| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re: Rethink Bikes - there are many types: . LEZ & ULEZ | |
| Posted by: | Simon Hayes | |
| Date/Time: | 14/01/21 21:30:00 |
| And how many miles a week do you cycle Philippa. Like many eco warriors you only see the part of the picture that interests you. It’s not financially viable for lots of people to give up their cars, diesel or no diesel. The scrappage scheme is derisory, especially for people who have diesel vans they use for business. Those margins are getting tighter every week at the moment. It’s not even cars that are the problem, it’s the large diesel vehicles including all the heavy plant chugging out fumes on the multitude of building sites across the capital. Mayor Khan was supposed to have clamped down on that but, surprise surprise, hasn’t. But aside from the fact that cycling isn’t an option for many people you’d also need to completely restructure the nature of society. Easier said than done, particularly since many of the services people use aren’t easily reached by bike or walking. Are you suggesting that my 78 year old neighbour, who has erious health issues, should cycle to his hospital appointments in Hammersmith? Or maybe he should shuffle up to the Tube instead. The pollution problem is overstated by the lobbyists, but there are things that should have been done sooner, such as making all the bus fleets run on clean fuel. I believe there’s more than a decade until that goal is reached. Maybe TfL needs to put its own house in order before dictating to the little people. I note that Sadiq Khan travels by armoured 4x4, not a great message to send out. |