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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/03/britons-unmoved-cycling-campaigns
more today.
thanks for highlighting the study.
however the first sentance Peter is utter bollocks isnt it really- first class lazy journalism .
I ll quote it for posterity and because it is so simply false.
"Years of government efforts to promote cycling have had almost no impact on a sceptical population who largely view bikes as either children's toys or the preserve of Lycra-clad hobbyists, a university study has found."
the best response on the blog puts what government spending is actually like in context:-
Qte
The transport minister, Norman Baker, said the government was committed to encouraging more people to cycle though Bikeability and the £560m sustainable transport fund. "Like another Norman before me I am keen to see more people get on their bikes," he said.
Unqte
"Maybe ask him how this compares to the overspend on the Essex section of the widening of the M25 ( over a billion and counting ) .
It appears he is much keener to see us all rush round the M25 as fast as we can."