...50 houses one after another travels a shorter path than 50 cars heading to a shopping mall in parallel. The problem with home delivery in its present form is that it's done in a horribly inefficient way The other problem with home delivery is that you don't have the opportunity to pick and choose the food you buy -- Abo...

... though it has Dutch plates on it ? I suggest you sort out your own problems over there before trying to troll this NG. How is the unemployment rate at the....wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_unemployment_rate In general, The Netherlands seems to have a lot less "problems" than Britain, both economic and social. Let's look at some other economic indicators: Private...

... The geography of the countryside is irrelevant because cycling is mostly an urban activity, and congestion is mostly an urban problem. You're an idiot. The population density in the South of England (where most people live, and most congestion happens) is similar to The Netherlands. You're an idiot. ...

...> The geography of the countryside is irrelevant because cycling is mostly an urban activity, and congestion is mostly an urban problem. You're an idiot. The population density in the South of England (where most people live, and most congestion happens) is similar to The Netherlands. You're an idiot. And surely ...

...geography of the countryside is irrelevant because cycling is mostly an urban activity, and congestion is mostly an urban problem. Wrong on all counts, its almost all flat, it's more damp and ... density in the South of England (where most people live, and most congestion happens) is similar to The Netherlands. And surely milder winters are good...

...29, chicken...@mailinator.com wrote: The Department of Transport regards congestion as one of the most serious transport problems facing the UK. It thinks that building new rail lines and...the only solution. But none of the above is necessary. Congestion can easily be solved by making a better use of the existing network. All it takes...

... though it has Dutch plates on it ? I suggest you sort out your own problems over there before trying to troll this NG. How is the unemployment rate at ...: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_unemployment_rate In general, The Netherlands seems to have a lot less "problems" than Britain, both economic and social. Let's look at some other economic indicators: Private ...

... are at some point stuck in traffic on a public road. There are few dedicated busways like the one shown below in Britain. Bus lanes are common in the UK " the one shown below in Britain. " Even though it has Dutch plates on it ? I suggest you sort out your own problems over there before trying to troll this NG. How is the unemployment rate at the moment ? Still fucked ?

... Superstores discourage making trips every day. As you go on to show. Perhaps. But out-of-town superstores encourage much longer trips. They replace trips that were previously done by bike or on foot. They also encourage the concentration of a large amount of traffic (that was previously distributed more evenly) on a single road. I think that they cause a net increase in congestion.

...22:12:52 +0100, Me <noreply@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: In article <6ad9b55a-bc95-4262-a012- 67cad4e3c33f@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, chickeneer@mailinator.com says... The Department of Transport regards congestion as one of the most Welcome to cloud cuckoo land. It's Fuller's Earth actually. Where .nl has the same geography and the same population density as .uk (and all ...