On Jul 3, 8:47 am, Tony Polson  wrote:
> wensleyd...@pacersplace.org.uk (Neil Williams) wrote:
> >On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:29:45 퍝, "Stephen" 
> >wrote:
>
> >>But a big difference. Everyone is a pedestrian or at least uses footpaths
> >>(including wheelchairs, etc.) but not everyone is a cyclist or a motorist.
> >>The motorists are taxed so what about money coming from cyclists to pay for
> >>the exclusive cycle ways they want?
>
> >This is true, though you're perhaps forgetting that cycle paths, if
> >well-designed and thus if cyclists choose to use them, are of benefit
> >to the motorist as well, as the bicycles are then not in their way.
>
> Here in Aylesbury we have the worst of both worlds.  Lots of money has
> been spent on new cycle paths, but many cyclists just ignore them and
> continue to ride in the road.
>
> Apparently the cycle paths have won an award.  Obviously the award was
> not given by cyclists!

Try riding on them and report back.  I am not familiar with UK paths
but certainly in Canada they tend to be badly designed, often poorly
maintained and don't usually go anywhere a person wants to go, and
tend to be littered with dog-walkers and roller bladers.

Unless Aylesbury has some incredibly good engineers who worked on the
paths you will likely find that they are not much better than the
Milton Keyes paths John Franklin has written about.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada