On Aug 13, 12:11 pm, David Cantrell wrote:
On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:35:45PM -0700, allanbonnetracy wrote:
Aren=92t the vast majority of car journeys less than three miles or
something like that?

For journeys of such short length, cycling is an entirely viable
alternative.

There's the small problem that while I can leave my car unattended on
the street it doesn't get stolen, because it's too heavy to lift and is
easily traceable, while if I were to leave a bike unattended on the
street, it would be. And there's nowhere else to leave it, because I,
like an awful lot of people, live in a small flat.

Cycling is *not* a viable alternative for an awful lot of people.

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David Cantrell | semi-evolved ape-thing

Hail Caesar! Those about to vi ^[ you!

Well, you might hope for the odd car parking space to be removed and
replaced with stands for a dozen bikes. It happens occasionally....
Hypothetically you could even have bike lockers on the street for
fullish security. A folder is also handy for carrying up to a flat.
Tim