Looking like Amsterdam

London Paddington station this month.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8848740381.jpg

On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht, Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient" transport means.

On 12/08/2015 09:23, Alycidon wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht, Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient" transport means.

It's strange how these trolls brains work. They want to go backwards and
have more polluting and traffic congesting cars on the roads.
Luddites is an apt description for them.

On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 10:24:40 UTC+1, Bod wrote:
On 12/08/2015 09:23, Alycidon wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht, Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient" transport means.

It's strange how these trolls brains work. They want to go backwards and
have more polluting and traffic congesting cars on the roads.
Luddites is an apt description for them.

Yes - this is "progress" for them.

From the same story.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8879625312.jpg

On 12/08/2015 08:34, Alycidon wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8848740381.jpg

What, filthy with litter, dog-mess and drug detritus (unlike the rest of
NL)?

On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8848740381.jpg


Must have been a train strike - or school holidays.

On 12/08/2015 10:27, Alycidon wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 10:24:40 UTC+1, Bod wrote:
On 12/08/2015 09:23, Alycidon wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht, Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient" transport means.

It's strange how these trolls brains work. They want to go backwards and
have more polluting and traffic congesting cars on the roads.
Luddites is an apt description for them.

Yes - this is "progress" for them.

From the same story.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8879625312.jpg

Indeed.
Quite often the *actual* average speed of cars in large cities in the
rush hours is about 5mph, people could walk quicker than that :-).
Even when a minor accident occurs on these roads the cars can be
stationary for anything up to half an hour or so. In the meantime, the
walkers and cyclists have already arrived at work and are sitting in
their offices etc having a cup of coffee.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:23:42 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht, Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient" transport means.

What is interesting is the variation within the same nation. Lund in
Sweden manages 26-43% of journeys by pushbike yet Stockholm only
1-10%. Groningen in the Netherlands 31-55% yet Maastricht 22% and
Haarlemmermeer 17%. Koblenz manages only 8% yet Greifswald 44% and
Wuppertal 1-2%, less even than London. Pforzheim manages 1%, about
the same as Birmingham.

It seems legislation and throwing money at building cycling
infrastructure in the pious hope someone will use it when it is
finished may not be the answer.

On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:27:45 +0100, Alycidon wrote:

On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 10:24:40 UTC+1, Bod wrote:
On 12/08/2015 09:23, Alycidon wrote:
On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 09:17:53 UTC+1, Peter Parry wrote:
On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 00:34:14 -0700 (PDT), Alycidon
wrote:

London Paddington station this month.

During the tube strike.

A whole platform sacrificed to push bike storage for about half a
tube
trains capacity in passengers - hardly efficient or significant.

Yes - it's a wonder how those highly backwards cities like Utrecht,
Copenhagen, Groningen and Koblenz have fallen for such an "inefficient"
transport means.

It's strange how these trolls brains work. They want to go backwards and
have more polluting and traffic congesting cars on the roads.
Luddites is an apt description for them.

Yes - this is "progress" for them.

From the same story.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...8879625312.jpg

It might be better not coming from the Daily Wail.

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Bah, and indeed, Humbug