http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Back to the 1980s? en Sun, 31 May 2026 21:00:06 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214353 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:11:23 +0000 Chug 214353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Given the statues, Gov departments, Downing St, etc that are on Whitehall, this would be my first choice (not that anyone's asking!) for roads to be pedestrianised in central London. </p> <p>Maybe this stunt could just catalyse that debate.....</p> <p>As posted above, the traffic nearly running over the wreaths by the Cenotaph, as seen in <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.5025152,-0.1260017,3a,75y,353.6h,75.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sLN6wGDkgZr6z6rLvTl7qTA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656">Streetview</a> doesn't really shout "respect" does it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214352 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:01:29 +0000 Morningsider 214352@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought Top Gear was one of the world's most popular programmes. Which means loads of people like watching it.</p> <p>The idea that a car whizzing past the Cenotaph is "disrespectful" is nonsense. Whitehall is normally choked with buses, cars, taxis, quite a few cyclists and hordes of tourists.</p> <p>I think cycling is great and that far more trips could/should be made by bike, but I honestly don't think we will win many non-cyclists over by ridiculing their TV viewing choices. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214343 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 16:17:14 +0000 algo 214343@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/right-wing-dad-fails-to-see-irony-of-top-gear-cenotaph-stunt-20160315107152" rel="nofollow">http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/right-wing-dad-fails-to-see-irony-of-top-gear-cenotaph-stunt-20160315107152</a></p> <p>(not posted in response to any comment - just for amusement) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214335 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:53:14 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 214335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>*puts hand up*</p> <p>I have to admit I've wandered through loads of Ken Block videos on YouTube. The guy has astonishing car control.</p> <p>I suspect I'm in the minority, but I grew up as a motorsport fan, and there's a certain amount of that enjoyment which lingers (as for this particular instance, the Cenotaph link has, in my opinion, been blown out of all proportion, and I suspect the Top Gear producers have been rubbing their hands in glee at the free publicity).</p> <p>Have to say, comparing watching people doing stunts in cars, with post-event knowledge of a child-molester, might be the strangest side-by-side I read today... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214328 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:32:39 +0000 chdot 214328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Agree. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16168#post-214316 Tue, 15 Mar 2016 14:46:14 +0000 neddie 214316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Regardless of whether the cenotaph was nearby or not, this seems like a very outdated thing to do: </p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35800187" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-35800187</a></p> <p>Not really appropriate for a modern city (where you imagine pedestrian plazas, green spaces, etc).</p> <p>Maybe this kind of behaviour was acceptable in the '80s, but today...? Who enjoys watching this kind of stuff anymore? It's a bit like watching old episodes of the Jim'll Fix It show. Creepy. </p>