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in this case they block the road meaning pedestrians who have the right of way have to squeeze through gaps. It's a bike crossing too. We shouldn't be saying it's ok to block pedestrians but not ok to block cars. Either way it's poor/inconsiderate driving and you'd fail a driving test if you did this under these circumstances.

Some drivers who are normally polite go through a metamorphosis when there is congestion. A classic you see commonly is driving nose to tail over pedestrian crossings, the on Rye Lane being a good example. Even the police will do this at times, although I don't see them issuing points and a fixed penalty when they are blocking pedestrians crossing on green.

You could say that about every road they've closed to traffic, made one way, dead end etc over the last 50 years. They were doing this long before LTNs were introduced. If you are concerned about pollution then simply reduce your driving and other ways you contribute to emissions. Get a seat by the road and see how many vehicles have one person in them. Something going wrong somewhere.

Oh dear, hope you are OK, I've had it three times and it was worse each time, but not a patch on many of those who got it before they vac' role out. Not commenting on the discussion as I got confused many days ago beyond the reminder that Corbyn would not compromise and the harm that could lead to him, the party and regards Brexit pre and post referendum the country. Starmer goes too far the other way at times.

@Sue think this is your quote. It wasn't binary, good Vs bad, and Corbyn had a lot of popular support, as evidenced by the previous election. He had aot of good policies, some picked up by others since. He was defeated by a mixture of a right wing press,good targeting the Johnson 'Get Brexit Done" and for some that Johnson was a funny loveable rogue/fool/liar/philander/opportunist. I wouldn't see choosing the perceived least worst candidate out of the two major parties as being "good sense'. We imagine that Corbyn would have been terrible, but we don't know. He would have taken a stronger line against Israel in Gaza, not sucked up to Trump nut on Russia? Would the UK be better for that?

Rather than sniping do others have any views on this subject? I'm the only one who has actually expressed an opinion. This is a forum. Perhaps the over 60 Oyster card should go. Few other places in the UK give 60 - 67 year olds this benefit.

Surely that depends on the amount. It can be quite piffling.

You may have better things to do with your life. How are you going to start a petition and what are you going to do with it? Ask the government to nationalise Thames Water? Meanwhile scores of people are being killed daily trying to get food and water in Gaza.

I'd get rid of duty free shopping. Nothing to do with tourist tax but something I hate. All that glitz as you try to get through to Wetherspoons in the departure lounge. No great savings over on line or even at times supermarkets, and the hypocrisy of selling cheap cancer sticks. Ok back to tourist tax

The original article is, as said, not surprising. City of London have been carrying out campaigns for the last ten years or so. In a similar vein West Midlands police target illegal ebikes. None of this is joined up across forces, and certainly on the latter this is in the 'too difficult' box despite the real or imagined mass concerns. But turning the figures on their head the vast majority of cyclists do not run red lights, which is a good thing. This has all been discussed to death on other threads, where I will repeat my view on the need to understand who does it and why, how much of a problem this is, and what can be done in terms of education, enforcement and incentives. What is interesting is the suggestions that cyclists should be treated differently and allowed to go through red lights on certain occasions. I've driven in British Columbia where flashing ambers mean you can go through if clear without stopping, and same on flashing reds except you have to stop and check, rather than drive/cycle through carefully. The article on 'speed limits' in the Netherlands, is the proposal for a trail, not introduction. And is as much about increased helmet wearing. As such the article's title is misleading and I see it having little influence in the UK. We've discussed on numerous threads the practicalities of speed limits for cyclists, and there is not a strong case in terms of money spent and reductions in KSIs. The article is as much about increased use of helmets. And experts have commented that improved infrastructure is the best way of reducing deaths. That applies here too. More reading on Dutch vs UK cycling. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140514000838

It's about smarter transport, supply meeting demand and joined up between the different modes including active travel Historical protectionism of black could be highly inefficient. Others may wish to comment on Uber and minicabs

Or increase tax. The freezing of personal allowances is one way, not what I would choose. On principle I don't care if the rich immigrate. The main parties could have been more honest before the election. Reform is deluded.

If you posted purely for information then you could have explained what is going on.eg TfL has put the prices up for freedom cards, over 50 cards and their renewal. You could ten give the link. By all means express an opinion.

Johnson screwed up funding. It is a factor that has put pressures on TfL finances following COVID. It is therefore very relevant. The Evening standard is a right wing rag as many of the newspapers are. It is virtually impossible to keep politics out of a thread like this.

It's a good deal even with additional charges. Johnson screwed up funding as I have discussed in the past, with evidence.

So sorry to hear and I hope that the cyclist recovers quickly and is not put off cycling. I was left for dead in a hit Nd run many years ago, people stopped and came to my aid and one drove me home with the wrecked bike. There will be CCTV the police should check. If you are in contact with the cyclist then the Motor Insurance Buteau should provide compensation, particularly if there were eye witnesses

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What jab? I had them many years ago to little or no effect. I never went for the allergy testing where they jab you with various pollens to work out what sets you off. Rely of tablets nowadays, so much better than the old days of piriton which sent me to sleep. June use to be hell from mid teens.

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I can do the research but are more people watching cricket on TV now it went to the higher bidder or in 05 when it was on Channel 4? I think that less kids are into cricket since it went off terrestrial. I suppose I should have had TMS on.

Smokeless still allowed. Wood should also be appropriately seasoned. I expect far more issues with people burning dodgy wood.

General view is it is tokenistic from Iran, not looking to harm life but show that they are retaliating. Same thing happened after the earlier Israeli attack back in the distant part. There will be debate, even at the top of the Iranian authorities. Israel even without the US hold the cards. Although are in this position due to decades of US support. As per my post on the other thread much of the reason the world is in this position is botched US post second world war middle East policy. Supporting both sides in the Iran/Iraq war being particularly striking Trump mark 1 emboldened the right wing in Israel, perhaps pushed Hammas to more extreme action, and led to the Iranians going rogue on nukes. I think that the latter was to put them in a stronger position in opening up grade, a country not able to sell vast quantities of oil ,(and gas?) But how does the world move on from this mess? By all means give other views to my simplistic ones

Separate subject floating bus stops but the review has shown that safety standards are fine. https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-stop-bypass-safety-review-2024.pdf We could all post videos of road users behaving badly, there are zillions of ones of drivers being rrrsses. I prefer proper evidence. From the above report the acknowledgement of concerns about cyclists not stopping: "The video observations showed that when a pedestrian was at the zebra crossing, it was rare this coincided with a cyclist nearby on the track. Nevertheless, when there was an interaction, a significant proportion of cyclists did not yield to pedestrians at the zebra crossings as they should. Although not statistically significant, these observations align with concerns raised about people cycling not giving way at the bus stop bypass zebra crossings" Wording could be a little clearer. No doubt more could and should be done re:cyclist behaviour, this isn't just about floating bus stops I hasten to add.

I'm tempted to tally up posts from individuals on certain subjects. But that would be (a) ridiculously time consuming (b) sad (c) outcome wouldn't be surprising

2 weeks ago a driver pulled out on Champion Hill without looking and narrowly missed a cyclist in front of me. She didn't even acknowledge or apologise for her mistake. This morning a van driver shot past me going down hill on Underhill, and then braked in front of me as he headed towards stationary traffic. I politely asked him what was the point of that. There are in deed inconsiderate drivers everywhere