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I think there will shortly be a significant backlash against cyclists,
from *all* sections of the community. I present three examples for consideration. Example 1 A month or so ago I needed a courier firm to deliver a package from my office in Islington to a location about 5 miles away. I called our usual courier company (large, reasonably well-known) and was given a price for a motorbike. Wanting to encourage bicycles for a non-urgent delivery, I asked if a bicycle would be cheaper. "No" was the response - it will be more expensive (about 15%). When I enquired why that was, I was told (quite seriously) that bicycles were actually faster than motorbikes across the centre of town now, since "they don't have to stop at red lights and can ride anywhere" and so my supplier was now marketing bicycles as the premium service for fast deliveries... Example 2 Whilst walking near Old Street a while ago I was almost run off the pavement by some patrolling Police cyclists riding along the pavement (not in any form of cycle lane). They proceeded despite the protests of a number of pedestrians, and only rode off the pavement in order to then ride the wrong way up a one-way street, passing a no entry sign, again with no cycle lane (contraflow or otherwise) in place. Not even a police vehicle under blue lights in an emergency can legally proceed up a one-way street! Example 3 Last week I had to drive (in a car) across London. I made a note of all cyclists I saw with red traffic lights against them, and their behaviour. Of 182 I encountered on my (fairly long and, as you'll gather, dull) drive, only 8 stopped at a red light against them - less than 5%. Personally I think the only solution is compulsory registration of bicycles, with clearly-displayed plates, or perhaps compulsory registration of the riders (plate on the back of a mandatory reflective jacket, perhaps). This isn't trivial law-breaking - this is anarchy in which business, the police, and the general public are wholesale ignoring the law of the land, and frequently endangering the lives of pedestrians (yes, lives - cyclist hitting pedestrian can and does result in death). Who wants to join my petition? Best wishes, Silas |
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