Nobody wants to....

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".


--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton, of Lancaster
University, wrote in an interim assessment of the Understanding Walking
and Cycling study. "For them, cycling is a bit embarrassing, they fail
to see its purpose, and have no interest in integrating it into their
lives, certainly on a regular basis."

On May 4, 11:28*am, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
*From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".


As you say, nobody wants to cycle in London. No cyclist wears a
helmet. Every cyclist jumps red lights. Stands to reason! Well, this
is it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6dROQ5x9Y

On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

I am real glad I am nobody according to the dave.

On 05/05/2013 12:49, Squashme wrote:
On May 4, 11:28 am, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".


As you say, nobody wants to cycle in London. No cyclist wears a
helmet. Every cyclist jumps red lights. Stands to reason! Well, this
is it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6dROQ5x9Y

I never mentioned London. Nobody in the entire UK wants to cycle.

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Dave-Cyclists VORH
''As the severity of the injury increased the benefit of wearing a
helmet increased, which is very hard to ignore I think,'' Dr Olivier said.

Results showed that cyclists without helmets were more than 3.9 times as
likely to sustain a head injury to those with helmets. Helmets reduced
the risk of moderate head injury by 49 per cent, of serious head injury
by 62 per cent, and of severe head injury by 74 per cent".

On May 5, 4:39*pm, Dave - Cyclists VOHR
wrote:
On 05/05/2013 12:49, Squashme wrote:







On May 4, 11:28 am, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:
* From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".

As you say, nobody wants to cycle in London. No cyclist wears a
helmet. Every cyclist jumps red lights. Stands to reason! Well, this
is it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM6dROQ5x9Y

I never mentioned London. *Nobody in the entire UK wants to cycle.


Dave skipped geography classes.

On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".

One percent is not nobody.

On 08/05/2013 14:19, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent of
all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent today
(Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never
been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has never
been lower".

One percent is not nobody.

But it is an insignificant minority.


--
"It is time for us to say to cyclists 'You want to join our gang, get
trained and pay up'. John Griffin, Addison Lee.

On Wed, 08 May 2013 18:14:41 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

On 08/05/2013 14:19, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent
of all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent
today (Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has
never been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads
has never been lower".

One percent is not nobody.

But it is an insignificant minority.

Insignificant != none.
It is not illegal to be in an insignificant minority.

Phil W Lee wrote:
Peter Keller considered Thu, 9 May 2013 02:10:21
+0000 (UTC) the perfect time to write:

On Wed, 08 May 2013 18:14:41 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

On 08/05/2013 14:19, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For
much of that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on
the roads, a major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972;
McGurn 1999). But the amount of cycling in the UK has fallen
dramatically and more or less continuously over the last half
century; it accounted for 37 per cent of all journeys in 1949,
but accounts for only around one per cent today (Department for
Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has never been
higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads has
never been lower".

One percent is not nobody.

But it is an insignificant minority.

Insignificant != none.
It is not illegal to be in an insignificant minority.

It can hardly be insignificant if it outnumbers private cars on
London's bridges, unless, of course, the private cars are even less
significant.

cyclists outnumber cars in the woolwich foot tunnel, but that is scarcely
relevant either.

On 09/05/2013 17:13, Phil W Lee wrote:
Peter Keller considered Thu, 9 May 2013 02:10:21
+0000 (UTC) the perfect time to write:

On Wed, 08 May 2013 18:14:41 +0100, Dave- Cyclists VORP wrote:

On 08/05/2013 14:19, Peter Keller wrote:
On Sat, 04 May 2013 11:28:46 +0100, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:

From Dave Horton:-

"Cycling has formed part of UK society for over a century. For much of
that time, the bicycle was the most numerous vehicle on the roads, a
major means of everyday mobility (Alderson 1972; McGurn 1999). But the
amount of cycling in the UK has fallen dramatically and more or less
continuously over the last half century; it accounted for 37 per cent
of all journeys in 1949, but accounts for only around one per cent
today (Department for Transport 2002). The number of cycles bought has
never been higher, yet the number of cycling trips made on UK roads
has never been lower".

One percent is not nobody.

But it is an insignificant minority.

Insignificant != none.
It is not illegal to be in an insignificant minority.

It can hardly be insignificant if it outnumbers private cars on
London's bridges, unless, of course, the private cars are even less
significant.

Which part of;

"The number of cycles bought has never been higher, yet the number of
cycling trips made on UK roads has never been lower".

And "but accounts for only around one per cent today"

Were you too thick to understand?

--
Dave - Cyclists VORP
"It is time for us to say to cyclists 'You want to join our gang, get
trained and pay up'. John Griffin, Addison Lee.