On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:27:18 +1000, James
wrote:

On 21/09/17 11:47, Frank Krygowski wrote:
Build it and they will come? Sorry, no.

Here's a new article dispelling the myth that segregated facilities
generate tremendous bike mode share.

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2...ped-stevenage?


Unless motoring is actively dissuaded, almost all people who have cars
will drive cars.



This is a hot topic in Australia at the moment. The largest
recreational bicycling organisation (Bicycle Network), is conducting a
review of their helmet policy which currently is in support of mandatory
helmet laws.

The helmet law supporting researchers (Jake Olivier, Raphael Grzebieta,
Soufiane Boufous, Rebecca Ivers, Royal Australian College of Surgeons,
etc.), are all trying to "move on" from discussing helmet laws, spouting
the need for protected biking infrastructure. They know the health
benefits of cycling, but reject the evidence that the helmet law stops
many people from cycling. They think that by building infrastructure
that somehow cycling will blossom regardless.

Fools.

(big smile) When we were working at the Freeport copper mine we staged
through Darwin and a bloke I worked with had to spend a week in Darwin
as the crew change airplane broke or something. Anyway he rented a
mini moke and met a Sheila (in a pub I guess) and the next day they
are motoring around Darwin (pre hurricane) and he sees a sign Alice
Springs - and Says "Hey! Want to go to Alice Springs" and the Sheila
says O.K. and off they go. An hour later he hasn't seen anything but
bush and says "how far is this Alice Springs?". They turn around and
go back to Darwin :-)

Now... if there had only been a bike path...

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Cheers,

John B.