Halford's To Take Prescriptions

[johnny.5]

A new bike at £ 9.15 ?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/jul/26/doctors-to-prescribe-bike-rides-to-tackle-uk-obesity-crisis-amid-coronavirus-risk#:~:text=GPs%20will%20be%20encouraged%20to,to%20be%20announced%20on%20Monday.&text=Government%20officials%20say%20that%20a,bikes%20in%20busy%20urban%20areas.

[emmie]

hardly Johnny, besides they are a pain in the arris.

[johnny.5]

ok £9.15 a bit exaggerated but massive discounts from the government on the way

[waterboatman]

I rode a bike a couple of weeks ago, the first time in over fifty years!

[emmie]

perhaps, but quite honestly i find most cyclists a royal pain, riding over red lights, on pavements and so forth.

[emmie]

Boaty, how or why did you do that.

[johnny.5]

£££££'s to be ploughed into cycle infrastructure

[emmie]

i know, they have already spent a fortune on screwing up the roads where i live,

[Cloverjo]

I started riding my bike again a few weeks ago. I fell off twice. I’d love to cycle more but I’m a bit scared now,

I used to cycle everywhere with a toddler on the back and often with bags of shopping hanging off my arms. I don’t know how I did it, now.

[johnny.5]

I love cycling and my back garden is home to about 20 orphaned bicycles . people get bored with them and then abandon them . repair a puncture , oil the levers and cables, pump up the tyres and away they go.

[emmie]

Jo, i have done the same, but wouldn't cycle in London now.

[johnny.5]

is this not you then Emmie ?
https://london.lecool.com/event/world-naked-bike-ride-day/

[ichkeria]

Great idea if it can be made to work.
Most cycling initiatives get crushed by motoring lobbies.
In our town they closed off a road in the centre to all motor transport barring buses and taxis and it made the centre much safer and quieter. Sadly it never got past the trial stage and was binned by a fearful council

[emmie]

not me Johnny, but a friend took part in one many years ago. Brave guy...

[douglas9401]

By 'motoring lobbies' you of course mean over-taxed legitimate users of purpose-built infrastructure, ichkeria. ;-)

[Bazile]

The only good bike is an electric bike

[mushroom25]

// Most cycling initiatives get crushed by motoring lobbies. //

not in the midlands. most cycling initiatives here get binned following lobbying from business owners who see their passing trade evaporate. it's not as clear cut as "2 wheels good, 4 wheels bad" - especially now as the high street looks set to fall in the abyss.

[ichkeria]

Yes the “passing trade” argument was used here.
Much to my bafflement I have to say. The idea that motorists would stop in the middle of a one way system to pop into a shop was one I couldn’t really see somehow.

[Gromit]

We have the worst cycle network in Europe thanks to under funding by a succession of Governments.
Now the Government want to get us all on two wheels, but the infrastructure is sparse, and what there is is often dangerous.
This would have been a good idea if the roads were fit for purpose, but sadly they are not.

[drmorgans]

As ever the government wants to be seen as doing something without actually targetting the real problem areas - our liking for fatty, sugary, salty food. You have exercise a lot to burn off the calories from a Mars bar, bag of chips, even a "healthy" yoghurt.

[Gromit]

UK Government spend on cycling per head of population is £1.60. Holland spends £26.