Cycling and walking investment strategy

[UphillSlowly]

The Transport Action Network are fundraising to take the government to court over cuts to the Cycling and walking investment strategy (I think mainly in England).

More info here: https://www.theguardian.com/politic...-to-walking-and-cycling-investment-in-england

Makes you wonder how many more people would be physically active if politicians were invested in it financially and ideologically...

 

[matticus]

<quick google ...>

the Department for Transport’s (DfT) own analysis, which says that active travel investments have a “very high” expected benefit-to-cost ratio of £5.62 per £1 spent.

 

[multitool]

Nothing to do with this thread, but had to post this somewhere...

Little evening entertainment for @shep


View: https://twitter.com/theJeremyVine/status/1676950675014701057?s=20

 

[Deleted member 28]

Surely you realise this bloke is an utter c*nt!

The to$$er is riding on the footpath going the opposite way looking out for people.

Anyone who says this pri*k isn't going out of his way to make a name for himself is deluded, he'll get his comeuppance one day but he does choose his targets carefully.

 

[Ian H]

Surely you realise this bloke is an utter c*nt!

The to$$er is riding on the footpath going the opposite way looking out for people.

Anyone who says this pri*k isn't going out of his way to make a name for himself is deluded, he'll get his comeuppance one day but he does choose his targets carefully.

Mikey's actually quite a nice bloke. His father was killed by a drunk driver.

 

[theclaud]

The to$$er is riding on the footpath going the opposite way looking out for people

Walking, by the look of it.

 

[Rusty Nails]

Surely you realise this bloke is an utter c*nt!

The to$$er is riding on the footpath going the opposite way looking out for people.

Anyone who says this pri*k isn't going out of his way to make a name for himself is deluded, he'll get his comeuppance one day but he does choose his targets carefully.

Yes. He's careful to choose those who are breaking the law.

In what other way do you consider he chose this "target" carefully?

 

[multitool]

Surely you realise this bloke is an utter c*nt!

The to$$er is riding on the footpath going the opposite way looking out for people.

Anyone who says this pri*k isn't going out of his way to make a name for himself is deluded, he'll get his comeuppance one day but he does choose his targets carefully.

I used to think that too.

But actually now I respect him because he puts his money where his mouth is. He's decided he wants to actively do something about road safety and he is. He doesn't give a fụck, and doesn't give in to bullies. I'm not sure he'd particularly care if somebody did get physical. Yes, he has that supercilious southern African tone, but that's part of it.

I, like you I suspect, have a natural dislike of people who decide to play the policeman, but when you consider that the roads, especially urban, are effectively unpoliced I think it is fair enough to do this.

I ride a lot, and these days use DRLights front and back because I see so many drivers looking at phones.

 

[Deleted member 28]

I used to think that too.

But actually now I respect him because he puts his money where his mouth is. He's decided he wants to actively do something about road safety and he is. He doesn't give a fụck, and doesn't give in to bullies. I'm not sure he'd particularly care if somebody did get physical. Yes, he has that supercilious southern African tone, but that's part of it.

I, like you I suspect, have a natural dislike of people who decide to play the policeman, but when you consider that the roads, especially urban, are effectively unpoliced I think it is fair enough to do this.

I ride a lot, and these days use DRLights front and back because I see so many drivers looking at phones.

He hides behind a camera, anyone can do that.

I'm yet to see him pick on a 'yardie' type driver or one of the 'traveller ' Community that are impossible to trace, the blokes a weasel in my opinion.

 

[multitool]

I don't think he is hiding. He's right there in front of them in the full knowledge that he may be attacked.

Would you have the balls to do what he does?

 

[Deleted member 28]

I don't think he is hiding. He's right there in front of them in the full knowledge that he may be attacked.

Would you have the balls to do what he does?

He's filming them all the time so knows he's pretty safe, plus as I've already said he chooses his 'prey ' very carefully.

 

[multitool]

Would you do it?

 

[Deleted member 28]

Would you do it?

Obviously not because I think he's a c*nt!

If you're asking 'have I got the balls' to do it, then yes.

Where I grew up issues were sorted in a proper manner not hiding behind cameras.

 

[matticus]

Where I grew up issues were sorted in a proper manner not hiding behind cameras.

Did the police know to stay away? Sort out all of law-enforcement yourselves did you? Very impressive 👍

 

[mudsticks]

Obviously not because I think he's a c*nt!

If you're asking 'have I got the balls' to do it, then yes.

Where I grew up issues were sorted in a proper manner not hiding behind cameras.

When you grew up there were no phone cameras to use, far fewer cars on the road, and proportionately more traffic cops per vehicle.

What's wrong with using a camera to record, and show evidence of what has happened.?

In what way is it 'hiding' he's right there, putting himself on the line.

You're just displaying a juvenile playground attitude of 'no snitching' when people are using large lumps of metal to endanger other peoples lives.

Just because you find the guy a bit annoying.