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Bob Downie, geomannie@mastodon.scot
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Retired/recovering #petroleum #geologist, fascinated by #bicycles, bike fettling, #cycling, #geography, #sedimentology and #GIS. Hates #Brexit. Open to an independent Scotland in the EU.
Unable to think of a single UK city, town or village that wouldn't be immensely improved by a vast reduction in motor traffic.
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Scotland@Olap I'm not debating in bad faith. The A9 may have a higher collision rate than other roads but drivers still use it. Conversely, cyclists are one of the least protected/most injured road user groups & huge numbers of people thus refuse to cycle. Lack of opportunity for cycling as healthy exercise leads to huge negative impacts on public health. Getting the nation cycling will be far more beneficial than dualling the A9.
With that we can probably agree to differ.
cyclinguk.org/briefing/case-cy
@Olap We could connect every town & village in Scotland with cycle routes as well as connected cycle routes within cities. These would transform our country. Dual the A9? A few folk get to Inverness 10 minutes faster. Priorities. #motonormativity #cycling
@Olap Just think, with £2bn we could just create a joined up network of cycling infrastructure across the whole the whole of #Scotland, leading to reduced pollution, a better/quicker environment & a happier/healthier population. What do get? Same-old, same-old #motonormative solutions for yesterday's World. #motonormativity
@Olap I'm not debating in bad faith. The A9 may have a higher collision rate than other roads but drivers still use it. Conversely, cyclists are one of the least protected/most injured road user groups & huge numbers of people thus refuse to cycle. Lack of opportunity for cycling as healthy exercise leads to huge negative impacts on public health. Getting the nation cycling will be far more beneficial than dualling the A9.
With that we can probably agree to differ.
cyclinguk.org/briefing/case-cy
@Olap We could connect every town & village in Scotland with cycle routes as well as connected cycle routes within cities. These would transform our country. Dual the A9? A few folk get to Inverness 10 minutes faster. Priorities. #motonormativity #cycling
@Olap Just think, with £2bn we could just create a joined up network of cycling infrastructure across the whole the whole of #Scotland, leading to reduced pollution, a better/quicker environment & a happier/healthier population. What do get? Same-old, same-old #motonormative solutions for yesterday's World. #motonormativity