On Jul 3, 9:03 am, Rian van der Borgt  wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:21:12 퍝, Stephen wrote:
> > So why don't you all get together and pay for the maintenance of these
> > dedicated cycle ways? The motorist already has to in the amount of tax they
> > pay of varying degrees dependant on the vehicle.
>
> > As I have said in an earlier posting in reply to someone who says the cycles
> > don't wear out the roads, its the weather and weeds that do more damage. So
> > if you want exclusive cycle ways get a means of funding to maintain them> Properly informed cyclists don't want cycle paths. You can take a look
> at for example <http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/research.html> to get
> an idea why.

This is about separate cycle paths, which I am not generally in favour
of*, but most of this discussion has been about cycle lanes in
appropriate places in the road, which can be helpful.

My general preference is for real roads to be made safe for cycling,
with appropriate use of lanes and green boxes at junctions, rather
than for cyclists to be exiled to slow, crappy paths.


*Not least bcause they generally have a crappy surface and are covered
with broken glass.