"Dave Kahn" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
Quoted message said:As far as inexperienced cyclists go, they assume quite reasonably that
the cycle lanes are there to help them. They try to use them and find
the whole experience is unpleasant and threatening. It's all too easy
to make the incorrect assumption that cycling away from the
"protection" of the farcilities must be even worse. No wonder the
numbers cycling seem to fall in direct proportion to the amount spent
on provision.
Hull must be an exception. Our council have spent many millions on cycling
(and anti-car measures)and now we are up from 6 to number 3 as a "cycling
city". Six times the national average now cycle to work.
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Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
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