road.cc overnighter

While I agree with much of this (particularly on the "needs better demarcation / separation)" some notes on the specifics of Edinburgh: There are in fact sections of actual "separate *cycle* path" (where there is also a pedestrian footway): Leith Walk, parts of the CCWEL * (Melville Street, Portobello Road to the east of Jock's Lodge, and notably from Roseburn to Haymarket, the latter getting "near Dutch") etc. Unfortunately while these are workable the main issue is these are all fragments. (The width and junctions wouldn't pass Dutch approval either but are less problematic at current cycling levels - eg still very low). Then: the former railways-turned-paths are *mostly* very workable for cycling because at "normal use levels" in my experience the "faster mode dominates" - eg. the few pedestrians cede to cyclists. Yes, aggro types, gangs of yoof and dog walkers can be exceptions, and this doesn't mean I can just blat along without consideration. I mean I can make good progress *including* sometimes slowing right down a few times on the journey, just not all the time. This accords with experience in other "shared spaces". The exception is when there's an event on or it's a really nice holiday day - at which point the numerically dominant mode (pedestrians) control the flow. (Part of the reason I rarely cycle on the Water Of Leith path). I've just been visiting Bristol and the contrast is interesting - while the traffic volumes seem much greater and there are real "narrow streets" they actually seem to be trying. Yes it's very variable and "rough and ready" but they're building infra and making *routes*. * City Centre West East Link

Absolutely ludicrous from the police. I would file a formal complaint. I reported this driver for phone use and left hooking another cyclist. The phone use was not actioned due to the dark tint of the window making it too difficult to see (I should have reported the tint too). But the left hook definitely was actioned. https://youtu.be/h0oseufAhFg

@Mr Blackbird And the Dominic Cummings type Tory policy wonk in The Thick of It. I don't think it was the BBC having a dig at cycling though, there was a time when there was a very identifiable type of person who chose a Brompton and they were making fun of that rather than cycling per se.

Yes, why can’t we edit or delete our comments if we make an error?

Reputable retailers? Well, I suppose it's true that Amazon do have a certain reputation...

Lol. At least he doesn't feel guilty for very long as that path is so short.

This news is definitely one for the "no news" category: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3g20yxvm4o Reputable high street retailers blurring the lines you say? Shocked, I was... actually, not.

RE: witnesses can't report crimes. I'm sure wtjs will be along with proof that even victims can't report crimes in Lancs if it's a road offence (and Police Scotland have arranged things similarly)... ... but isn't this all of a piece with the creeping "gosh this Op Snap seems to generate lots of work and our superiors have given us the nod that 'these are not the crimes you're looking for' in the current political climate" viewpoint?

@Bungle_52 While it may be true that stronger punishment may not affect the thoughts/actions of the worst offenders I would guess that their actions are based on the low likelihood of being caught (driving dangerously but without incident, as apposed to being caught after a fatal/serious collision). So if the odds of being caught when driving dangerously were significantly higher and the punishment strong enough (ie, actions that would fail a test actually lead to loss of licence, rather than just points and fine) then I would suspect that we'd all be safer.

I remember being in a car on the southbank once in maybe 2010 when one of these went past. Couldn’t move for about 15 minutes. It was glorious.