http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: meanwhile in Calcutta en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:20:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11244#post-126572 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 10:00:15 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 126572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Did a video on this last night that I can't link to on this machine. D'oh! But I have absolute proof of how much congestion just one cyclist can cause on Melville Drive. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11244#post-126566 Tue, 01 Oct 2013 09:53:10 +0000 cb 126566@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And I understand that there was horrendous conjestion on Middle Meadow Walk the other day. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11244#post-126502 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 17:17:03 +0000 Stickman 126502@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Haven't you noticed that cycle-free routes like the M8 or the A720 flow freely like water without those pesky cyclists slowing things down? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11244#post-126501 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:50:49 +0000 kaputnik 126501@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Average traffic speeds are down to 8mph-11mph (14-18kmph), compared to India's average of 13mph (22kmph).</p> <p>"There is just not enough space for all kind of vehicles," says Dilip Kumar Adak, deputy commissioner of the city's traffic police department. </p> <p>"Cycles slow down traffic and removing them will make the streets safer and traffic speedier.<br /> </em></p> <p>I see India (well, Calcutta) is trotting out the same old nonsense beloved of motor vehicle advocates in this country.</p> <p>Anyone involved in traffic planning who thinks not enough space for traffic = not enough space for bicycles is clearly bonkers and needs taken outside, shown the difference in size between a bicycle and a car, and then sacked on the spot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11244#post-126497 Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:42:53 +0000 amir 126497@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24237390">Why has India's Calcutta city banned cycling</a> </p>