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Originally Posted by markhr
VC is the way forward.

Hope you have a chuckle at the "traffic planners" (now there's a waste of perfectly good parchment) idea of what constitutes safe cycling:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.me...onth/index.htm
Thanks for the link. This is so hilarious:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pete.me...tember2007.htm

" Essex County Council is promoting cycling as an effective and enjoyable form of aerobic exercise to reduce the incidence heart disease, high blood pressure and obesity in the county. Unfortunately it was discovered that, rather than pedalling briskly, Harlow's cyclists were freewheeling down this gently sloping path. To counter this, signs have been introduced at regular intervals requiring cyclists to get off and walk.

This particularly daunting section, requires seven dismounts within a distance of 380 yards Note, how at each junction the kerbs are maintained on the downhill side of the path, thus ensuring that even the laziest cyclists gain the full health benefits from their activity."
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