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Thanks Rips -- this isn't a secret. When I was a teacher I saw their Mandarin classes and Chinese dance classes first hand. Yes, they are regarded as 'spies' but all they are really doing is encouraging kids to think favourably about China. Anything political they say goes hilariously over the heads of the kids. The teachers are also relentlessly nice (oh how dare they), so really the enduring message they deliver is "Chinese people are nice." I don't have a massive problem with that.

FWIW, Amstel is £4 a pint Monday to Thursday at the Great Ex

This might work. Illegal though....

One can indeed now directly instruct a barrister. And there are loads on the internet. It is worth, however, double-checking anyone you choose on the Bar Council's Direct Access Portal, just to make sure. https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/bar-council-services/for-the-public/direct-access-portal.html

Protesting at 11am on a cold rainy weekday in March seems odd. Maybe they are afraid of doing it on a weekend in case they get outnumbered like they were in Honor Oak. I’ll happily pop over and support a local business by buying a few diet cokes.

That was the route id instinctively use. I've used the route to Clapham Common a few times, and from there its no distance to the river. Waseley Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a poorly signed bike route, Herne Hill to > Clapham Common, then across the Common, head > towards the river where you can find more quiet > routes after Wandsworth, at Putney you can do the > Thames Path, although a rough surface and during > lockdown congested with joggers. > > More of a leisure route. Any ideas of the cycle > route numbet- it's not one of TfL's and not easy > to find on Google. Shame.

Thanks for your help everyone.

Hi all. I'm probably going to have to commute to a client on Hammersmith Embankment. Does anyone else do this? If so, can you share your route with me? https://london.cyclestreets.net has calculated a likely-looking route for me, but real-life experience would be great. Thanks in advance.

If so, what?s our local repeater? Accessing on a Baofeng

Ok ? I accept it happens then. I?ve cycled that junction for 15 years and can?t recall it happening as it?s a silly junction to do it on. There is too much going on. To say it happens all the time is an exaggeration. As for cycling without lights, I?m a motorist too. Cycling without lights is stupidly dangerous. To do that you have to be basically thick. Anyone who does is putting themselves in real danger for no reason. Many people are morons. Some of them are cyclists. The bane of my ride home from the City is boneheaded, drunk pedestrians. KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah I had a cyclist yesterday go through red > light on EDR while the ?pedestrians cross? walking > man light was on for me and my dog. > He shouted me to get out of his way, but the other > cyclists (I think, two of them) going through red > at the same time didn?t shout at me. > It?s not all the time but it?s not rare either.

That's just rubbish. You *might* have seen one or two people doing that (although I doubt it). CPR Dave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Cyclists have never bothered to stop at the red > lights at East Dulwich Road. I've seen several > rows there between cyclists going through red and > pedestrians trying to cross the road with young > children on a green man.

Hi Penguin, This is horrendous and is an an assault with a dangerous weapon. It has also been recorded by witnesses. The police said they weren?t going to *attend* but do we know if they are going to investigate? They may well have ample evidence. It might be worth finding out, and I?m happy to help. The police need a massive and repeated kick up the arse and I wouldn?t be at all surprised if they are institutionally anti-cyclist as well as being institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic.

This may well have been raised in other posts, but surely the most fair solution that could be put in place without too much trouble is road pricing. If we had to pay extra to drive, and that money was put into pubic transport, we'd think twice about doing it and public transport would improve. People who needed to drive for their jobs or particular situations could be exempt. Bigger cars could be charged more. We would all have the freedom to drive but would be incentivised to drive less in less polluting cars. It will probably be very unpopular because people will say "I already pay road tax" but it could be made to be more flexible and ultimately more fair for everyone.

If it happens it will be very interesting to see how it goes. In truth, getting rid of cars in our cities would have to be a ten year project backed up with infrastructure changes. But somehow, some way, urban motorists need to be eradicated and better alternatives put in place. And a blanket ban on cars aided by an improvement in infrastructure would improve air quality for all, rich and poor. It?ll probably never happen. But yes, go Berlin. Otto2 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for posting. Go Berlin. Will be interesting > to see how it goes. > > "But is banning cars necessary, and what is wrong > with electric vehicles? ?We would need about half > of cars to go electric next year in order to meet > the federal government?s own targets for > transportation emissions,? said Nik Kaestner, from > the campaign. ?That clearly isn?t going to happen > ? currently only 1.3% of vehicles in Germany are > electric. So the only solution is to reduce the > amount of driving that?s happening, not just to > change how we drive.? > > Shaggy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The current plan has no ambition. > > > > This is what we need: > > > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/berl > > > > ins-car-ban-campaign-its-about-how-we-want-to-live > > > -breathe-and-play?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The current plan has no ambition. This is what we need: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/06/berlins-car-ban-campaign-its-about-how-we-want-to-live-breathe-and-play?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

?actually one more point. I?m a Brompton rider too. I?ve been Brompton commuting to Fleet Street for 10 years and got a Brompton after my third bike was stolen. We all know that Brompton just shouldn?t be left outside but sometimes we have to. A location that I?ve been working in for years, for example, is now no longer allowing me to bring my Brompton in. So I?ve got insurance from Pedalsure for ?12 a month and I?m looking into secure parking. Still, I really, really don?t want my Brommie to be stolen, so I feel your pain.

What a scumbag. Just one point. It looks like the bike is secured with a chain. Whatever the manufactures say, chains are particularly easy to crack as a thief can easily pull the chain to get an easy angle to grind or snip. Short D locks are better as they are more fiddly to attack with tools.

How horrible. The famous English national pastimes of football, alcohol and racism. It's sadly pretty inevitable that some drunken oafs will ruin things for everyone.

Can you please post a link to this site? I get most of my info from the Zoe app, but the granularity of this is interesting

Thanks Penguin 68. Very sensible IMHO. Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hardly anyone is social distancing, pubs people > were sitting > 1 ft apart back to back [ only takes one sneeze]. > > Actually (1) sneezing isn't particularly a Covid > symptom - and the incidence of infection in > Southwark is quite low and coming down and (2) > evidence suggests that infections indoors are most > likely following prolonged conversation contact - > 30 minutes or more > > Runners, run past me less than a metre, I cannot > hear them coming, puffing panting. > > Infection outdoors is far less likely - and see > above about length of contact required. > > Clearly it is possible to contract Covid through > no contact with others at all - but through > transfer from surfaces - hence the handwashing > mantra - although current views are that this is > not as common a vector as first feared. But we are > living in an area of low infection rates, and so > long as you don't indulge in long conversations > indoors your risks are, frankly, slight. > > Annoyingly it seems that the Tier 3 restrictions > were beginning to work - so maybe this lockdown, > effectively forced on the government by terribly > warnings from Sage about 4000 deaths and the > collapse of the NHS wasn't necesssary.

No need to crowdfund. I?ve had one of these for two years, and it?s great and inexpensive. It is perfect for attaching to bicycle handlebars or a rear view mirror, if you are that way inclined. https://plumelabs.com/en/flow/

Thanks James -- that's really useful. I'm planning to get rid of my car and get one of these: https://www.ternbicycles.com/bikes/472/gsd Most people who say that "cycling isn't an option" really mean "I don't want to cycle," or "I'd like to cycle, but I think it is dangerous," or "I could get a car for the cost of that bike." However, increasingly there are cycling solutions to most problems. Hopefully, as prices go down, and uptake goes up, more and more people will realise cycling is simply a better option than sitting in a cramped little aluminium box, poisoning the world, and getting nowhere fast. James Barber Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The alternative I found to driving my kids around > when small - Nihola trike - > http://www.nihola.com/home.html > You can try one out at London Recumbents in > Dulwich Park who distribute them. > > Kids LOVED It. Once had six little ones in it > around Belair Park. > Best part was convincing them if they flapped > their 'wings' it helped me cycle up hills. > Furthest cycled kids loaded was Coram's Fields. > > Happy to share privately pictures of family using > it. > > > Shaggy Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Mrs Nicklin Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I can't believe this is happening. Cycling is > > not > > > really an option when you have to get 2 small > > kids > > > to get to school and there is literally no > > other > > > way that the South Circular and a car, > electric > > or > > > not. > > > > > > The standstill traffic is horrific for > > pollution > > > and traffic AND not all the schools have > even > > > gone back yet. We might have to take ours out > > of > > > their school as we just cannot afford a 1h 45 > > min > > > round trip twice a day when we're both > working. > > > > > > > > Totally mismanaged and selfish by the looks > of > > > what I've read. You cannot just do this to > > people. > > > It stinks of NIMBYism > > > > > > This is clearly causing chaos, and > inconveniencing > > many people. However, what exactly is selfish > or > > NIMBYish about this situation? > > > > Inconvenient, yes. Annoying, yes. But selfish? > Who > > is being selfish?

In answer to the actual question.... I wouldn't leave an electric scooter locked up for any length of time. There is no lock I know of that could safely secure it. A small lock through the wheel would just be a small lock, so easy to break, in a wheel that can be removed. A cycle lock across the stem would be equally easy to disable. All these options are fine for a couple of mins as they have an alarm and can alert your mobile if tampered with. But not while going off to work for the day. Also, most escooters don't react well to being rained on, and are likely thief-magnets. So best kept indoors and away from sticky-fingered teenage drug dealers. Also, I'm a Brompton commuter. And I own an electric scooter which I don't use because, generally speaking, the bike is much better at most things. However, it is a bit of pain lugging a folded Brompton up the stairs to my office desk. It is much easier to wheel a scooter from door to desk, and throw it over you shoulder with a strap when going up stairs. It's not ideal, but I think lugging it around is the least worst option and is what I would do in the situation. As for the law, it is rarely applied and practically unenforceable. The police are more likely to stop and confiscate the scooters of the many idiot kids who haven't worked out which side of the road to travel on and are putting themselves in danger, than people cruising sedately down the cycle lane to the staton.

I?m pretty confident she doesn?t have a disabled child. If she did, the report would have mentioned it. ?Person who needs to use a car to get her disabled child to school? is a much stronger line than ?person who wants to make a short local journey is inconvenienced by traffic?. She is a good outside voice, though, because she is pretty typical of many road users who are very attached their cars. So I agree she isn?t stupid. She?s pretty normal. Sadly.

Just putting this out there: possibly undemocratic methods, unintended consequences, and current inconvenience aside, does anyone disagree with the council's goal of reducing traffic? Does anyone think we should have the right to use our cars as much as we like? Does anyone think that those who can use alternative means of transport, such as bikes, should?