On Thu, 13 Aug 2009, David Cantrell wrote:

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 12:35:45PM -0700, allanbonnetracy wrote:

Aren=92t the vast majority of car journeys less than three miles or
something like that?

For journeys of such short length, cycling is an entirely viable
alternative.

There's the small problem that while I can leave my car unattended on
the street it doesn't get stolen, because it's too heavy to lift and is
easily traceable, while if I were to leave a bike unattended on the
street, it would be. And there's nowhere else to leave it, because I,
like an awful lot of people, live in a small flat.

Have you heard of these things called "locks"?

Cycling is *not* a viable alternative for an awful lot of people.

I don't deny that. But for reasons of the distance of the commute, not the
problem of locking up.

tom

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