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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On 03/04/2012 21:16, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:23:41 +0100, wrote: On 03/04/2012 20:19, Bertie Wooster wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:31:22 +0100, wrote: The Hilton to Canary Wharf Ferry is charged; The what? The Hilton to Canary Wharf Ferry. http://g.co/maps/sbrzj Extraordinary. The hotel operates it, does it? No. Thames Clippers are the operator. http://www.thamesclippers.com/images...etable_oct.pdf Weird. |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On 03/04/2012 21:34, Bertie Wooster wrote:
On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:20:35 +0100, Bertie Wooster wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:31:22 +0100, wrote: The Greenwich Foot Tunnel is closed to people who can't negotiate the 200 narrow steps; Or not closed at all and that's just hyperbole. Alternatiovely, you don't believe in maintenance and prefer to run machinery into the ground, and hang the safety consequences. The lifts at the Greenwich Foot Tunnel have been closed since June 2011. It seems I was over-generous to Royal Greenwich, according to the local rag the lifts at the Greenwich Foot Tunnel have been closed since April 2009. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/96...r_t wo_years/ And opened three years later on 2 April 2012. They might at least have kept the tunnels symbolically closed until the centenary date of the sinking of RMS Titanic. |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On Apr 3, 8:16*pm, Bertie Wooster wrote:
: Pedestrians are prohibited from the Blackwall Tunnel; Cycling a moped through the Blackwall Tunnel is OK. http://g.co/maps/an9k2 It might be an idea to try an electric bike down there as a lot of Plod think that you can be done for being drunk in charge of one. You could use their incorrect knowledge of the law to your advantage. -- Simon Mason |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:43:44 +0100, JNugent
wrote: On 03/04/2012 21:11, Bertie Wooster wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:17:14 +0100, wrote: On 03/04/2012 20:14, Bertie Wooster wrote: On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:31:22 +0100, wrote: The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is closed to pedestrians. And, quite rightly, to cyclists. Though either category is permitted to hire a vehiucle and be carried across on payment of a fare. http://dartfordtunnel.toolazy.me.uk/ I am aware of the free transport for cyclists and pedestrians. It does not undermine the truth of what I said. Cyclists (and pedestrians) are free to hire a vehicle to carry them and their machines across the Thames at Dartford/Thurrock. Many pedestrians do so every day. I was only aware of free transport for cyclists. As outrageous as the "free" (ie, paid for by toll-paying crossing-users) transport for cyclists is*, it would be a sin crying out to Heaven for revenge if only cyclists, and not pedestrians, could be carried in the shuttle vehicles. [* I see no objection to the service, per se, but the charge should be at least equivalent to a taxi-ride for an individual. That is, around £2 a mile, meaning £4 each way (the vehicle has to return) plus the toll. £11 per person.] This is the original cyclist transport shuttle bus: http://www.britishschoolofcycling.co...rtford_bus.jpg |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On 04/04/2012 07:26, Bertie Wooster wrote:
wrote: Bertie Wooster wrote: wrote: Bertie Wooster wrote: wrote: The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge is closed to pedestrians. And, quite rightly, to cyclists. Though either category is permitted to hire a vehiucle and be carried across on payment of a fare. http://dartfordtunnel.toolazy.me.uk/ I am aware of the free transport for cyclists and pedestrians. It does not undermine the truth of what I said. Cyclists (and pedestrians) are free to hire a vehicle to carry them and their machines across the Thames at Dartford/Thurrock. Many pedestrians do so every day. I was only aware of free transport for cyclists. As outrageous as the "free" (ie, paid for by toll-paying crossing-users) transport for cyclists is*, it would be a sin crying out to Heaven for revenge if only cyclists, and not pedestrians, could be carried in the shuttle vehicles. [* I see no objection to the service, per se, but the charge should be at least equivalent to a taxi-ride for an individual. That is, around £2 a mile, meaning £4 each way (the vehicle has to return) plus the toll. £11 per person.] This is the original cyclist transport shuttle bus: http://www.britishschoolofcycling.co...rtford_bus.jpg That's much bigger than I thought it would be (though probably cheap to buy, s/h). Expensive to run in 2012, especially since full tax would have to be paid on the diesel (not being on a stage carriage service). |
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Cyclist damaged car because driver hooted
"Corporal Jones" wrote in message ... On 03/04/2012 17:27, Bill wrote: In message , Judith writes On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:50:07 -0700 (PDT), NorthWalesYorkie wrote: On Apr 3, 1:04 pm, "Mr Benn" wrote: The driver of a Ford Fusion beeped his horn at the cyclist as they approached the traffic lights, who ripped off the passenger side mirror and rode off along Newbridge Road. Lets hope the driver's learnt his lesson. Indeed - "beeping" at a cyclist - outrageous. Too right, poor defenceless creatures. The only time I use my horn is to let others know of my presence, now what is wrong with that? Don't try it with a cyclist - you'll get your windscreen smashed. |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On Apr 4, 7:26*am, Bertie Wooster wrote:
This is the original cyclist transport shuttle bus:http://www.britishschoolofcycling.co...tford_bus.jpg- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Looks very neat - we have the same sort of idea around here. http://www.bikeliner.karoo.net/home.htm It is more for holidays though. -- Simon Mason |
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Sustrans says Boris Johnson intent on bringing London "to a standstill"
On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:18:33 +0100
Bertie Wooster wrote: Unless you live on one bank and need to get to somewhere on the other bank you'll be using some form of transport so I fail to see the problem. In central london where people do walk across the river to get around then there is no shortage of bridges. Are you claiming there is no demand for viable pedestrian river crossings between Tower Bridge and the QEII Bridge? Well there is one at greenwich and perhaps there could be an argument for one between docklands and rotherhithe. But other than that I can't really see much demand for one especially once you get past docklands. Perhaps it's just as well few people would want to walk across - as they can't. Would you really want pedestrians walking alongside the M25? Would you really want to BE a pedestrian walking alongside the M25? However, let us not forget that the London Loop has to take walkers from Dartford to the Gravesend-Tilbury Ferry to cross the river - at a cost considerably higher than taking a car through the Dartford Crossing. Recreational walking is irrelevant. People who walk for fun can do it anywhere, I thought we were talking about need. And there ain't much of that around the QE2 bridge. B2003 |
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Cyclist damaged car because driver hooted
On 04/04/2012 09:24, Mr Benn wrote:
"Corporal Jones" wrote in message ... On 03/04/2012 17:27, Bill wrote: In message , Judith writes On Tue, 3 Apr 2012 05:50:07 -0700 (PDT), NorthWalesYorkie wrote: On Apr 3, 1:04 pm, "Mr Benn" wrote: The driver of a Ford Fusion beeped his horn at the cyclist as they approached the traffic lights, who ripped off the passenger side mirror and rode off along Newbridge Road. Lets hope the driver's learnt his lesson. Indeed - "beeping" at a cyclist - outrageous. Too right, poor defenceless creatures. The only time I use my horn is to let others know of my presence, now what is wrong with that? Don't try it with a cyclist - you'll get your windscreen smashed. Yeah, as I mow him down and he bounces over the roof! |
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