"Matt B" <
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> Which is surely more evidence to support my case from the "Times
> Letters" thread that tax payer's money is being wasted on facilities
> provided /exclusively/ for cyclists, which they don't want, and which
> they don't contribute specifically as cyclists for.
>
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> Matt B
Actually cyclists are in fact the biggest contributor to these facilities.
Every one of them comes out of the councils cycling budget which means that
there is no money left for the many other cycle friendly uses to which the
money can be put such as :-
Training children
Cycle audits
Speed enforcement
Because these do not have any money left over for them then councils
continue to plead that thaey cannot afford the things that cyclists really
need.
Such a facility as the one shown p[robably cost in the region of £5,000 to
£10,000 so it really is no laughing matter at all.
One of the best ways to campaign against these is through the councils
"Scrutiny committee" where the sheer lack of sense and wastefullness of such
facilities can be demonstrated.
Best regards
Rod King
Publicity Officer - Warrington Cycle Campaign