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Originally Posted by Grinch
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Originally Posted by wyrdness
It sounds as if he's part of the pro-cycling but anti-motorbike lobby. Most worrying is this:
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Richard Thomas is Executive Member for Environment and Transport Lib Dem LibDem run Southwark Borough Council; he is also Political Vice-Chair of Lib Dems Green LibDems
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When talking about emissions he's also (conveniently?) forgetting that around London, journeys take about half the time on a bike than they do in a car. We're not sitting for hours in traffic with our engines running. |
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The article says that it's per kilometre travelled............ therefore the waiting in queues of traffic has been accounted for.
I should make a note that, in terms of airquality in the UK, the problem pollutant is nitrogen dioxide. It is harmful to the health of those with pre-existing lung diseases and is measured in many towns and cities and found to be present at harmful concentrations. Many local authorities have had to develop action plans to improve the situation. Motorcyles emit far less NO2 than cars and modern bikes are cat-equiped.
You could also make the point that many motorcycle accidents in town are the fault of other motorists and that there's a strong safety case for separating them from other road users by allowing the use of bus lanes, etc.
Then there's the economic costs of congestion....