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A van driver writes:
The cycle hire stations have been positioned where there was least resistance, presumably, so instead of taking out resident/business parking spaces, they have gone in the few clear stretches of road previously available for goods vehicles to load/unload while servicing the metropolis. An odd choice, I would have thought. One of my "if I ruled the world" policies would be the complete elimination of on-street parking in central London as a way to drive mode switching, road safety and improved flow for the remaining traffic, so stealing a few parking spaces for hire stations would seem to be an obvious thing to do which, as far as I can see, has been completely missed.