| Topic: | Re: Rethink Bikes - there are many types: | |
| Posted by: | Philippa Bond | |
| Date/Time: | 17/01/21 14:08:00 |
| Simon You mention rights but you don't mention responsibilities. Life isn't just about laws. People do complain about cyclists on the pavements but perhaps think no further or don't do anything except moan. When the cyclists are adults or children big and small speeding it does bother pedestrians. It is definitely safer not to be out and about around school's out time if you are at all dodgy on your feet. I haven't found anything to say that children must be 11 before they are allowed to cycle on the road either as Raymond keeps stating in his posts. Possibly it was just something you did when you started attending secondary school. Just as some children may go on the tube or bus or walk home by themselves today. Unfortunately many nowadays are picked up and dropped off by car. With some of the lack of personal responsibility that is shown by some motorists particularly regarding speed and others road users I am not surprised. Are you saying that unless something is strictly regulated then it can be ignored? Does that therefore mean therefore that you are advocating civil disobedience? Raymond does say that he has tried out some of the new electric bicycles whereas you just seem to be railing against everything different or any change to your routine. Lots of the previous generations did cycle to school but many fewer children are now. Cluttering up our roads in particular with parked cars but also with unnecessary short journeys is making that more difficult. BTW I don't shop from Amazon on principle and have railed against and complained in the past against their overpackaging. They have an online facility to give feedback on their packaging but people probably don't bother enough. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall said on his programme that they were the company he got the most complaints about. France still has bookshops in their high streets employing people because they took action so that Amazon couldn't undercut in the same way that they have been allowed to do here by the free marketeers. We could have done the same here. |