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It's where the cycle track comes inside parked cars. Go have a look yourself. Did the route west (funnily enough sign saying it was shut) and east today. The wands give you reasonable distance between the doors of parked cars. If you need speed bumps for cyclists have them bespoke rather than the large ones for cars. There were a couple of places where there is slight conflict with pedestrians. Whilst very happy to give way, pedestrians have a responsibility for looking when they are crossing. All of us cyclists have had experience of pedestrians just crossing a road without looking. And I've had to learn the hard way as a pedestrian to do this myself rather than relying on listening, As many of us will have realised when visiting the Netherlands. Overall it's a good move I'm more concerned about the street parking in the area, most of the houses have ample off street parking, is this school staff from Dulwich College? Do they not have their own parking? Kingsdale seems to. And as DC is great at encouraging students to cycle or to be coached in, does the same not apply to their staff? Could Dulwich estates have a CPZ there, and/or Southwark/Lambeth??

This has been around for decades and is advertised as saving your rickety old roof as a fraction of the cost of replacing it. It has also been known for decades that it can trap moisture and harm the fabric of your building. Does anyone have any? The last administration seems to have c'cked things up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86qz9g59v4o I would have debated this on BBC HYS but there is not an opportunity to comment on the above story.

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There are no LTNs in Forest Hill, nor any changes to traffic management in recent years. Daft to blame congestion on LTNs. Congestion is of course due to too many vehicles on the road. I first visited London as a child and it was congested. Many years ago when I used to drive occasionally around or through London with my job it was congested. Sadly, like East Dulwich, Forest Hill, sometimes had bad congestion. Road works, utility works and the like. As does everywhere in London. Granted, that Thames Water's troubles maintaining their network seems to be worsening. I've posted before, Southwark preventing traffic turning right onto the south circ from wood vale/Underwood pushed traffic onto Honor Oak Road and was a bad move. Ask anyone with kids at Fairlawn.

I would have been happy with a bus every 8 minutes when I was growing up. I've never done the 40 but like most of the other routes in the area. I posted about my favourite routes and was very excited about the increase of e buses. Not a fan of the new routemaster, poor design and an experience indulgence by our last Mayor. For balance the bendy buses are fine, just not in towns and cities with ancient street plans

In deed, I have made the same point multiple times and consider this is far more worthy of discussion than those out to get push bikes. The last government consulted on increasing the power of (legal) e-bikes, I posted a thread but it got no interest. Here's the February consultation : https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/smarter-regulation-proposed-changes-to-legislation-for-electrically-assisted-pedal-cycles/smarter-regulation-proposed-changes-to-legislation-for-electrically-assisted-pedal-cycles I'm not aware of any outcome and expect it has been shelved due to the then impending GE. Here's an interesting article criticising the consultation and who on earth had the bright idea, worthy of a proper read. https://www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/500w-e-bike-consultation-update I think that this is an interesting and more substantial issue than much of the repetitive stuff that goes on this forum. I particularly consider that this and the last government have (a) dodged the issue of illegal e-bikes and e-scooters (and on this subject I would happily send such vehicles down to the scrap yard if caught on the road - as WMP did a few years ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-57912306 And whilst governments hate telling people what to do I think this is worthy of an information campaign Here's a link I thought I'd never post https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/electric-bikes-london-safety-sadiq-khan-action But away from that rabid newsource it is reported, oddly enough back to the West Midlands not London that Mayor Khan has issued a warning: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/drivers-two-types-vehicle-london-113218440.html Finally the issue that really perturbs me is the rise in illegal ebikes for deliveries, particularly food deliveries. Two ways of addressing this Government should stop being mates with Deliveroo etc, the last lot were far too friendly, and compel them to employ their riders, provide road legal delivery bikes, ensure that they used lights and were properly trained. And this would cost you more for your takeaways/deliveries And we should stop using these companies - I never do. Look to companies like pedal me, and I believe Yard Sale pizza who seem to do things properly. Anyone who complains about dodgy delivery/Deliveroo type companies is a hypocrite if they then use them Oh and talking about toadying up to big business we have the obesity/type 2 diabetes explosion to also consider So there is plenty to get your teeth into there, teeth? Get it! I've still got it!!

Water mains had gone outside Sainsbury's so could cause gridlock.

I was hearing this dreadful story about a senior gentleman who has just bought an ebike, and is terrifying the locals in a village in Borchestershire, I understand that this is somewhere between Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Although the bike has a speed limit on it, I understand that the gent was freewheeling and even overtaking cars. The local speedwatch people are very concerned. I expect that this will run on and on (no pun intended), there is a local copper living in the village who rightly and wrongly always gets involved in village problems. I I've also heard that some farmers in the area aren't wearing helmets when tending to their fields. And we worry in London about cyclists?? Post script. I had assumed that at Borchester was the county town it would be Borchestershire, but I've been corrected it is Borsetshire.

Don't know about the process but suggest getting your neighbours on board regards your conversion, which will reduce the liklihood of objections and do listen to them if they have alternative suggestions.

If the cap fits....

Police will not prosecute children cycling on pavements. They also take a sensible/proportionate response to others in particular where roads are particularly hazardous. There is some guidance to police forces I am reliably informed. If you would like a more draconian approach then write to the Home Secretary. Probably better use of your time than social media.

Surely if you are objecting to active travel measures you do not support active travel and all the benefits that this provides the individual and society. A sweeping statement to follow your sweeping statement 😊

More details please, do you want to make, or defend, a claim. What is the claim about? Often solicitors will charge more than you will gain

If things are a bit crazy in the UK this is nothing compared to the States. The radio 4 show Dead Ringers still does a good job of lampooning politicians, the sketch with our national treasures getting position under Trump was classic, for example Ian McKellen was given head of Middle Earth.

I really enjoyed the play at the National Theatre Nye (Bevan) about the politician and the establishment of the NHS. He had to seriously compromise including some element of the private sector, GP practices, pharmacies being independent businesses, and consultants keeping on private work The days that a working class person from the valleys can be on the Cabinet are all but gone. But even then he was an outlier

Shame that this thread that was supposed to look how routes could be improved for cyclists just turned into complaint about cyclists. Sad really. If you would be interested to hear about one supporter of cycling has to say about improving infrastruture Rachel Aldred is giving a free lecture on Monday at the University of Westminster 18.00 start : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/inaugural-lecture-professor-rachel-aldred-tickets-1038776527557?aff=eivtefrnd&utm_share_source=listing_android

All of this send them to the Tower, off with their heads reminds me of Cecil Parkinson who got caught with his pants down, resigned his position, then later returned as a minister to standing applause from his Tory MP colleagues. Ah, the good old days

Well I've done a few naughty things in my life that I am sure would come out If I was in office. Mostly in my younger days. I've grown up slightly since then and have even found my moral compass. Surely most of us have a guilty secret. Don't usually quite the scriptures but he/she without sin throw the first stone

Fortunately cycling I could avoid the congestion, using the shared pavement where appropriate. There is a flood outside Sainsbury's in Forest Hill, no doubt a caused by a cyclist. Nothing to do with a private utility company...

Shame, she seemed a decent Transport Secretary, it's not as if Grant Shapps never did anything wrong. It's also a shame that some seem to enjoy these sorts of revelations. She declared the offence so not sure why she needed to resign. I thought that in the UK we had a culture of forgiveness.

Ah thanks for giving me credit, but it predates my involvement with DVLA. Happy for all compliments, they are so rare on this site 😃 I can retire for the evening happy, and I expect the sun will be shining too. Bless I understand this is not the only thread with a love-in

Bit of an overreaction. Sadly it happens. I should have PMd the bloke who was going to pick up the FREE Miele fridge, I left it outside but he didn't turn up and came home and the scrap people had taken the compressor and left me the rest to take to the tip. But I didn't. And got over it. Until now.

Good grief, you are dismissive yet again. Read it with an open mind. Separately having worked with DVLA on a project or two I can definitely tell you that the owner is not necessarily the keeper of a vehicle. And the driver may be someone different as well 20 years ago a car registered with Manchester United was caught speeding. By law the keeper had to tell the police who was driving. They wouldn't and we're prepared to pay rather than reveal the ID of the driver, possibly now a very famous brand, influencer etc

So what you are saying DR is Yvette Cooper becoming the new Priti Braverman?* (*That's a scary combination of the two)

It's registered keeper that DVLA keeps, this is not necessarily the owner The Forbes article is relevant as a number of you keep going on, on this, and in another thread, that destruction could have been purely just by chance, eg a driver distracted by a UFO, or meteorite, whereas I and others point out that there are few collisions where the driver is not at fault. And the police have started to recognise this as moving away from using 'accident'. Some even suggested that it was not a motorised four wheel vehicle that caused the destruction, considering momentum and weight a 50 kg electric bike would need to do around about 4000 miles an hour to collide with this force, and even then most of the damage would be done to the bike. Or perhaps this