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On 15/10/2017 07:41, wrote:
In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: Does it matter who cycles or not? I work from home overlooking CS3 between Tower Hill and Canary Wharf. It is absolutely obvious that the number of cyclists drops during bad weather. You appear to be so blinkered about cycling to the point of implying I am lying about what I see - is that really your intention? You are so blinkered about cycling that you say it isn't a viable means of transport when it's raining, despite telling us there are still lots of cyclists when it rains, even if not as many as when it's dry. THAT'S what I call irrational anti-cyclist prejudice. I did not see anything which amounted to a statement that cycling "isn't a viable means of transport when it's raining". Would you argue that my observation that the number of people in London who walk to work falls when it rains shows my irrational, anti-pedestrian prejudice? -- Robin reply-to address is (intended to be) valid |
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10:13:57 on Sun, 15 Oct 2017, Robin remarked: I did not see anything which amounted to a statement that cycling "isn't a viable means of transport when it's raining". It's not viable for everyone. I gave up cycling from home to the station when I was living in Cambridge because there was nowhere to store helmets and waterproofs at the station, and both my regular clothing and 'hand baggage' weren't expendable enough to get wet. -- Roland Perry |
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On 15/10/2017 07:41, wrote:
In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: Does it matter who cycles or not? I work from home overlooking CS3 between Tower Hill and Canary Wharf. It is absolutely obvious that the number of cyclists drops during bad weather. You appear to be so blinkered about cycling to the point of implying I am lying about what I see - is that really your intention? You are so blinkered about cycling that you say it isn't a viable means of transport when it's raining, despite telling us there are still lots of cyclists when it rains, even if not as many as when it's dry. THAT'S what I call irrational anti-cyclist prejudice. I worked in an organisation in Cambridge where 'probably' the majority cycled to work. I knew of nobody who changed their mode from cycling in bad weather. {There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing} I did have different shoes & sandals at work, and if it were raining hard I'd take a spare pair of socks. Yes 'optional' trips by bike will drop in bad weather. I'm now retired so would change shopping day if weather bad. A higher percentage of trips than you might expect are optional. I know from a previous job that congestion is worse on wet days, even in towns/cities with few commuting by cycle (eg Sheffield). Getting accurate data is difficult. I tried... Both the rain gauge and cycle counter data I was given were clearly in error when closely examined. Getting better data to repeat excercise is on my 'to do ' list. |
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Jim Chisholm wrote:
I worked in an organisation in Cambridge where 'probably' the majority cycled to work. I knew of nobody who changed their mode from cycling in bad weather. {There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing} I did have different shoes & sandals at work, and if it were raining hard I'd take a spare pair of socks. Yes 'optional' trips by bike will drop in bad weather. I'm now retired so would change shopping day if weather bad. A higher percentage of trips than you might expect are optional. I know from a previous job that congestion is worse on wet days, even in towns/cities with few commuting by cycle (eg Sheffield). Getting accurate data is difficult. I tried... Both the rain gauge and cycle counter data I was given were clearly in error when closely examined. Getting better data to repeat excercise is on my 'to do ' list. It's a bit easier these days because you can look at the detailed forecast and the rain radar and say 'I'll go now before it rains' or 'I'll wait half an hour for it to pass', in the same way you can look at live departure boards before setting out and adjust your journey if there are delays. Theo |
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15 Oct 2017, Theo remarked: I worked in an organisation in Cambridge where 'probably' the majority cycled to work. I knew of nobody who changed their mode from cycling in bad weather. {There is no such thing as bad weather only bad clothing} I did have different shoes & sandals at work, and if it were raining hard I'd take a spare pair of socks. Yes 'optional' trips by bike will drop in bad weather. I'm now retired so would change shopping day if weather bad. A higher percentage of trips than you might expect are optional. I know from a previous job that congestion is worse on wet days, even in towns/cities with few commuting by cycle (eg Sheffield). Getting accurate data is difficult. I tried... Both the rain gauge and cycle counter data I was given were clearly in error when closely examined. Getting better data to repeat excercise is on my 'to do ' list. It's a bit easier these days because you can look at the detailed forecast and the rain radar and say 'I'll go now before it rains' or 'I'll wait half an hour for it to pass', in the same way you can look at live departure boards before setting out and adjust your journey if there are delays. That assumes a degree of flexible working (and flexible family life) which not everyone enjoys. -- Roland Perry |
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On 15/10/2017 13:56, Jim Chisholm wrote:
On 15/10/2017 07:41, wrote: In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: I worked in an organisation in Cambridge And we're back talking about Cambridge again - this is uk.transport.LONDON |
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On 15/10/2017 07:41, wrote:
In article , (Someone Somewhere) wrote: Does it matter who cycles or not? I work from home overlooking CS3 between Tower Hill and Canary Wharf. It is absolutely obvious that the number of cyclists drops during bad weather. You appear to be so blinkered about cycling to the point of implying I am lying about what I see - is that really your intention? You are so blinkered about cycling that you say it isn't a viable means of transport when it's raining, despite telling us there are still lots of cyclists when it rains, even if not as many as when it's dry. THAT'S what I call irrational anti-cyclist prejudice. Well that will teach me to argue with the someone who I correctly called out as blinkered - I never made a statement of that type, all I did was state an observation that the number of cyclists on a particular route (which, according to statistics, is the busiest in the UK) drops dramatically during inclement weather. For the record I am neither anti-cyclist (please cite where I said I was, or even that I'm not a cyclist?) or irrational - the only irrational person here appears to be someone else. |
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