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😀that's their own 1980s marketing slogan... i don't think they attend Cobra meetings.

A reminder that the AA was originally established to undermine law enforcement and help wealthy speeding drivers avoid being caught in speed traps - put in place to protect other road users from cars... but apparently not a pro car lobby group.

It's a very much like Bill Clinton's 'I didn't inhale' excuse isn't it.

Given their repeated posts, it sounds like rockets drove to Wales and got caught on Overhill, The Westway and a Welsh 20mph road!

😃 You really have self - destructed any reputation you might have had on here over the last few days - and this post is a perfect example. You’re so annoyed that your googled / PistonHeads - sourced Get Out of Jail Free card didn’t work with Southwark, and that they politely told you to sling your hook, that you now can’t even consider the possibility that the traffic regulations for that bus lane actually distinguish between cutting into a lane early (and getting caught "turning left' on a sharp turn) to enter Overhill versus crossing a bus lane to access parking bays, shops or homes. Southwark’s bus lane orders - like TfL’s - probably include the standard exemption that allows vehicles to cross a bus lane for legitimate access to premises. Traffic planners might have thought of this - otherwise people with cars living on bus lands would be fined getting into their homes every day - but do keep telling us how you’ve uncovered a grand conspiracy by planners who understand road design better than you, and might not just be bearing a grudge!

Yesterday at noon: "as there will be an economic impact of slowing traffic - regardless of whether TFL claims that there are "negligible" impacts on journey times "

"nonsense claims that 30mph on the Westway was because of ageing infrastructure" "Speed limit restriction The speed limit was reduced in July 2020 from 40mph to 30mph along the entire stretch of the Westway between the A40 Northern roundabout to the west and Marylebone flyover to the east. Slowing the speed helps protect and extend the life of the ageing expansion joints in the road until they can be replaced. This makes it less likely we'll have to close parts of the Westway for unplanned works." from https://tfl.gov.uk/travel-information/improvements-and-projects/a40-westway

So Tory boroughs like Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea which have pan borough 20mph limits are secret trotskyites driven by ideology rather than common-sense? Huge news if true. The supporting guidance is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/setting-local-speed-limits/setting-local-speed-limits and former research https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/20-mph-speed-limits-on-roads Which was published in March 2024 - who was in power then? oh yes, Sunak. The Westway as has been pointed out to you before was reduced as the vibration of vehicles is damaging the elevated section. And it wasn't 'the whole of Wales', it was 35% of roads in Wales - roads which were defined as 'restricted' e.g. those in residential or built up areas. It was supported by Labour and Plaid Cymru with only the conservatives objecting. Councils can (and do) apply for “exceptions” — roads that stay at 30 mph where it’s judged appropriate (e.g., main through-routes). But i don't think any of that matters to you in your posting here.

I mean bullet point one was so wildly inaccurate on many levels that i didn't bother to read the rest. Did it get better?

A quick look at the Lime app shows thats absolute bobbins. There's many bikes available in the village, which means the app allows you to end your ride there and verify its location.

And this one too using the same data: https://crystalroof.co.uk/report/postcode/SE217DE/crime "Annual total crime rate in your local area [se217de] is 43.6crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 2 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales. The address is located within Southwark(borough). Annual total crime rate in Southwarkis 129 per thousand population, which can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales."

Trump percentages - a 100% rise could be from zero to one. And I'm clearly not laughing at crime but at your ridiculous Swiss Cheese argument.

Osbourne in hither green did a good job in my luxman D.R. Osborne https://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/domestic-appliance-servicing-rental/54951-d-r-osbourne

Can we see that credible evidence? For the LTN street crime update: Bounds Green LTN, Haringey: “No indication that crime patterns have been impacted by the LTN.” Canonbury West People-Friendly Streets, Islington: “Negligible change in crime and anti-social-behaviour patterns.” Lewisham & Lee Green LTN, Lewisham: “Street-crime fell inside the LTN while staying flat borough-wide.”

You said there was evidence of street crime increasing in LTNs. I shared 3 independent reports over long time periods that use police data that disproves that. They particularly focused on street crime. i also shared a department for transport independently commissioned report by IPSOS that suggests the same. It's how discussion boards work. In this instance though it's less of a discussion and more perpetual correction of your incorrect statements.

Plus the independent evaluation of the Bounds Green and Islington (Canonbury technically) LTNs that also reported no effect or decreased rates of street crime (published 2024 and 2025 respectively) And the Lewisham & Lee Green Ltn final assessment too reported the same no change or reduction in street crime. Even the IPSOS / DfT LTN Research Report says the same. Its almost like rockets is throwing things, anything against a wall to see what sticks with repeated failures.

Have you tried writing to them and asking? I'm sure they'd be interested in your opinion.

Because probably a period of time has passed and they have released more data / methodology. That's probably not the full report but a longer abstract. You could email them and ask? Look forward to hearing what you get back.

All of that is covered here: https://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/early/2025/07/17/ip-2024-045571 which is the link in the original article which has been pointed out to you a few times.

Have you emailed the researchers on the link provided above yet?

The answers to that methodology question are helpfully included in the original research link if you can be bothered to look. Or; "Data availability statement Data are available upon reasonable request. All data are available upon request to the authors."

Who cut the central government funding for TfL Jazzer? 2015 if you need a reminder. How many other major European cities aren't subsidised centrally? It's practically zero as they all see public transport as a public good. i assume that you support Khan's pressure to reverse those subsidy cuts to long term, sustainable income?

But if you look at the details of what is being proposed and don't just fall for the clickbait headline, the proposals are to trial some limiting of other types of (non human powered) cycles, not standard cycles. The ones they are looking to limit include cantas (micro cars),"speed pedelecs" (where you need a license, a helmet & number plate), mopeds (as they can use cycle lanes), illegal e-motorcycles and other mobility vehicles. Its not about managing normal cycles and pedestrians. Its about making sure that vehicles with different mass and energy are safe when they use the same cycle space. They will also trial cycling fast lanes and wider Cargo bikes for business use will be moved to the main road, freeing space for other cyclists. They are not looking for a blanket cycle speed limit.

And this is the guardian style guide entry which defines exclusives as "a term used by tabloids to denote a story that is in all of them'?! Even the Press Gazette disagrees with Rockets - and says that first to publish is an 'exclusive'. "Published at the time of release' Basic stuff.

The Spectator comments section has joined us i see. But at least penguin will know about poisson.