Brighton and Hove has many cyclists but, like many UK towns, does not have many dedicated and safe cycle lanes. Where they do exist, many are simply white lines painted down the side of a busy road.

Many people would cycle if it were safer to do so and this would have tremendous benefits. For example:

Improving physical health
Improving mental health
Reducing pollution
Reducing CO2 emissions
Reducing traffic congestion
Reducing road accidents
Reducing household expenditure on fuel and car maintenance

Voice your support for the planning and building of a proper cycle lane network for your city by joining at [www.facebook.com]

Then invite your friends to join.



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Yeah, good idea. We really need to spend millions on upgrading some of the best cycle routes in the UK.

think!

before!

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join!

that!

group!


do you have a tinfoil hatt to stop penbetrating govermmints mind-control-death-rayss?!

no?!


join!

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group!

Always worth trotting out... my favourite website evah!

We should lead the way and make them the best in the UK! Why not use the millions collected in parking fines and spend them on building proper cycle lanes?

Or on subsidising buses, which more people use? Oh, they do that already...

Or they could use it to get the homeless off the streets, or something less irritatingly middle class wankery.

but kazza, teh manufacture of billions of cycles in china has created a toxic dust cloud the size of whales!!

how cann this be echo-friendlie?!?

And as if some council bod is gonna go "Oh lordy, look at the size of that facebook group, lets build loads of cycle lanes"

You stupid cycling nimrod.

If I were a councillor, I'd demolish 100 yards of cycle lane for each group member.

If the group got over 1000 people, I'd re-use the concrete to build a large waste incinerator in Queens Park.

but you gotta be gaye to get on teh council 111.....

You have missed the point; the group is about making it safer to cycle around Brighton by separating cars from cycles. It is certainly not a debate on ecology or whether it is wanky to cycle.

so what's your stance on cyclists terrorising pedestrians on footpaths and cyclists ignoring traffic signals and signs?

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And as if some council bod is gonna go "Oh lordy, look at the size of that facebook group, lets build loads of cycle lanes"
You stupid cycling nimrod.

you sure about that?

Was that a link to a story about a UK council implementing something due to facebook pressure? No.

Now fuck off.

Hasn't Brighton already got loads of cycle lanes anyway?

yes sixus, but they only consist of white lines; kazza would like armco barriers nailed to teh floor

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yes sixus, but they only consist of white lines; kazza would like armco barriers nailed to teh floor

A white kerb instead of a white line would be good.

On the front page

So, if you don't want lanes painted down the side of roads, where DO you want them?

All this talk of white lines is giving me the shakes

a kerb eh?, hmm


although your stressing of the colour white might shade the opinion of the multiculturist brigade


may i suggest a non-denominational shade of khaki; or even better, seeing as it's brighton - pink

Is this your "letter to the Argus" U99?



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Really. I'm genuinely interested. Where will you put these lovely new cycle lanes, if not as a lane by the side of the road?

Please bear in mind that the most dangerous cycle lanes are the ones along the seafront, sharing the pavement rather than the road.

I fucking hate cyclists. As I ride my scooter through London everyday I have to deal with them a lot. They jump lights, ride down one way streets, cut people up, run pedestrians down, every possible road offence in fact. I have a number plate (and London is CCTV’ed to the max) so I don’t get an opportunity to do anything of the like. Am I jealous? Maybe...

But what winds me up more is the how these serial road abusers (who wouldn’t think twice about running an old lady down on the lights if it meant not breaking their cycling momentum) consider themselves so self-righteous about everything. Yes, you’re not using petrol. Well done. But that dosen’t give you the right to behave like a cunt.

Cycle lanes my arse.

matt611 is Matthew Parris AICM shiny helmet

That proves my point about cyclists being humourless, self-righteous knobheads

But I'm not too happy about being in agreement with Matthew Parris

Yep, there are certainly some b**stard cyclists that would knock you down if you walked into the cycle lane.

As I said, a curb between the cycles and cars would be good and would make it [nearly] impossible for cars to park in the cycle lane (as they do along Lewes Road).

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Is this your "letter to the Argus" U99?

i must say i'm flattered kazza; someone taking a commonsense attitude to teh cycling pressure massif


basically if you want parity with other road users then it's high time for a licence, registration and taxes

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As I said, a curb between the cycles and cars would be good and would make it [nearly] impossible for cars to park in the cycle lane (as they do along Lewes Road).

Would this narrow the cycle lane or the car lane?

half-and-half; a sloping curb so if your wheel grazes it you get pushed back to your side