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Quoted message said:Frank:
Quoted message said:A great deal of that push comes from the athletic set who want facilities
to suit their interests
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Errrm, what facilities are those? Roads? It doesn't cost much extra, if
anything, to design those for cyclists - far less than miles of
concrete through parks. In fact I'm happy enough on the roads as they
are, given a little respect. Cycling will be safest for your kids and
mine when the roads are designed for cyclists and the motorists respect
them. Grovel around on paths and that's where we'll all be soon. I've
taught my kids to ride in the parks, but hope they'll graduate to roads
in their own time.Let's not compete against each other. The point is the total cycling
budget is woeful. We have much better enemies to fight than each other.Donga
Absolutely. That's why I wrote 'safe routes' not 'safe paths'. In my mind a
safe route comprises something like a combination of a segregated path
alongside a freeways, highways and other high-speed roads and use of
ordinary roads elsewhere in a culture that supports cycling as a normal part
of traffic. In that respect I'm something of an idealist - I recon the
culture can be changed while the physical infrastructure (paths, etc.) are
being built. I think of culture as a sort of intangible infrastructure that
needs as much (if not more) attention as the concrete stuff.
me