An astonoshing amount of virtue signalling in this thread. I agree with the other Paul, Edward's comments take the prize as the most pathetic and self-obsessed by a cycling lobbyist so far.How Stuart can describe these words as gentle beggars belief. The horrors of slavery equate to opposing CS9 or some of the LTNs? What next, should we equate to the Holocaust as well. Pathetic. As a clearly intelligent person the lack of perspective is astonishing.Stuart, you are not a heretic by giving up a car, many other have, do you want us all to acknowledge this brave act? I was looking to do the same and rely on public transport, Uber and the occasional Zipcar pre-COVID. That has gone on hold. The constant denigration of anyone who opposes these schemes as somehow anti safe streets, in favour of pollution or wanting to drive everywhere is equally pathetic. If such straw man arguments are all the lobbyists have it shows you have nothing to offer.All other European countries that we are told to follow have cheaper public transport and none of them put cycling ahead of mass transit - none. We would all like fewer vehicles on our road, and yes the main problem in W4 is and always has been through traffic. But these schemes do NOTHING to address this, nothing at all. They actually create congestion, divert large amounts of traffic onto residential roads, increasing dangers and pollution. WE need intergrated solutions, that will inevitably include some degree of road charging and the growing use of shared vehicles. Cycles, scooters etc will be part of the answer, but lets stop pretending they are the answer. Next time you order from Amazon, need a plumber, or want to get to the airport, see if a bicycle turns up...
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