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Not going to happen. What they need is more protected cycling infrastructure or giving up road space for cyclists via LTNs or no entry/through traffic. Then they wouldn't need to be on busy roads and it takes more cars off of roads.Cyclists don't belong on the roads. Need banning.
I don't think it does take cars off the road, cycling just isn't a viable alternative for the majority of people.Not going to happen. What they need is more protected cycling infrastructure or giving up road space for cyclists via LTNs or no entry/through traffic. Then they wouldn't need to be on busy roads and it takes more cars off of roads.
Well, it can if they are commuting or going to school and If they are not driving instead.I don't think it does take cars off the road, cycling just isn't a viable alternative for the majority of people.
Agreed. Thankfully, I am not one of them. They treat shared paths as well as roads as race tracks. I've told a number of them to slow the f down and it's not a race track. Not that it did much good.I'd also add that the wankers in their tight fitting clothes cycling around on racing bikes need to be banned completely. They are a danger to others and themselves.
The problem is for me I drive everywhere. Why?Well, it can if they are commuting or going to school and If they are not driving instead.
It's a pity, Seeing as obesity rates are rising in this country and we need to get people out of their cars especially for short journeys. That and getting to net zero. The benefits greatly outweigh the disadvantages.
Agreed. Thankfully, I am not one of them. They treat shared paths as well as roads as race tracks. I've told a number of them to slow the f down and it's not a race track. Not that it did much good.
As far as I know Hydrogen cars is just never going to be cost effective on a mass scale - it'll cost more trying to pipe the electricity to create the green hydrogen in the first place. Might as well just pipe that electricity straight into the car. Solid state batteries is the way to go, but again that will increase the capital cost of buying EVs, which not everyone is going to be able to afford. Cars are not only a way to get around; they are a status symbol, being the person's second most valuable asset after their home.Really not sure why hydrogen cars arnt being forced as the collect technology going forward but you can bet that those ministers that are trying to force electric cars have shares/ business interests in either the cars or the charging stations.
So that's a lot of questions, but in short no to all.Out of interest - which of those elements are choices that have been made, as opposed to enforced upon you?
Are there houses closer to the school? or schools closer than you house?
Could you have bought a house closer to work? or changed jobs to work closer to home?
Yes - you need to drive to get shopping into the car boot.... unless you don't, but go most days, or order online.
As someone who hasn't owned a car for 17 years, none of these things seem insurmountable to me - you just made choices based around owning a car, and thus making a car feel essential.
Obviously though, depending on location, there may be no housing you could afford within walking/cycling distance of work - but even that isn't insoluble with public transport, and the option of changing jobs. You presumably find the solution of owning a car more palatable than the alternatives, but that's a choice.
Of course, Britain going carbon neutral won't make a huge amount of difference whilst USA, China, India etc don't do anything - no more than does 1 person's choice to ditch the car make a huge amount of difference whilst those around them don't.
A] That's letting the perfect prevent the achievable
B] If we want to convince others, then we have to be willing to make the sacrifices ourselves.
C] We have to do what we can, as individuals, as communities, as nations, as multi-national coalitions.
From what (little) I've gleaned on the whole-life cost of electric cars, you're about a decade out of date saying that they're worse than ICE.
I agree that hydrogen looks the best bet - once the issues have been ironed out (issues demonstrated by things like the Hindenburg (not that Lithium batteries are hugely better there). Again though, electric is the best available, so we shouldn't bin it for not being perfect. From what I gather there are (far, far) better batteries in development, possibly needing future tech to make commercially viable - much like hydrogen.
I only hate the vast majority of politicians.
ETA: That all sounds more aggressive than intended when I read it back, but I've got to go to work, so won't re-write the whole thing - my apologies, the questions are genuine.
I hope you are out this afternoon building your own private car park just for herJust need to vent, whilst the cup of tea is brewing.
Just need to vent whilst a cup of tea is brewing.
Just had a new patient cancel, and demand my General Council number so that she can lodge a complaint - because I don't have a car-park.
I'm a one-room practice in town centre. There are 2 car parks within 150m of my front door.
My confirmation email includes the location of the nearest car park, and our distance from it.
I might just find that my diary is mysteriously full if she tries to rebook.
I'd suggest looking at break down of sentencing guidelines top end if if he was actually producing the images himself rather than obtaining them.6 months suspended sentence for Hugh Edwards and complete programme and signed onto the sex offenders register for only 7 years