http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "City voters back safer cycling" (The Times) en Mon, 18 May 2026 15:26:28 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14251#post-178410 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:43:26 +0000 I were right about that saddle 178410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Support for the death penalty was, I think, at 56% in Scotland in the last poll I saw. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14251#post-178409 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:39:02 +0000 fimm 178409@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The majority of people in this country supported the death penalty for a long time after it was abolished. I don't think this is a majority view now, though. I also don't know what point I'm trying to make!!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14251#post-178402 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:58:02 +0000 I were right about that saddle 178402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a whole lot of stuff that two-thirds of people support but that no political party proposes to implement, including nationalisation of rail and energy companies. Popularity of a policy seems to be a fairly poor metric for gauging its likelihood of being implemented. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14251#post-178395 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:11:23 +0000 chdot 178395@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Two thirds of city-dwellers in Britain would support increased government investment in safe cycle routes, according to a new survey showing that voters in all parts of the country will react positively to candidates who pledge to improve cycling provision.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article4329412.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article4329412.ece</a></p> <p>Actually they only surveyed people in English cities, but I'm sure Sustrans is about to do the same north of the border... </p>