The Times Cycling Campaign

My response to the points in the graphic:

1. What fucking experts, based on what research? 20mph you have to be fucking kidding me with the traffic as it is in the pretty picture most motorists have difficulty sticking to 30mph let alone 20.

2. The government is cutting public spending like never before (or at least trying to) but you want them to go around redesigning and rebuiling the pavements of every street in every major city in the UK. On what basis do you say that "cyclist (and motorists) are safest when bikes and cars are separated"?

3. See point 2. Pie in the fucking sky!

4. Why so you can appease Jeremy fucking Clarkson? get.to.fuck.

5. Right, so instead of us cycling along the driver's side of cars, you want us to cycle on the passenger side when they will be even more likely to just fling the door open into our faces as it is harder for them to look in the mirror and check behind before opening the door.

6. I thought that this had already been largely done (in London at least) and that pedestrians and park users complained vociferously about it but still manage to wonder all over the fucking cycle paths without a care in the world actually making it more stressful at times than cycling on the road.

7. This is almost sensible, well done.

8. Or, and this is the really fucking radical idea, use the existing infrastructure but EDUCATE people as to how to behave on the road. Make it socially unacceptable to break traffic laws (lets face it less than 50 years ago it was still considered to drive into the country on a sunny summer afternoon, get bladdered and drive home). Stop people who continuously show they cannot drive safely and responsibly from holding a licence...... IT IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT.