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Dad, gamer, full life Londoner. Riding bikes around the city for 35+ years
I thought recent Leigham ct road gridlock was the thames water roadworks?
May 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I thought recent Leigham ct road gridlock was the thames water roadworks?
See this just comes across like you don’t care about primary school kids. The whole point is to stip traffic using these roads as cut throughs. Something which generally was a lesser problem pre Waze etc. if you choose to live on a main road traffic was always going to be an issue.
May 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
See this just comes across like you don’t care about primary school kids. The whole point is to stip traffic using these roads as cut throughs. Something which generally was a lesser problem pre Waze etc. if you choose to live on a main road traffic was always going to be an issue.
I’ve lived in Lambeth 46 years now and been going up to Streatham since i was about 8. Traffic has always been bad.
May 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
I’ve lived in Lambeth 46 years now and been going up to Streatham since i was about 8. Traffic has always been bad.
What i posted are also facts. I am also busy.
May 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What i posted are also facts. I am also busy.
I remember this Wasn’t this when the roadworks were being done further up?
May 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I remember this Wasn’t this when the roadworks were being done further up?
Apologies if i was judgmental, but it was in reaction to a curt dismissal of my point. You came across as angry / argumentative. I deem imperial to be a trustworthy source.
May 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Apologies if i was judgmental, but it was in reaction to a curt dismissal of my point. You came across as angry / argumentative. I deem imperial to be a trustworthy source.
I didn’t tell you what you think though did I.
May 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I didn’t tell you what you think though did I.
Private schools are going to be an issue, because only wealthier parents can run a car in london
May 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Private schools are going to be an issue, because only wealthier parents can run a car in london
Plenty of studies show that doesn’t actually happen. Something tells me you won’t be interested in those. When traffic is largely EV and pollution is not the overall issue how would you feel then?
May 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Plenty of studies show that doesn’t actually happen. Something tells me you won’t be interested in those. When traffic is largely EV and pollution is not the overall issue how would you feel then?
True does change for secondary. But i always thought most kids got the bus. (I did from secondary age growing up). Half term and holiday traffic reduction is significant.
May 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
True does change for secondary. But i always thought most kids got the bus. (I did from secondary age growing up). Half term and holiday traffic reduction is significant.
The article is specifically about Lambeth in London and LTNs which exist in urban areas 🤷♂️ of course you can ride a bike outside london…
May 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The article is specifically about Lambeth in London and LTNs which exist in urban areas 🤷♂️ of course you can ride a bike outside london…
It doesn’t, because it came from a main road and was going to a main road which the first one joined up with anyway. A rat run. Probably saved around 60s
May 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It doesn’t, because it came from a main road and was going to a main road which the first one joined up with anyway. A rat run. Probably saved around 60s
Only if you’re using Adblue or EGR. And only under absolutely ideal conditions (looking at you VW) and doesn’t include carbon monoxide or carcinogenic hydrocarbons. So consider that before telling your 5 yr old to suck on the exhaust pipe cos its cleaner than the air outside…
May 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Only if you’re using Adblue or EGR. And only under absolutely ideal conditions (looking at you VW) and doesn’t include carbon monoxide or carcinogenic hydrocarbons. So consider that before telling your 5 yr old to suck on the exhaust pipe cos its cleaner than the air outside…
In London, catchment area is very much in force and is approx 1 mile.
May 14, 2025 at 1:32 PM
In London, catchment area is very much in force and is approx 1 mile.
This is not true. The emissions from the tailpipe are invisible largely lethal gasses. You wouldn’t survive 10 minutes in a room with closed windows with these gasses. You’d survive much much longer with similar concentrations of tyre dust.
May 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is not true. The emissions from the tailpipe are invisible largely lethal gasses. You wouldn’t survive 10 minutes in a room with closed windows with these gasses. You’d survive much much longer with similar concentrations of tyre dust.
Worth noting that the most lethal emissions are from the tailpipe. these are all heavier than air which is why counterintuitively, you experience less pollution outside on a polluted road than you do inside the car.
May 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Worth noting that the most lethal emissions are from the tailpipe. these are all heavier than air which is why counterintuitively, you experience less pollution outside on a polluted road than you do inside the car.
This is specifically about London though. If you live in the countryside, then quite obviously you’re going to be more reliant or dependent on a car.
May 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This is specifically about London though. If you live in the countryside, then quite obviously you’re going to be more reliant or dependent on a car.
There’s usually outcry about LTNs from people who don’t actually live there which subsides when the GPS / waze updates
May 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
There’s usually outcry about LTNs from people who don’t actually live there which subsides when the GPS / waze updates
And apparently most of the population couldn’t possibly cycle up streatham hill. FFS if thats actually true the UK has a serious health problem
May 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
And apparently most of the population couldn’t possibly cycle up streatham hill. FFS if thats actually true the UK has a serious health problem
We’re in Lambeth. On the school street my son is at 75% of the traffic has been measured by GPS to be cutting through not accessing the area. 70% of residents do not have access to a car. Should the school kids put up with that pollution noise and danger?
May 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We’re in Lambeth. On the school street my son is at 75% of the traffic has been measured by GPS to be cutting through not accessing the area. 70% of residents do not have access to a car. Should the school kids put up with that pollution noise and danger?
Updated specs
March 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Updated specs