malumbu

London roads are busy. Unless you travel mainly in the early hours you will rarely be in this situation. So total overkill. Disproportionate to the real hazard. This discussion appears to be fuelled by perception and for some dislike of cyclists/cycles. Not the real world. Where do you stop? Kiddies on balance bikes?

Portabello are an independent business that operate 18 pubs https://portobellopubco.com/our-story/ Not sure how this squares with Zetland Capital, who claim to operate the pub. Perhaps someone can explain.

How do you know how fast they are going? Are you a cyclist? I've done 10,000s of miles cycling and only down a steep hill with no traffic and a good surface could I possibly exceed 20 mph. A lot of histeria on this thread.

Ok trendy rather than successful!

Some days everything goes wrong, engineering works, diversions, signal failure, trespassers on the tracks, broken down trains/buses, cars parked on the bus lane etc etc. Always at the worst times. No answer I am afraid beyond checking your journey before you leave and return

Not sure why Brewdog is so successful, comes over as well marketed/Emperor's new clothes to me, and what is reported to be a horrid management culture https://www.punkswithpurpose.org/the-open-letters/an-open-letter-to-brewdog-on-behalf-of-current-staff/

I'd consider moving to America if you have this isolationist view of the world. Musk would welcome you. And for a more considered response this is called soft power. Others, in particular China and perhaps the gulf states, will step in where America leaves.

I hope you like this better, thinking of the future of the Blythe Hill Tavern. Barry White version as well thinking of Theo above

Just gone back a few posts as I wasn't sure why old faces were being discussed and one reappeared. I recall some pretty toxic discussions on Brexit with some of the aforementioned names being rather involved. Not sure if we want to go back there. Of course none of this relevant to Poundland apart from the damage it has led to our economy and pocket. Did buy some samphire sold on the side of the road in Norfolk, not sure whether you can get this in LL Certainly not Poundland

Changed ownership to Portobello from Antic, not sure when. Not a bad move bearing in mind Antic's opaque operations and shady accounts Food a bit too greasy. Otherwise fine.

Rendel publicly retired. Not sure of the others, you can search their activity and send them a message.

Deleted earlier post as it repeated what Snowy had attached. Drawing from this: The proportion of cars exceeding the speed limit by over 10mph on 30mph roads was 5%, whilst 1% and 11% exceeded the speed limit by more than 10mph on NSL single carriageway roads and motorways respectively. That is 40 mph, 70 mph and 80 mph. One could argue that motorways have much less collisions than other roads so the latter is the least concern, certainly to those of us living in cities, There is no longer a rule of thumb that you can exceed speed limits by 10% and it is fine, this goes back to the accuracy of speedometers from another age, If you were done for 22 mph in a 20 zone (as you will be) then you would have to pay to show that your speedo was under by 10% (which it wont be). I've attached a table on speed distribution showing a sizeable number exceed the speed limit by 5mph or more. Figure1-Cars.svg Further (according to the road safety charity Brake) : A vehicle travelling at 20mph would stop in time to avoid a child running out three car-lengths in front. The same vehicle travelling at 25mph would not be able to stop in time, and would hit the child at 18mph. This is roughly the same impact as a child falling from an upstairs window. The greater the impact speed, the greater the chance of death. A pedestrian hit at 30mph has a very significant (one in five) chance of being killed. This rises significantly to a one in three chance if they are hit at 35mph. Even small increases in speed can lead to an increase in impact severity. So if we judge 35 mph as being 'dangerous' in a 30 mph then around 15 percent of drivers on these roads are dangerous. All this of course gives greater credibility to 20 mph zones.

My last post on this thread

Well start a thread on floating bus stops. It feels me with no joy that some road users are dangerous. But this continued barrage against cyclists gets on my wick (to use polite language). I don't endanger pedestrians and nor do any of the numerous cyclists that I know. I similarly would not drive in a way that endangers pedestrians, Here's a bit of reading. https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-stop-bypass-safety-review-2024.pdf

Not looking at any Twittter or X threads, unless I really have to. So not looking at the one above. I've said in the past that it is lazy just to post links without any comment. Musk as I am sure you may have guessed.

Good result. As a cyclist how would you suggest that section of road could be improved? I'm waiting with bates breath ...

You quoted Tommies as objecting to a bike lane as they presumably considered it unsafe. By quoting them you are effectively agreeing with their position at the time. Having cycled past Tommies scores of times I was neither aware that it was considered unsafe, nor did I see any reason for this. If you are going to quote other people and organisations you need to tell us why they are correct. I clearly am not calling you juvenille as I am sure you are aware. Rather a sweeping statement about London being lawless. Sort of thing that Trump and Musk would say about Khan

This isn't twenty years hence, this has been happening since the beginning of the millennium. Brewery and pub chains have been selling off their wet pubs (ie ones that don't do food) and many have closed to be redeveloped as domestic properties. The MMC report that broke up the power of the big breweries had an unexpected outcome in that it has contributed to a decline in the number of pubs. Tastes have changed, we drink less, and where we do drink this is more often at home. There is more choice on the telly, and other on screen activities such as what I am doing now. Con is retiring and I hope the Blythe stays loosely the same. I had a chat with him tonight and will play a song for the bar staff. I'll keep drinking in the Castle, so hope this continues to trade.

Go to the London Transport Museum and check out the old tram, the buses of those days were far more comfortable and efficient. Others argue that the fixed tracks did not provide the flexibility of bus routes, and was causing congestion as motor traffic increased on the roads. Trams were dropped from almost every part of the UK during the 50s. On the continent the road network is often extensive enough to maintain a tram network and/or planned economies ie Eastern Europe often led to extensive public transport networks. Visit Budapest where all modes are nicely coordinated.

More silly jibes. I expect the Rye doesn't seem the same level of private school traffic as Dulwich Common.

Why is it a waste of money? Many of us will find out journeys safer and more pleasant. Well done LBS

Nah, impossible! Not with one speed and surely not without a freewheel

Assume he is retiring but when I see him I will tell him that he is letting down so many of us. I doubt if he will change his mind! Hopefully staff will be kept on including those living on the premises He used to run two pubs in East Dulwich

Good heavens, all very repetitive. It would be good to have some new thoughts rather than the usual rhetoric. Just slagging off those who don't agree with your perspective doesn't encourage debate.