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http://www.scotsman.com/news/Government-to-miss-its-own.6352401.jp
"THE Scottish Government is set to miss its own targets on increasing the number of cyclists on Scottish roads.
MSPs said the government must spend more to meet its aim of increasing bicycle journeys by 10 per cent in the next decade."
10% increase in a decade? That's hardly ambitious, is it?
The comments are always the best.
"Probably the only reason that more people cycle to work in Scotland is because people see Boris Johnston, and David Cameron in TV."
No anti-bike rants, yet.
CAPS (Cycling Action Plan Scotland) is due to be published soon (presumably in Bike Week) it will be interesting to see a) if there is a high profile launch or a quiet press release, b) if SG produces any 'new' money.
This is the report they were debating -
http://scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/ticc/reports-10/trr10-04.htm
This is what was said yesterday -
"Everybody agrees that active travel is a good thing and that we should have more of it."
"Active travel would provide economic benefits and opportunities for the economy if we were to spend relatively small amounts of money on relatively affordable infrastructure improvements and softer measures."
"For example, the contrast between Lycra-clad warriors and ordinary regular commuters was seen as a barrier that makes people feel that they do not want to be a cyclist or to be seen as one. Gender and age issues also came out of the inquiry. It is important to ditch some of the stereotyping in that regard, which unfortunately clouded some of our evidence, and recognise the real factors. For example, who makes decisions about children's travel to school? As well as mums, many dads do that. However, we all recognise that domestic decisions and domestic work are not equally shared between men and women."
"On education, we found that it was crucial that young people gain an experience of cycling early on so that they build up the confidence and knowledge to use a bike and cycle routes, and establish a cycling habit early on. That training does not currently appear to be adequate, because insufficient numbers of young people receive it. We need all young people to receive cycle training at school as a matter of course. We have asked the Government to consider a more centrally managed scheme that allows for common standards."
"It is not easy to identify a single figure for other European countries, but the range of figures goes from £5 to £25 per head. We are clearly way below that level. Cycling Scotland estimates that the figure in Scotland is £3.30 per capita compared with nearly £23 in Denmark and nearly £27 in Amsterdam."
"The committee has also expressed concern that local authorities will not make active travel a sufficiently high priority, particularly during what might be a prolonged period of economic constraint. If targets for increasing walking and cycling are to be met during such a period, the issue has to be addressed by the Scottish Government. The minister has noted the widespread variation in spending by local authorities. Instead of accepting that as an unavoidable trend, the committee believes that the Scottish Government must find ways in which to address it."
ALL quotes above Patrick Harvie MSP (Glasgow) (Green) TICC Convenor
"Let us be clear about the scale of the task: if we were to switch a third of all journeys of less than 5km that are made by car to bikes, we would achieve the 10 per cent vision in the cycling action plan for Scotland. If we switched to bike half of all the journeys of less than 3km that are made by car, we would achieve an 11 per cent modal share for cycling. However, if that is the approach that is taken, it is clear that delivery on those numbers would not happen overnight. We must work in partnership to change travel behaviours for the greater good of Scotland."
The Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change (Stewart Stevenson)
Discussed here earlier -
"Everybody agrees that active travel is a good thing and that we should have more of it."
But everyone is waiting for someone else to do something about it. Since no-one is doing what anyone could do.
Etc etc.
"Probably the only reason that more people cycle to work in Scotland is because people see Boris Johnston, and David Cameron in TV."
That can't be right... ;-0
Privately educated, right wingers on bikes would surely have the opposite effect in Scotland! (Then again maybe the increase is in cyclists of that political persuasion?)
New thread maybe....?
Which public figure would you most like to see using a bike for transport (not for photo op)? And why.
jacob zuma
Jeremy Clarkson.
Do I need to say why?
"Think motor-mouth Jeremy Clarkson hates bikes? Think again. He and his wife ride Raleigh Pioneers to keep fit."
I have seen a photo - quite a few years ago.
But this isn't it
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/features/article624374.ece
Nurse Gladys Emmanuelle or Nerys Hughes in a district nurse uniform.
Pam Grier
Verna Lisi.
Ornella Mutti.
Ingrid Bergman.
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All of the Dixie Chicks.
You know... I may have misunderstood this "Which public figure would you most like to see using a bike for transport (not for photo op)? And why." thing.
he is taking the mick with the fire extinguisher where water bottle should be and the thing on his head.?
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