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Cyclists now outnumber motorists in City of London

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Re: Cyclists now outnumber motorists in City of London

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Post by andrewshadura »

paganel wrote: post #395
alkjsdlkjasd wrote: post #66

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> - weather might make the ride unpleasant; As the Dutch like to say: there is no such thing as bad cycling weather, only bad cycling clothes. I would strongly recommond a pair of water/wind proof trousers to go over your regular trousers, if you don't already have some. This has lead to a much more pleasant riding experience, especially in winter. They aren't very practical on a regular bike as they make you uncomfo…

The Dutch have passable weather for most of the year, of course that it’s easy for them to say that.

Have you ever been to the Netherlands? I can tell you haven't. It rains a lot, winds are strong.

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Post by vanviegen »

gambiting wrote: post #561
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You adopt the housing law of japan, which is set at the federal level and not the local level, where zoning is set in large regional areas, where if something is zoned for a 'high nuisance level' you can build anything of a lower nuisance level inside of those zones. You don't need your neighbors permission to build, everything is basically by-right where you follow well a well defined housing code vs. needing specia…

Mate there is no other group campaigning harder to relax building requirements in London than the elites. There are so many rich people complaining they can't add another conservatory or floor or dig up a basement in their Victorian mansion in London. If you made it easier to build you'd basically hand a giant fat present to the hands of the elite. The idea that the elites keep the status quo by making bureocracy com…

I'm sure everybody would like the right to build on their property as they see fit. That doesn't mean that they would want to grant their neighbors the same privilege.

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Post by CalRobert »

alvah wrote: post #815
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Ireland is horrible at everything. The health service is in collapse, the immigration bureau is incompetent, crime is legal (the garda told me not to vote Green... now remember they're the ones enforcing environmental laws), transport is a joke, the bike infrastructure is 30 years behind the continent, and for all that the taxes are quite high if you make anything resembling a decent salary. But if you DO have the ga…

"Crime is legal" "The Garda told me not to vote Green" These 2 things are not the same.

Right but the'point is we have a very unprofessional police force.

Re: Cyclists now outnumber motorists in City of London

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Post by andrewshadura »

Tarrosion wrote: post #580
raphaelj wrote: post #36

Somewhat unrelated to the article, but I live in a mid-size EU city and dumped my car for an e-bike a few months ago. Surprisingly, it hasn't been that hard (my GF kept her car, and I have a car-sharing subscription): Pros: - Immediately stopped having insomnia. Better feel overall; - about €300/month in additional disposable income. That's basically a free lunch everyday! - significantly faster if parking is taken i…

Do you worry about ebike theft? If not, how do you lock it in public?

With a chain and a good lock.

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Post by andrewshadura »

ed_balls wrote: post #462
raphaelj wrote: post #36

Somewhat unrelated to the article, but I live in a mid-size EU city and dumped my car for an e-bike a few months ago. Surprisingly, it hasn't been that hard (my GF kept her car, and I have a car-sharing subscription): Pros: - Immediately stopped having insomnia. Better feel overall; - about €300/month in additional disposable income. That's basically a free lunch everyday! - significantly faster if parking is taken i…

> might be impossible depending on work or children a dog it's even worse in this regard. I don't think any taxi will refuse a child.

Well, it does happen sometimes.

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Post by desas »

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Sure but like.........people always say that (for example) in London you can't live closer to work because houses/flats are too expensive. Ok, I mean that's true, but how are you going to solve that? It's a gigantic city which is already full to the brim, with literally 1000+ years of building on top of every single square inch of land available. You would probably have to demolish large areas of London and replace t…

It always comes down to two things: Land cost, and building cost. You get those two down and you'll see housing costs come down. Land cost can be brought down by building furthere away from the center or in the countryside -> have smaller villages or towns outside of london. As for building costs. How about we talk to developers and ask them what the biggest building costs are? Often times, it's regulation, regulatio…

You say he built a cabin but it was basically a shed. One room, one floor. No insulation against noise or heat loss, no electricity, no running water, no toilet.

Our standard of living had massively increased since Thoreagh's shed, in part because of regulation requiring it. I'd be surprised to learn you can't build a shed for $3000.

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Post by bowsamic »

usrusr wrote: post #219
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It's also very illegal to bike when drunk where I live in Germany

Correction: it's illegal to bike when very drunk. In the moderately drunk range, German law is surprisingly reasonable in acknowledging that drunk driving would have been much worse.

Where I live the amount of alcohol allowed in the blood is less than is allowed for driving in the UK

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Post by ianleighton »

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I own a bike with a big box in the front and parking has absolutely not been an issue for me. In the last six months I rode > 2600km in and around one of the densest European cities and parked in many different places. I have yet to find a place where I cannot park the bike . You can use regular car parking, but you will always find a dead corner, bike rack, big sidewalk, etc where you can leave the bike. And to be c…

Not easy at home in London. Our flat would not allow a cargo bike (1st floor) and there is no where outside to lock it safe and dry. 60,000 people on a 4 year waiting list for on street bike parking: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-cyclists-bike-...

I got an e-Muli, which is a sorta “short john” but where the front basket folds and handlebars pivot 90° so parking it is a bit more slim, more or less the footprint of a normal bike. It’s amazing — a little heavy so probably not luggable up stairs, but small enough when basket is folded that I prefer it even on errands where I don’t need the cargo space, just cause it’s electric (nice to throw a backpack in the front basket and close it, too. A little pricey since it’s made in Germany, but absolutely worth it: https://muli-cycles.de/en

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Post by hnlmorg »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #838
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Many of the people I’ve met who cannot drive are actually some of the most traveled people I know. In fact spending short periods in lots of different countries makes it a whole lot harder to learn to drive. I didn’t learn to drive until I was in my 30s and used to spend my 20s travelling the length and breadth of the U.K. and Europe. I even had a long distance relationship at the time too. A long distance relationsh…

> In fact spending short periods in lots of different countries makes it a whole lot harder to learn to drive. Huh?

Learning to drive in some countries and for some individuals can take months, be hugely costly and still only result in a license that isn’t immediately transferable to other countries (eg you have to hold a license for x years before you can drive abroad and/or older than x years old).

Other countries might not even allow you to apply for a learners licence unless you have a specific visa.

So if you’re a young adult and travel a lot, it might not even be possible, let alone practical, to earn a license.

Which is precisely why I didn’t learn to drive until I was in my 30s and ready to start a family.

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Post by avianlyric »

zarzavat wrote: post #830
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The City of London allows corporations to vote because its existence as local authority predates anything else that exists in the UK. Mentions of The City of London's special rights exist in the Magna Carta, and it was never included in any of the local authority voting reforms the occurred since its creation. The local population number have absolutely nothing to do with the existence of corporate votes in The City…

Sure but if the City had turned out to be full of people, those ancient rights would have been modified to suit the requirements of modern democracy. The City’s unique form of governance is only possible because it is predominantly a commercial district.

No I don’t think it would have. The City is fairly exempt from being fiddled with by parliament due to its direct relationship with The Crown. I don’t see any reason why the The City would give up its rights without a substantial fight.

Given its small area, I doubt anybody would ever be interested enough in fighting with The City to revoke its ancient rights, and independence from the broader UK government. Past monarchs and leaders have attempted to strip The City of its rights, all of them ultimately decided it wasn’t worth it.

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