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Originally Posted by Taf
I do not, but someone, or some group, within the council, is trying very hard to make this city very anti-car and very pro-bus. And by now bowing to the demands of cyclists they have removed the main benefit of the bus lanes, namley mass public transport on dedicated lanes to allow them to run on time.
To do this they have, as I said before, taken up huge chunks of road-space for bus lanes.
And now they have closed the bus station, which is outside the main rail station, and taken up more road space for off-site bus "halts".
Not at all an integrated transport arrangement, but a disintegrated transport system.
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Ok, but these are regional issues and it sounds as if there is a state of current flux that is inconveniencing all road user groups. All the more reason for it to be thought through and developed before any new system is established. Hopefully, cycling will feature as part of those discussions and not, as has been the case, thought about after the event.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
Whilst some cyclists can be a PITA weaving in and out, we car-drivers have to bear in mind we can do a lot more damage to them than they can to us in the event of a collision.
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Quite. It would be much better if we could get away from this 'them and us' stuff and try to come up with solutions rather than arguments.