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“Many” one way streets, which I think just means on cycle paths. In the centre of the city there are a lot of contra flow bike paths that allow you to go the opposite way up one way roads.
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Brilliant, but Going the wrong way on one way streets is a recipe for anger
As PhilDAS says, this refers to contraflow arrangements, not to going the 'wrong' way along purely one-way streets. For some reason, people often insist on calling contraflow operation 'going the wrong way' (even if it's in quote marks as here)--that's because contraflow operation is always a distant second to full two-way working, i.e. a contraflowed street is still 'one way', just with exceptions.
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Oliver Schick
I've just donated to this plan for electric assist cycle taxis in London. Could really improve our air quality and congestion. Any thoughts?
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/quicab-e-assisted-cycle-taxis-for-london
"Quicab's extraordinary 'taxi-cycle' has the potential to revolutionise door-to-door serviced travel in our congested cities whilst making better use of space, reducing air pollution and providing employment.
Everything about Quicab suggests 'taxi' - its appearance and then the sense of being chauffeured swiftly along city streets to arrive at your destination fresh faced and unruffled in your best business outfit.
Yet the difference is this - Quicab is, well, Quicker. Even at its sedate top speed of 15mph you feel whisked along - using cycleways to bypass traffic jams, legally permitted to travel the 'wrong way' along many City one way streets, and able to go through the cycle gaps provided in road closures. Permeability is key to Quickness, and Quicab takes full advantage. Quicker journeys completed, more passengers carried. The taxi has come of age.
With rising awareness of climate change, air pollution and the effects of congestion in expanding cities, the Quicab offers the prospect of a revolution in personal taxi travel. This includes, of course, employment opportunities for riders and maintenance staff. Passengers are not the only customers - With anchors for cargo-nets, Quicab is able to carry freight, too."