A nice touch in Manchester

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 5:18:04 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:
Those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

Indeed - which is why they were specifically thanked in the message.

Nobody is going to thank the occupant of a two tonne lump of metal spewing out toxic fumes and blocking the progress of buses.

On 01/07/2020 17:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 14:28:33 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 01:17, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:48:44 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 17:03, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:49:30 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 16:38, Mike Collins wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54:36 UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
:-)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbrTfEMX...pg&name=medium

I am sure Nugent will be along to tell us that Motorists are freeing up more seats.

You're a bit behind the times, again, aren't you?

So you DID say it. Clearly you enjoy making a fool of yourself.

LOL!

Do you deny that far more drivers than cyclists vacate seats for others?

REALLY?

Yes.


A. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every cyclist swapped over to PT?

B. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every car occupant swapped over to PT?

If your answer to A is greater than you answer to B, show your dodgy
working out.

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that since COVID-19 those who commuted by car still travel by car, those who walked still walk, those who cycled still cycle, those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

You seem unable to grasp that there are far more people commuting (or
going to the shops) by car than there are people making the same sort of
trip by push-bike.

And you also seem unable to grasp the arithmetical import of that.

On Thursday, 2 July 2020 01:19:25 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 14:28:33 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 01:17, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:48:44 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 17:03, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:49:30 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 16:38, Mike Collins wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54:36 UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
:-)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbrTfEMX...pg&name=medium

I am sure Nugent will be along to tell us that Motorists are freeing up more seats.

You're a bit behind the times, again, aren't you?

So you DID say it. Clearly you enjoy making a fool of yourself.

LOL!

Do you deny that far more drivers than cyclists vacate seats for others?

REALLY?

Yes.


A. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every cyclist swapped over to PT?

B. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every car occupant swapped over to PT?

If your answer to A is greater than you answer to B, show your dodgy
working out.

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that since COVID-19 those who commuted by car still travel by car, those who walked still walk, those who cycled still cycle, those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

You seem unable to grasp that there are far more people commuting (or
going to the shops) by car than there are people making the same sort of
trip by push-bike.


And?

And you also seem unable to grasp the arithmetical import of that.

More childish name calling.

On 02/07/2020 01:40, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 2 July 2020 01:19:25 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 14:28:33 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 01:17, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:48:44 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 17:03, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:49:30 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 16:38, Mike Collins wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54:36 UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
:-)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbrTfEMX...pg&name=medium

I am sure Nugent will be along to tell us that Motorists are freeing up more seats.

You're a bit behind the times, again, aren't you?

So you DID say it. Clearly you enjoy making a fool of yourself.

LOL!

Do you deny that far more drivers than cyclists vacate seats for others?

REALLY?

Yes.


A. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every cyclist swapped over to PT?

B. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every car occupant swapped over to PT?

If your answer to A is greater than you answer to B, show your dodgy
working out.

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that since COVID-19 those who commuted by car still travel by car, those who walked still walk, those who cycled still cycle, those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

You seem unable to grasp that there are far more people commuting (or
going to the shops) by car than there are people making the same sort of
trip by push-bike.


And?

....it means that far more seats on public transport are available
because drivers forebear to use them than are made available because the
much smaller number of cyclists forebear to use them.

If you don't agree, show your dodgy working-out.

And you also seem unable to grasp the arithmetical import of that.

More childish name calling.

What "name" is that?

Are your English parsing and comprehension skills as poor as your grasp
of basic numbers and their relationship to each other?

[There's no need to answer that.]

On Thursday, 2 July 2020 13:03:31 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 02/07/2020 01:40, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 2 July 2020 01:19:25 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 14:28:33 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 01:17, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:48:44 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 17:03, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:49:30 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 16:38, Mike Collins wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54:36 UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
:-)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbrTfEMX...pg&name=medium

I am sure Nugent will be along to tell us that Motorists are freeing up more seats.

You're a bit behind the times, again, aren't you?

So you DID say it. Clearly you enjoy making a fool of yourself.

LOL!

Do you deny that far more drivers than cyclists vacate seats for others?

REALLY?

Yes.


A. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every cyclist swapped over to PT?

B. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every car occupant swapped over to PT?

If your answer to A is greater than you answer to B, show your dodgy
working out.

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that since COVID-19 those who commuted by car still travel by car, those who walked still walk, those who cycled still cycle, those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

You seem unable to grasp that there are far more people commuting (or
going to the shops) by car than there are people making the same sort of
trip by push-bike.


And?

...it means that far more seats on public transport are available
because drivers forebear to use them than are made available because the
much smaller number of cyclists forebear to use them.

If you don't agree, show your dodgy working-out.

And you also seem unable to grasp the arithmetical import of that.

More childish name calling.

What "name" is that?

Are your English parsing and comprehension skills as poor as your grasp
of basic numbers and their relationship to each other?

[There's no need to answer that.]

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that we are not talking about transport choice in general rather than what has happened since COVID. PT users have switched to cycling. How many PT seats motorists did not use beforehand is irrelevant.

On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 3:20:48 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that we are not talking about transport choice in general rather than what has happened since COVID. PT users have switched to cycling. How many PT seats motorists did not use beforehand is irrelevant.

1000000 cycle trips this year!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ebyt4uRW...jpg&name=small

On 02/07/2020 15:20, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 2 July 2020 13:03:31 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 02/07/2020 01:40, Mike Collins wrote:
On Thursday, 2 July 2020 01:19:25 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 17:18, Mike Collins wrote:
On Wednesday, 1 July 2020 14:28:33 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 01/07/2020 01:17, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 23:48:44 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 17:03, Mike Collins wrote:
On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 16:49:30 UTC+1, JNugent wrote:
On 30/06/2020 16:38, Mike Collins wrote:

On Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:54:36 UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
:-)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbrTfEMX...pg&name=medium

I am sure Nugent will be along to tell us that Motorists are freeing up more seats.

You're a bit behind the times, again, aren't you?

So you DID say it. Clearly you enjoy making a fool of yourself.

LOL!

Do you deny that far more drivers than cyclists vacate seats for others?

REALLY?

Yes.


A. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every cyclist swapped over to PT?

B. How many extra seats on public transport would be occupied (or at
least, required) if every car occupant swapped over to PT?

If your answer to A is greater than you answer to B, show your dodgy
working out.

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that since COVID-19 those who commuted by car still travel by car, those who walked still walk, those who cycled still cycle, those who travelled by PT are switching to pedal cycles and in doing so free up PT seats.

You seem unable to grasp that there are far more people commuting (or
going to the shops) by car than there are people making the same sort of
trip by push-bike.


And?

...it means that far more seats on public transport are available
because drivers forebear to use them than are made available because the
much smaller number of cyclists forebear to use them.

If you don't agree, show your dodgy working-out.

And you also seem unable to grasp the arithmetical import of that.

More childish name calling.

What "name" is that?

Are your English parsing and comprehension skills as poor as your grasp
of basic numbers and their relationship to each other?

[There's no need to answer that.]

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that we are not talking about transport choice in general rather than what has happened since COVID.

That is of precisely no consequence.

More car-occupants free up PT seats than do cyclists.

That's the way the numbers work. You could not prove anything else
except with falsehoods. As if... eh?

PT users have switched to cycling.

How would you know that?

Commuters were actively encouraged to travel by car a mere few weeks
ago. Car is the safest means of travel in terms of protection (of
occupants and others) from virus infection. Of course, a lot of people
have not yet returned to work.

How many PT seats motorists did not use beforehand is irrelevant.

It would certainly make you look less dodgy with your basic arithmetic
if that were the case. But it isn't.

On 02/07/2020 17:28, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 3:20:48 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that we are not talking about transport choice in general rather than what has happened since COVID. PT users have switched to cycling. How many PT seats motorists did not use beforehand is irrelevant.

1000000 cycle trips this year!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ebyt4uRW...jpg&name=small

Which year?

2020 is far from being over.

And as you know, car trips will always far outnumber fairy-bike trips.

On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 5:28:05 PM UTC+1, Simon Mason wrote:
On Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 3:20:48 PM UTC+1, Mike Collins wrote:

You still seem unable to grasp the simple concept that we are not talking about transport choice in general rather than what has happened since COVID. PT users have switched to cycling. How many PT seats motorists did not use beforehand is irrelevant.

1000000 cycle trips this year! *

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ebyt4uRW...jpg&name=small

Sorry - it was 1000000 in ONE WEEK!*
My mistake - I was in a hurry.