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  1. Some of you may already be aware of the "They Work For You" website as a
    means for contacting central and local government representatives. I
    have been using the site's alert service for some time. I am monitoring
    the words "cycle" and "cycling" so that everytime the words are used in
    the House I get an email taking me to what was actually said.

    This allows me to keep track of who is and who is not on side. It also
    leads me to other Government documents, such as Road Casualties in Great
    Britain. I use this information not only for cycling but other road
    safety related letters and campaigns that I have been known to get
    involved in.

    The latest alert I received today was this:
    http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2006-11-23a.101884.h&s=cycle#g101884.r0

    (the above link contains h*lm*ts and is used as an example, not intended
    to start discussion regarding content)

    But follow the links and you arrive at:

    http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/downloadable/dft_transstats_612588.pdf

    as well as other docs and statistics etc.

    Apologies if you already know about this stuff, if you don't I hope you
    find it useful.

  2. On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:00:34 +0000

    Rola said:

    This allows me to keep track of who is and who is not on side. It
    also leads me to other Government documents, such as Road Casualties
    in Great Britain. I use this information not only for cycling but
    other road safety related letters and campaigns that I have been
    known to get involved in.

    So you could perhaps do others a favour by making available an executive
    summary. This post might have been an opportunity, if there was a
    particular issue, particularly a time-sensitive one.

    Quoted message said:


    The latest alert I received today was this:
    http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2006-11-23a.101884.h&s=cycle#g101884.r0

    (the above link contains h*lm*ts and is used as an example, not
    intended to start discussion regarding content)

    As an example? Contents not relevant? So what use is that?

    Quoted message said:

    But follow the links and you arrive at:

    http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstats/documents/downloadable/dft_transstats_612588.pdf

    A pdf is far more hassle to read than I want unless I have a particular
    interest. If you think it might be of interest to cyclists, for
    heavens sake tell us why. The Executive Summary is your fwend[tm].

    --
    not me guv

  3. Rola wrote in news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Some of you may already be aware of the "They Work For You" website as a
    means for contacting central and local government representatives. I
    have been using the site's alert service for some time. I am monitoring
    the words "cycle" and "cycling" so that everytime the words are used in
    the House I get an email taking me to what was actually said.

    Super, I'm now informed every time a member of the House says "wibble".

  4. Mark Thompson wrote on 24/11/2006 15:44 +0100:

    Quoted message said:

    Rola wrote in news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Some of you may already be aware of the "They Work For You" website as a
    means for contacting central and local government representatives. I
    have been using the site's alert service for some time. I am monitoring
    the words "cycle" and "cycling" so that everytime the words are used in
    the House I get an email taking me to what was actually said.

    Super, I'm now informed every time a member of the House says "wibble".

    They wibble a lot but I doubt they'll let you know ;-)

    --
    Tony

    "Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
    his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
    - Leonardo da Vinci

  5. "Mark Thompson"
    <pleasegivegenerously@warmmail*_turn_up_the_heat_to_reply*.com> wrote in
    message news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Rola wrote in news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    Some of you may already be aware of the "They Work For You" website as a
    means for contacting central and local government representatives. I
    have been using the site's alert service for some time. I am monitoring
    the words "cycle" and "cycling" so that everytime the words are used in
    the House I get an email taking me to what was actually said.

    Super, I'm now informed every time a member of the House says "wibble".

    That'll keep you off the streets for the foreseeable future then!

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