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    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 12 06:33:38 2023
    Whether it be from a talk show ranter on Talk Radio, GB News or Jeremy Clarkson, you've probably heard the 'why's that cycle lane empty?' one before..

    This video from Belgium attempts to address that often heard line, the poster suggesting: "Cycle lanes aren't empty — they're just efficient.

    Exam season is over, but we've got a late five-mark tester for you... take those 30 people on bikes and 12 pedestrians and put them in a car on their own, how much longer would the queue be? A fair bit longer for those who need to drive a vehicle to get
    around, I'd assume.

    Not everyone would be passing this test, mind...

    Alternatively, if debating fails, just whip out this video, or the many we've shared in recent times, of what proper safe segregated cycling infrastructure can achieve..

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1678856569268649984

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Wed Jul 12 06:45:54 2023
    On Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 2:33:40 PM UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:
    Whether it be from a talk show ranter on Talk Radio, GB News or Jeremy Clarkson, you've probably heard the 'why's that cycle lane empty?' one before..

    This video from Belgium attempts to address that often heard line, the poster suggesting: "Cycle lanes aren't empty — they're just efficient.

    Exam season is over, but we've got a late five-mark tester for you... take those 30 people on bikes and 12 pedestrians and put them in a car on their own, how much longer would the queue be? A fair bit longer for those who need to drive a vehicle to
    get around, I'd assume.

    Not everyone would be passing this test, mind...

    Alternatively, if debating fails, just whip out this video, or the many we've shared in recent times, of what proper safe segregated cycling infrastructure can achieve..

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1678856569268649984

    They're "empty" as they've all been and gone!

    eburtthebike | 4505 posts | 1 hour ago
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    "Cycle lanes aren't empty — they're just efficient"

    One moving cyclist is better than a thousand queueing cars.

    QUITE.

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  • From Spike@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jul 12 13:39:36 2023
    Interesting video showing cyclist-cyclist close passes. Wonder if any got uploaded to police web sites?

    https://twitter.com/i/status/1678856569268649984

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    Spike

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