| Topic: | Re:Re:Silent majority speak and reject LTN schemes and | |
| Posted by: | Raymond Havelock | |
| Date/Time: | 18/08/21 11:21:00 |
| Bell and Cos rather insane notion that ealing can be a mini holland overlooks one key fact. Ealing is quite hilly, rising from the Thames and to Hanger Hill Horsenden Hill Greenfords hills Sudbury Hill Harrow and Hillingdon. It is not really cyclist friendly terrain other than for completion cycling for which a high level of fitness and youth has to be on your side. And a lightweight or suitable machine, invariably very expensive. Using a bike in the Holland method ( and I've Cycled more in Holland and Belgium than i probably do here is that it is primarily flat but the bikes used are far more utilitarian and suitable for daily work use. It's not the domain of the Lycra head down, go for it culture that is no more representative than supercar or boy racers in motorised vehicles. This is where they have listened and court the wrong element of society. It's pretty apparent with a heavily funded website that the LCC has an agenda that is far from balanced and follows an agenda which is vehemently opposed to any other opinion even within its membership. Then the LTNs picked were in already quiet areas, where it's always been easy and safe to cycle. The real bug bears, potholes, tree slime, rotted leaves bad markings, ruts and slippy surfaces remain and remain the biggest hindrance to year round easy safe cycling for as many. It's even worse for pavements which are in a right state from decades of minimal basic maintenance. Done properly, LTNs are probably only necessary in a very few places if at all, but as we know from so many things, Govt, Authorities and Councils are tainted with idiots as politicisations and gravy train riders as executives and everything is always half cocked and second rate. |