"Have you recently taken up cycling to avoid the frustrations and
expense of travelling by car, or do you simply cycle for pleasure?

The BBC is asking for readers to send in their experiences of cycling
in their area. We would like to hear about why you choose to cycle and
the problems you face on your daily journey.

The number of cyclists on the road is steadily increasing. Government
body Cycling England will be announcing funding for cycling
initiatives to a selection of towns in England. We want to know how
you think your area could be made bike-friendly.

Are you a cyclist? What provisions are there for cyclists in your
area? We want to hear about the highs and lows of your daily journey
and to see pictures from your bike rides. Send us your comments and
pictures using the form below.

Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you
have a large file you can upload here. Read the terms and conditions
At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any
unnecessary risks or infringe any laws..."

More:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7460074.stm

Doug typed:

'The usual' cut ' paste job.

Why would I want to cycle to work?

It's a far more [1] polluting manner of transport than the one I already
use. Anyone cycling to work is creating far more pollution than I do.

[1] Especially when taking into account the manufacturing processes and
materials involved.

On Jun 19, 6:12 am, Doug riseup.net> wrote:

The BBC were running a feature on an urban cyclist. She was talking
about the good and bad points and giving a nice balanced picture of it
all.

What caused me to snort coffee was when she was being interviewed
there was a pedestrian crossing behind her. Just as she made a
comment about red light jumping cyclists giving all cyclists a bad
name two cyclists zoomed past the red light. It was such perfect
timing that I had to rewind it to check I hadn't imagined it.

Fod

On Jun 19, 9:16 am, "Dogpoop" hotpop.com> wrote:

I miss the old days when i walked to work. Though I remember a
cyclist giving me a hard time as cycling would have been more
environmentally friendly...

His argument was I was using more calories. He wouldn't accept the
point that the bike needed to be created and maintained which used
resources...

On 19 Jun, 12:03, Fod googlemail.com> wrote:

Fod googlemail.com> wrote:

As balanced a picture as one can give with a face that appeared to have
been put on sideways with a pound or two of ironmmongery hanging from
one's nose.

I was PMSL at that. It was one of those moments where you wonder if the
BBC decided to show it in the spirit of irony. She was at the same time
whining about a motorist who had passed a red light as she herself
appeared to cycle past a red light (the pedestrians had not cleared the
crossing, the cars did not move, she did).

Doug wrote:

My wife would have a fit if I rode a bike down the stairs in our
house... And cycling to the office I've been to today isn't going to
happen (266 mile round trip).

On 19 Jun, 09:16, "Dogpoop" hotpop.com> wrote:

What transport do you already use and why is it less polluting than
cycling?

On 19 Jun, 12:05, Fod googlemail.com> wrote:

Doug typed:

I walk.