martinonbikes - yet another fall-guy for the Council's agenda.

They led the Echo on with the pretence it's about Queen Street, when
the Council officers actually propose to ban cycling daytime on:

Location Direction Location Direction
Queen Street 2 Way The Friary 2 Way
Churchill Way 2 Way St John Street 2 Way
Park Lane 2 Way Church Street 2 Way
Park Place 2 Way Working Street 2 Way
Charles Street 2 Way Trinity Street 2 Way
Fredrick Street 2 Way Wharton Street 2 Way
Victoria Place 2 Way Caroline Street 1 Way
The Hayes 2 Way Mill Lane 1 Way
Hill Street 2 Way Hayes Bridge Rd 2 Way
Barrack Lane 2 Way

Tricking the journalist was simple - don't give them the document.
But surely Council officers don't think we're incapable of reading
past a couple of pages of platitudes and jargon to find this list.


> 1.1.Re: Cycling-in-Queen Street issue
> Posted by: "Max Wallis" wallismk@... maxw41
> Wed Feb7,2007 11:20pm
> Nick - what's this - no lobbying!
> Come off it. You wanted us to lobby for Sustrans' ranger programme.
>
> You have the Council document which gives a whole list of central
> streets they propose to ban cycling on during the day. Why not post
> the list on the website? Then all can see it's not just about Queen
> Street - and not just me who "feels strongly" about it.
>
> And on what basis does John go to Liaison meetings with the Council if
> he can't say what group members think of this proposed ban?
>
> Best wishes
> Max Wallis
>

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> 1.2.Re: Cycling-in-Queen Street issue
> Posted by: "martinonbikes" martnofafcb@... martinonbikes Wed
> Feb7,2007 11:50pm I "feel strongly" about it.
>
> Cycling on Queen Street is a lunatic thing to be supporting, and it's
> crackpot ideas like that that legitimise the popular fallacy that the
> place for cyclists is not the public highway that they are entitled to
> ride on by right but meaningless strips of coloured tarmac in the
> gutter, and reinforce the perceived right too many drivers already
> feel to intimidate and put at risk more vulnerable road users.
>
> You're perfectly entitled to follow your own agenda, and I speak for
> nobody but myself here when I say that if you want to try and drag me
> along with it too, then you can realistically expect to meet with some
> considerable resistance.
>
> Come off it indeed.
>