Comments on: Car Free City Centres http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/2525/cycling/car-free-city-centres/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: American v European Perspectives on Cycling | Cycling UK http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/2525/cycling/car-free-city-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-52193 Sun, 24 Jul 2011 09:35:17 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=2525#comment-52193 [...] love their cars. Europeans are happy to contemplate car free city centres / pedestrian areas. But, it would be hard to see a US Politician being able to survive suggesting [...]

]]> By: Lewis http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/2525/cycling/car-free-city-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-43684 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:29:16 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=2525#comment-43684 That’s true. There are not many cycle lanes in my town, and the few we do have are a joke. Too narrow, bad road surfaces, placed right next to car parking (door zone/blind spot disaster waiting to happen). Cars also often park in these lanes and I doubt the drivers ever get prosecuted.

Car free zones in city/town centres can be a pain for motorists, but has several advantages. There are several roads in my town centre that are off limits to vehicles that aren’t taxis or buses and I think it’s great.

]]> By: velocipede2288 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/2525/cycling/car-free-city-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-43271 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:42:08 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=2525#comment-43271 It is a fine idea to ban cars from city centers, but we also need safe roads to get to the cities in the first place.And we are a long way off from doing that.

]]> By: tejvan http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/2525/cycling/car-free-city-centres/comment-page-1/#comment-43258 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 06:38:47 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=2525#comment-43258 Yes, the EU aren’t actually proposing to ban cars anyway – only petrol and diesel cars. But by 2050 will there be any oil left anyway? I’m sure by 2050 even Jeremy Clarkson will be driving an electric car.

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