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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators
Posted by: Roland Gilmore
Date/Time: 26/09/10 00:32:00

Thanks for the link Johnathan. Much as I suspected with just 11% of income (70K) from voluntary donations but heartening to see they expect funding to reduce after next year. Why can’t they get volunteers to run cycling proficiency courses rather than spending 17% more than their voluntary contribution income on lobbying for more funds? There’s the usual guff about “communities” which indicates they are as divorced from reality and still talking in the language preferred by the last government.

If you visit Wimbledon Common in the wet winter months, there are numerous places I can show you where walking freely in anything other than wellies becomes impossible with telltale cycle tracks running through them. These are not the slim butyl/Kevlar road tyres of the 35mph road racers of Richmond Park but mountain bikers doing the damage. For riding in soft conditions, these cyclists know that a wide front tyre is essential for grip if they are not to end up in a bush; the 2"+ knobbly type are favoured. The rule seems to be not to follow in any other cyclist’s track.

You are absolutely right about air pollution in London. As a cyclist, you are probably inhaling more damaging pollutants than the average person. Technological and engineering improvements are slowly but surely reducing the problem that fuel cell will help eliminate (together with the cycling lobby’s main argument). Unfortunately for the thousands of Londoners who, as a direct result of air pollution, have died or whose health has been significantly affected, the GLA and government have been far too idle in addressing this issue with the seriousness it deserves. Removing obstacles from our roads would also help to reduce emissions while reducing road maintenance costs significantly.

If any motorist were to be given a ticking off/written warning for a traffic offence, it would make national news. Sorry Johnathan but taking someone’s name and address (I assume the police wanted proof of identity) and handing them a piece of paper can hardly be described as an effective deterrent or strategy, even if the officer did frown at the miscreant and warn them that they would receive a small fine if caught again. It obviously didn’t deter a dozen of those stopped for the 2nd time.


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Putney & Wimbledon Conservators20/09/10 14:24:00 Jim Maddan
   Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators20/09/10 17:57:00 Suzanne Taylor
      Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators20/09/10 18:18:00 Vanessa Andrews
         Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators21/09/10 15:45:00 Peter Simpson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators21/09/10 19:17:00 Vanessa Andrews
   Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators21/09/10 13:44:00 Victoria Richardson
      Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators22/09/10 07:36:00 Catherine Schade
         Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators22/09/10 09:06:00 Jane OCallaghan
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators22/09/10 19:26:00 Bunny Payne
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators23/09/10 13:20:00 Bryony Evens
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators24/09/10 13:36:00 Vic Condon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators24/09/10 16:54:00 Jonathan Callaway
   Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators24/09/10 17:36:00 John Patrick Archer
      Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators25/09/10 10:45:00 Roland Gilmore
         Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators25/09/10 11:06:00 Jonathan Callaway
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators25/09/10 19:36:00 Roland Gilmore
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators25/09/10 21:11:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 00:32:00 Roland Gilmore
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 00:09:00 Geoffrey Edwards
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 00:56:00 Roland Gilmore
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 01:17:00 Geoffrey Edwards
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 02:31:00 Roland Gilmore
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 10:35:00 Vanessa Andrews
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 12:16:00 Leslie McDonnell
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 12:41:00 Vanessa Andrews
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 13:33:00 Roland Gilmore
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 14:17:00 Paul Smith
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators26/09/10 14:49:00 Roland Gilmore
   Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 10:51:00 Jaco Nel
   Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 13:37:00 Bryony Evens
      Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 14:19:00 Jonathan Callaway
         Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 16:37:00 Victoria Richardson
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 17:52:00 Bryony Evens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Putney & Wimbledon Conservators27/09/10 19:05:00 Bunny Payne
                  Putney to Barnes Cycling via Commons28/09/10 09:52:00 Catherine Schade

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