tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post5709540786599444239..comments2024-03-28T11:13:48.581+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: This Mum is downright dangerous! Ban her!ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-78885644520982056622013-11-06T22:00:14.896+00:002013-11-06T22:00:14.896+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-58616354542908448862012-09-21T20:00:31.570+01:002012-09-21T20:00:31.570+01:00It's been great to see the reaction in the Bri...It's been great to see the reaction in the British press to Emily Finch - her story has been covered by a few papers, with The Sun calling her "Super Mum". However, if all towns in the UK had the cycling infrastructure of Portland, then this wouldn't need to be a news story. <br /><br />I am very concerned about the Australian film. We've taken the decision not to cover this story on our website, (which is aimed at parents with young children) as it is the sort of cheap, trashy journalism that fuels fear and paranoia. <br />With more parents than ever thinking about cycling as a cheap and healthy alternative to driving, let's hope we see much more of the celebration of family cycling, rather than such horrible bullying and scaremongering.Karen @ Cycle Sproghttp://www.cyclesprog.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-52164063233058289382012-09-17T22:52:30.778+01:002012-09-17T22:52:30.778+01:00Wow! That is some shocking 'journalism'. M...Wow! That is some shocking 'journalism'. My five-year old daughter and I enjoy rides through the CBD of Wellington, NZ (her on a tag-along bike). No problem, imho (and I've been a Road Safety Coordinator for the local council for over three years).Simon Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938229161938981304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-30830288367510170382012-09-17T22:27:38.151+01:002012-09-17T22:27:38.151+01:00How can anyone on a Brompton be considered irrespo...How can anyone on a Brompton be considered irresponsible? Australia is by far the most anti-cycling nation on the planet, which comes as no surprise when you realise that the 2 best selling cars in Oz for many years both have almost a 4 litre engine as standard (Ford Falcon & Holden Commodore).Gary Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-25801771232040147672012-09-17T20:02:54.982+01:002012-09-17T20:02:54.982+01:00I can't believe their reaction to the mum on a...I can't believe their reaction to the mum on a bike. So glad I don't live in Australia. Gobsmacked.. seriously. Words fail to convey how I feel about those idiots saying it should be banned.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10309931038718173286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-21555419777785648532012-09-17T16:12:17.892+01:002012-09-17T16:12:17.892+01:00@Mike I'm so glad you're given a positive ...@Mike I'm so glad you're given a positive reception on the roads - I bet your kids have a blast. You're right, the Australian TV show is disgraceful.<br /><br />@Nico is right, the kids look like they are having a great time and what a positive, sociable way of getting about.<br /><br />I'm so glad the general reception to these stories has either been "these Mums are heroes" or "even if I wouldn't do this myself, those that do have every right to do so and to do so safely". There's hope for the world yet!ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-75192812311799557922012-09-17T14:23:07.493+01:002012-09-17T14:23:07.493+01:00I travel every day with three children on my bike ...I travel every day with three children on my bike (not that we intended to have three, but twins second time around were an "interesting" suprise)<br /><br />That Australian link has left me speechless. I occasionally get the people shouting at me (all, apart from one, in cars whilst driving alongside me too close so they can make their point) but if I'd had someone buzzing around me filming I'm not sure I'd have acted rationally.<br /><br />That said, then general reaction is overwhelmingly positive and courteous. I quite often have to wave on people desperate to let me out from side roads, purely because I'm going across more than one lane and the others aren't clear.Mikehttp://www.chthonicionic.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-90763503663844163072012-09-17T12:04:52.420+01:002012-09-17T12:04:52.420+01:00Explains why Australian carbon per capita is in th...Explains why Australian carbon per capita is in the top ten of the anti-social countries. http://is.gd/BtO6YE<br /><br />I wouldn't regard George Street in Sydney CBD being dangerous either, give the woman a break she gets it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-91118067584667360752012-09-17T10:49:55.099+01:002012-09-17T10:49:55.099+01:00Wow that kid at the back is clearly having a blast...Wow that kid at the back is clearly having a blast! Following the logic of that Australian program we should all go to work in an armoured Humvee...Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451083510383812797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-23104694781193086382012-09-17T10:27:57.742+01:002012-09-17T10:27:57.742+01:00Oops! You're quite right Mark, 6 kids + 1 Mum....Oops! You're quite right Mark, 6 kids + 1 Mum. And what an engine! Will we see you riding a similar bike on CS& sometime soon?! :o)ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-71251488188328085782012-09-17T09:25:52.555+01:002012-09-17T09:25:52.555+01:00Small correction, it's 6 kids, not 7, however ...Small correction, it's 6 kids, not 7, however once you account for the engine (mum) that makes 7 people in total.<br />It's a rather interesting way of doing it and would just about fit all mine on :-DMark Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687296045166324440noreply@blogger.com