tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post7863253028456124695..comments2024-03-28T11:13:48.581+00:00Comments on i b i k e l o n d o n: When radio hosts bite back against the bike...ibikelondonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-37488964701498293522012-10-12T15:15:36.600+01:002012-10-12T15:15:36.600+01:00How do Sydney promote cycling in the face of the d...How do Sydney promote cycling in the face of the dangerising effect of a compulsory helmet law which, presumably, was determined at a state/federal level rather than by the City? I did note from your previous post that by no means all of the cyclists shown were wearing lids - the woodcut in particular showed the romance of free-flowing hair.<br /><br />I have never been there but my sister has lived in Sydney for about the last 15 years, and from her accounts it sounds like a rather distended city - her commute to work is quite a considerable distance and the urban sprawl of the city is now at almost LA proportions. This has presumably come about because of the influence of the motor car, just as is the case for LA. <br /><br />I've also heard that Australia has an obesity problem on muchthe same scale as ours.<br /><br />I was reading in the cycle strategy for the borough where I grew up, that while its eastern half was highly amenable to cycle infrastructure (and is indeed a deal better than most places I have been in the UK, including anywhere in London) the western half comprises predominantly modern housing estates (built since about 1980) which have explicitly been built for drivers, ie all strung out so that distances from front door to shop door etc are beyond what most ordinary latent cyclists would be willing to undertake, which is a shame because the area is as flat as the Netherlands and enjoys a dry coastal climate. Photos of my sister's house suggest to me that Sydney has gone the same way.Paul Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929808238663838155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-6368336773888083212012-10-12T13:54:10.141+01:002012-10-12T13:54:10.141+01:00Believe it or not @Anonymous Alan Jones has gone f...Believe it or not @Anonymous Alan Jones has gone from bad to worse recently and has far more pressing matters to worry about(!!): http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/ad-lands-brutal-wakeup-20121012-27ics.html ibikelondonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06978714126105951294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129037502516609710.post-17811964222652730902012-10-12T10:16:44.425+01:002012-10-12T10:16:44.425+01:00If road rage attacks went up as a direct result of...If road rage attacks went up as a direct result of this 'jock' then shouldn't he be prosecuted under inciting violence laws?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com