Tumbleweed Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 In one of the most bizarre claims of recent times, the Daily Express says it’s quicker to ride a donkey to work in London than take a bus, all because us pesky cyclists want safer roads to ride on.As part of its crusade – their word, not ours – to get Britain moving, the Express exclusively revealed that the average speed of a bus in the capital was 9.2mph thanks to the ongoing cycling infrastructure improvements.Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/daily-express-claims-its-quicker-to-ride-donkey-to-work-than-take-bus-because-of-cycling-works-213352#6GCUdzxleustGDFU.99
cfcjim Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Daily Express...Hmmmm...No Princess Diana stories crowbarred into the story? It is truly an awful rag, very much the paper for the Little Englander.
cfcjim Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Even he wouldn't write for that stinking turd of a so called newspaper. The comments BTL of the are quite on point...
Tumbleweed Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 Even he wouldn't write for that stinking turd of a so called newspaper. The comments BTL of the are quite on point... Remember - last April - when he "recanted" his petrol head ways and became the typical Guardian reader? http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/01/jeremy-clarkson-joins-guardian-drive-for-fossil-fuel-divestment
dirtypot Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 It's the other way around. The busses get in the way of the cyclists. The bus stops every 50m to pick up or drop off people, and they never get above 10mph anyway...I used to commute by bike in London and the busses were always in my way.
Tumbleweed Posted February 29, 2016 Author Posted February 29, 2016 I seem to remember a clip of a London rider getting caught between two buses a while back. Lucky to survive the crush...
cfcjim Posted February 29, 2016 Posted February 29, 2016 Remember - last April - when he "recanted" his petrol head ways and became the typical Guardian reader? http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/01/jeremy-clarkson-joins-guardian-drive-for-fossil-fuel-divestmentHAHAHAHA. I'd forgotten about that; the date is quite important...
dancordt1 Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 My wife regularly walks 20 minutes from the train station to her office because it's quicker than taking the bus. Has nothing to do with cyclists it's just sheer weight of traffic.
King_Crispy Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 My wife regularly walks 20 minutes from the train station to her office because it's quicker than taking the bus. Has nothing to do with cyclists it's just sheer weight of traffic.Sandton is rapidly going the same way, and our cycle lanes have just become another taxi lane
Enduro_Jakes Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 Daily Express...Hmmmm...No Princess Diana stories crowbarred into the story? It is truly an awful rag, very much the paper for the Little Englander. It's kind of surprising that they didn't blame her death on some lunatic cyclist commuting to work in this article....
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