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"Consultation response confirms an overwhelming opposition to cycle 'road tax'"
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Posted 15 years ago #
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Interestingly i read that as two percent of Scotland's population read the Daily Fail/Evening News.
Posted 15 years ago # -
What a surprise, not. Anyone with a wee bit of sense who actually read the consultation would have realised that was was supposed to be the out come. It was a classic focus group question aimed at achieving that out come.
Posted 15 years ago # -
a colleague commented he was surprised that it was as high as 2% to which I commented - that will be the 2% that have never riden and do not own a bike
all others that have any bike even unused and rusting the in shed suddenly see it costing them more money and see sense...Posted 15 years ago # -
Here is a link to The Scotsman's take on it (I am not usually a fan of The Hoostman but The Hearld, Scotland's quality news paper didn't cover the story).
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"5.2.4.... Respondents also took issue with the quality of provision. Many pointed out that cycle lanes were often badly maintained and there was a danger that potholes, manhole covers and even parked cars..." This sounds 'surprised' by issue of parked cars, but Edinburgh explicitly puts parking over cycle lanes. Bah!
Posted 15 years ago # -
Hmmm I got a nasty pot hole at the corner rounding from Shandwick into Torphichen st. burst my back wheel - unhappy bunny...
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