading motormouth has gone full throttle against cyclists again, claiming we are responsible for all the trees getting cut down in London.
Today, the Grand Tour presenter, said on Twitter: “They’re going to take down all the trees to make life easier for cyclists. I mean, who voted for these people? Why.”
They’re going to take down all the trees to make life easier for cyclists. I mean, who voted for these people? Why?
— Jeremy Clarkson (@JeremyClarkson) May 21, 2019
He was referring to rumours that trees will be felled on a planned cycleway through Holland Park Avenue. A petition on Change.org claims – and we are trying to get our heads around this – that “Transport for London will be putting cyclists lives at risk to introduce a new cycle lane in this traffic-heavy area, chopping down trees to accommodate it.”
Anyone who regularly rides that route in from Acton and Shepherds Bush towards the centre will tell you it is the nastiest part of the ride, with drivers parking up at the shops opening doors in their path, and pinch points giving little room to squeeze past buses, coaches and other large vehicles.
And Clarkson should know this; he lives in the area, and despite his on-screen persona, rides a bike round there – as he did the day he was doorstepped as news broke that he had been sacked from BBC’s Top Gear Show (see the picture above).
Clarkson was swiftly schooled on the actual situation; no trees will be cut down as part of this planned, and much-needed, safe route for cyclists.
Holland Park Avenue. Trees as far as the eye can see and -contrary to some recent scare-mongering, none of these are ear-marked for felling to create part of TfL’s protected cycle route. pic.twitter.com/f5tTIpvy1h
— Tab (@mum_on_bike) May 21, 2019
9 thoughts on “Jeremy Clarkson claims cyclists responsible for London trees getting cut down … and gets schooled”
Clarkson and others don’t
Clarkson and others don’t usually bother with facts or the truth if made up rubbish gets them more publicity.
Also he is an ex Grand Tour presenter….
I don’t remember Clarkson and
I don’t remember Clarkson and his Top Gear mates praising Swamy or defending the trees when the Newbury Bypass was built (and many other car encouraging bypasses since), all of which involve chopping down hundreds, if not thousands of trees.
Keep the trees, build the
Keep the trees, build the bike lanes, ban the cars. That should satisfy Clarkson, famous lover and protector of trees that he is.
Is the poor old has been
Is the poor old has-been missing the publicity so badly that he has to try and stir things up quite so pathetically. Or is this timed to reduce Green votes for the EU elections tomorrow.
Whatever. Fortunately, most of the media is ignoring the poor old codger.
It’s a good job that they
It’s a good job that they never cut trees down when they’re building new roads! Just imagine how cross Jeremy would be…
Won’t someone think of the
Won’t someone think of the squirrels?
Clarification from Will
Clarification from Will Norman on twitter:
https://twitter.com/willnorman/status/1131242817328701440As always, Clarkson is just desperate for attention.
This website is the only
This website is the only place I see or read about JC. If me receiving this irritating news is the problem, are you guys part-responsible? Does it matter what the actor playing JC writes, if you don’t then pass it from him to me?
vbvb wrote:
Well he has quite a few followers on Twitter. His fans are going to be influenced and stirred-up by him whether you hear about it or not.
I don’t really get the ostrich approach to things like this. Sticking your fingers in your ears won’t help if and when you encounter those who believe his crap on the road, or when they go into the ballot box.