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The programme the article refers to was kicked off by Lord Adonis, who was without question the most competent Transport Secretary of the last thirteen years. Unfortunately, he was in office far too briefly to do anything major. You're quite right that carriage is a more important issue to sort out than parking at stations, but unfortunately in view of the general lack of sensible investment in our railways, that isn't generally considered a pressing issue. There's a pun here, as train capacity is the obstacle that's normally cited. The least that would be needed would be platform lengthening. I suspect morning commuter trains into London would still be like sardine tins even then, but it would be progress. (I certainly think that cycle spaces should be increased even so, but that's one of the excuses/reasons (delete depending on your politics) we always get.)

Youre right about Adonnis, he was brillaint. His only let down in my opinion was his pushing for the thrid runway.

there were around 28m bike-rail journeys in 2009 – or 77,000 a day (based on Department for Transport rail journey figures). This represents a huge increase. In 2007 there were just 19.5m bike-rail journeys in total.

Whether or not helping cyclists on trains is a priority of Phillip Hammonds or something that isnt worthy of investment just yet, thats a lot of people with bikes on trains and if that number keeps increasing then maybe things might get done in the future?

Youre right about Adonnis, he was brillaint. His only let down in my opinion was his pushing for the thrid runway.

He had no choice on that. I doubt that privately he would have supported it.

there were around 28m bike-rail journeys in 2009 – or 77,000 a day (based on Department for Transport rail journey figures). This represents a huge increase. In 2007 there were just 19.5m bike-rail journeys in total.***

Whether or not helping cyclists on trains is a priority of Phillip Hammonds or something that isnt worthy of investment just yet, thats a lot of people with bikes on trains and if that number keeps increasing then maybe things might get done in the future?

Look at the percentages. Minority choices rarely get supported in transport policy. It takes someone enlightened and familiar with the matter to go beyond business as usual in increasing existing unsustainable practices.

True, it is a very minor issue in the run of things but I dont know about it being unsustainable as it is now.

Town bans cycling

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/18/black-hawk-colorado-bans-cyclists

Forum ride to Black Hawk?

Send Mr Crash and his intern.

How utterly ridiculous to ban cycling there. If you look at it on StreetView, it's actually a (tiny) townscape eminently suited for cycling. It may be rare for a small downtown to be so well-preserved, and rare to have narrow streets in the US, but that's precisely why it would work well for cycling (if anyone cycled, that is). An utterly stupid decision that beggars belief. Illiberal, unjust, and just plain bonkers.

Let's bomb them.

cue CIA attack

'Cycling Intifada Alliance'?

David Cameron: "I'm not drinking any fucking Merlot"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10357852.stm

Jaysus

http://www.news.com.au/world/rape-axe-condom-with-teeth-to-fight-rape/story-e6frfkyi-1225882102534

Sounds like something from a horror film!

Jaysus

"A report last year by the nation's (Uganda) Medical Research Council found that 28 percent of men surveyed had raped a woman or girl, with one in 20 saying they had raped in the past year"

i think i read that there will be 2 million rapes a year in SA over the next five years, in a country of only 40 million. Drastic sollutions may be needed.

"The study was blunt in its conclusions: "Women may be over-represented in (collisions with goods vehicles) because they are less likely than men to disobey red lights."

By jumping red lights, it said, men are less likely to be caught in a lorry driver's blind spot, whereas less assertive cyclists who wait at the lights just in front of a lorry are at greater risk as they cannot be seen by the driver."

very good point

Worst thing was that the picture they used in the Guardian was of me. I had most of my colleagues who I'd never spoken to stop me and congralutate me on not being dead!..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/jun/21/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-breaks-cover
Creator of Wikileaks interview

Sort of in the news.

In that it was in 1890. And it wasn't strictly 'news'.

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2010/06/cycling_for_the_insa.html

Train companies: we're trying to be bike-friendly.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2010/jun/17/cycling-rail-atoc

What a retarded article, only 1.3% of people take their biks on the train because they can't get them on the train!

HOLD THE FRONT PAGE!!!!!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment_and_arts/10396861.stm

Thats awesome.

i would never tire of punching the taste from that cunt's mouth

Id like to see him fall over in a crowded street and nobody help him up or see if he was ok.
Thatd really damage him.

Australia has a female Prime Minister.
Whatever next?

http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-takes-up-pm-role-in-parliament-20100624-z1zy.html