Spartacus

Dear Earl The issue is not a few cyclists giving the majority a bad rep, but what appears the majority giving the few good ones a bad rep by their overall behaviour The example you quote of muggings and pedestrians would be equitable only if 80% (estimate) of pedestrians were mugging people. If that was indeed the case we would be 100% cracking down on those committing anti social or illegal behaviour, same way we should be doing it for cyclists flouting or breaking the rules. After all what's good for the goose....

Love the tenuous way you try to lump motorists in with covid deniers As with any two groups of people (as viewed as a Venn diagram) some will fall into each group and a small minority will fall into both. You must try harder 3/10

I vividly remember being driven through the park from the village side to the south circular circa 1980 /1981 it wasn't a rat run bit was used by cars who wanted a scenic drive Not sure whwn that was stopped but it was akin to driving through Richmond park

B84F0328658FAEFA822BF5D7BBF961B1_video_dashinit.mp4 I say nothing 🤣

I suspect it is down to the way people see cyclists constantly breaking the law, if they followed the rules, respected pedestrians and stopped at crossings, then I believe there would be less anti cyclest rethoric .

Not quite pure lime but https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/24/food-delivery-rider-caught-riding-illegal-ebikes-death-trap/ Police are reporting a doubling of illegally modified eBikes siezed in the past year (this is only the tip of the iceberg i fear)

I guess that depends on how many ways the pips of motorists can be squeezed 😅

Sadly, despite the government ignoring it and not reporting on cases, covid hasn't gone away l

Ahhh the good old days It was akin to driving through Richmond park, only not so grand. Still it's a good thing it's just a park now where people can gather, sit, relax and enjoy coffee. Much nicer than being next to a smelly road or converted junction in my opinion.

Let's not forget the weight of buses and lorries, which are normally the main culprits in road damage and cracked pipes as the substrate layers can't cope.

Have the council members been replaced by the lizard People AGAIN? Oh my, we all need tin foil hats now to stop the radio signeks being picked up by our fillings

@Earl Aelfheah @Dogkennelhillbilly lets see if it is a minority by requesting a proper referendum in the local area as per my earlier post. If, as you seem to imply, that the majority support the square, then threads like this will close as a result. Dare you risk it?

Blimey Billy I never took.you as part of the tin foil hats brigade

And when there's an accident on the south circular, then there's gridlock in the area creating more pollution. But I take it from your reaction that you are not confident that putting the question to the vote will go in favour of the square....

Simple solution Billy Let's have a referendum vote locally on a single issue Keep the square or reopen the junction. No politics involved as its then not about Labour or Tory supporters. Only locally registered people (addresses within a mile of the square to allow those who need to use it have their say) and the results are binding to the council. Then we can finally see if it really is, as you claim, a minority voice! Are you up for it or scared of the results ?

Laughing at the sales pitch It has keypad entry and you can operate it from an app if you want to let your cleaner or nanny in. If you've just spent 2.2 million, can you afford a cleaner and a nanny or will the mortgage to huge to afford both?

Question. Has the social media experiment failed ? Most of the time it is not social. Most of the time it is not media in the traditional sense. Children can feel peer pressure because of it. (as can adults.) Does it enrich or blight our lives ? Discuss.

I'm curious, and I agree we don't detect traffic crime as well.as we should and that includes all forms of transport, how can we improve on detection. This is important to understand with falling police numbers and officers already stretched beyond breaking. It's not just about speeding offences, therefore more cameras isn't the only solution

https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/escooter-experiment-failed-ban-lime-madrid-melbourne-paris-b1181689.html Scary stats on accidents

Lol Both ask a small subset of people a question and both can be used to extrapolate a % of the wider population think xyz No difference at all apart from the methodology of collecting the data!

Think this clearly shows my point 72% of londoners want more LTNs Extrapolated fron a survey of 1,035 people out of 8.9 million. Hardy enough to say 72% of Londoners ! https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/09/11/70-of-londoners-want-more-low-traffic-neighborhoods-finds-new-survey/ Cyclomedia’s survey was carried out by independent research agency Multiscope in June across 32 European cities with 12,000 respondents.

Sparacus Gets paint pot out Spartacus Puts lick of paint on walls, cleans taps till they look like new Siartacus rubs hands together thinking of £2million in the bank Estate agent and market pops Soartacus' bubble

The second result ? I didn't give an actual example but I was pointing out that official surveys where they say thing like "94% of londoners or people" are normally based on surveys of say 2,000 and extrapolated up to then represent the population. The same method should therefore be used on consultations where only a small number of eligible residents responded 🤔 Therefore to respond to GOPs last post, there is no evidence but statistically speaking if we extrapolate the small no of responders to represent the consultation area then the conclusion is that the 68% is representative of the whole. It's how surveys and consultations have to be used But 8 out of 10 EDF posters agree with me, based on a survey of 5 people 😉

Someone will buy them Maybe not at the asking price but time will tell

No That wasn't what I was highlighting I didn't dismiss the post, I simply pointed out that trying to dismiss a consultation with only a minority responded is contradictory compared to accepting a positive response where only a very tiny minority of people are surveyed. One result is as important as the other!