When Paris started dropping cars

[Old-tool-guy]

park it in the bike room at the office. required by law for major buildings in many civilized places.

Can you back that up with facts?

 

[Old-tool-guy]

I'm sick of the disinformation and I tell you if I stumble across a magic vase in a dark cave and the genie gives me three wishes the first will be to ban all social media until they are legally classed as publishers and are forced to remove every bot, every troll and every single lie. And the owners thrown into prison for destroying democracy in the name of greed. .

Obviously the other two wishes would be bikes...

The world was (seemed to be) a much better place back before the internet made everyone an influencer, you could believe most of what was in the news, and people didn't have instant access to data.

With regard to your comments about our president, and from other posters here … people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. When you get a leader who is perfect, when all your societal issues are resolved, when your economy is running smoothly … then you can make insulting comments about America. Until then, stifle your nasty comments.

 

[Art Deco]

The revolution happened in Paris during and on since covid. In the old days I pitied anyone brave enough to cycle in Paris as it was a death trap. Shows you cities can change and become bike friendly it just takes political will power and good will.

In UK most of the press is at worst deeply antagonistic to cycling, at best ignores it as a small odd quirk. Yet thankfully London has slowly improved under Sadiq Khan the popular Lord Mayor (Plus just released data shows London has the lowest deaths from violence of any major international city- despite Musk & Trump painting London as some sort of third world civil war murder capital, total unashamed bullshitting lies!). Stats show in terms of commuting numbers, for the first time over 50% is cyclists over cars. This gives them more incentive to open more safe bike routes.

London a decade ago the fastest traffic was packs of commuter bikes that I would never ride with . Terrifying, really.

 

[Rás Cnoic]

The world was (seemed to be) a much better place back before the internet made everyone an influencer, you could believe most of what was in the news, and people didn't have instant access to data.

With regard to your comments about our president, and from other posters here … people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. When you get a leader who is perfect, when all your societal issues are resolved, when your economy is running smoothly … then you can make insulting comments about America. Until then, stifle your nasty comments.

Old tool guy respectfully... you need to distinguish anti Trump comments - valid as he is bent on destruction internationally - from comments that are anti America. Mine were not anti American at all, in fact I mentioned how much I liked Minnesota and Americans in that State in the comment you refer too. You have a criminal as President. Not my made up slander, but actual US courts stating this on multiple occasions. His daily behaviour is criminal.

I'd say to you, again respectfully, take off the damn blinkers.

 

[mschwett]

Can you back that up with facts?

i mean … i personally do it every day and have designed a few million square feet of office space in a couple major cities around the world in which bicycle parking is required.

i use this one every day, added at a very low cost to a building from the 1960s.

some excerpts on the history of these requirements for new buildings in san francisco :

i find it sad that people object to simple things like making biking to work practical by ignoring relatively simply and well known solutions for minor problems. especially on a site for bicycle enthusiasts!

 

[PedalUma]

At a local shopping center with a Target they were required to provide protected bike parking. They are banks of stainless steel bike lockers. Except no one has the keys.

 

[Chargeride]

A drop in crime is just as likely to be a reaction to an increase in danger than less.

People are not inanimate objects, they change beahaviours and acompletely useless police force can result in people not bothering to report.

Like all major cities, London is now being designed and modified to be mass attack safe, the bridges have vehicle proof guarded pavements, lots of public spaces have huge barriers
hidden as street furniture, all events need security , scan arches and vehicle stopping barriers, all the bins have been removed or designed to be bmb proof.
All the office windows have blast resistant film, actually a lot left over from the IRA campaigns.

Building barriers - a new normal for London?

While many are supportive of these security measures in the light of two terror attacks on London's bridges they are also divided over the long term impact.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Chargeride]

Are ebikes treated any differently for storage in offices?

 

[Old-tool-guy]

i mean … i personally do it every day and have designed a few million square feet of office space in a couple major cities around the world in which bicycle parking is required.

some excerpts on the history of these requirements for new buildings in san francisco :

I can understand it in SF. I have been in the commercial real estate management world for 20+ yrs and have never run into that requirement. I have seen videos of bike parking in Japan and the netherlands (i think), but not in the us.

 

[Old-tool-guy]

. You have a criminal as President. Not my made up slander, but actual US courts stating this on multiple occasions.

Do you have proof? He has been accused a couple of times, and there have been trials, but he was not convicted. And all of the accusations were purely politically driven. And as with anywhere in the free world, truth is the first casualty in politics.

Listen … let’s keep politics out of this forum. There’s no upside to discussing it, somebody is going to get upset no matter what you say. We have an international base, no one is going to understand, really understand, another's point of view unless they live in that country as a citizen. Let's not risk offending anyone.

 

[PedalUma]

Okay. But still, facts matter. And he is about a bike friendly as Don Quixote was to wind farms. He is a mob boss criminal. He lead the mob to violently attack the Capitol. It would not have happened otherwise. He did it. And did not stop it.

 

[Old-tool-guy]

Just couldn’t let it go, could you?

 

[PedalUma]

Just couldn’t let it go, could you?

Nope. The guy is a child rapist and convicted felon. SCUM. I didn't bring this up. Facts matter. Notice how there are constant distractions from the Epstein files? It is indefeasible. There is a reason for that. Look over there, look over there, look over there. Another self-generated emergency crisis. One after another. It is safer to violently insurrect the Capitol than to shoot a mom three times in the head in a moving vehicle. Facts matter. He is going down in flames. Distance yourself.

 

[mschwett]

Do you have proof? He has been accused a couple of times, and there have been trials, but he was not convicted. And all of the accusations were purely politically driven. And as with anywhere in the free world, truth is the first casualty in politics.

Listen … let’s keep politics out of this forum. There’s no upside to discussing it, somebody is going to get upset no matter what you say. We have an international base, no one is going to understand, really understand, another's point of view unless they live in that country as a citizen. Let's not risk offending anyone.

agree with your conclusions - but let’s be clear about the facts. he was convicted. had he not been elected president he would have been sentenced.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

Do you have proof? He has been accused a couple of times, and there have been trials, but he was not convicted. And all of the accusations were purely politically driven. And as with anywhere in the free world, truth is the first casualty in politics.

And he won in 2020.

Wow, I know there are people who think like you, but I just find it incredible.

 

[Stefan Mikes]