Westmonster, needing some entertaining, went looking around the 10 Downing Street e-petition site, coming across some amusing petitions that have been submitted by the great British public. One however is both amusing and, remarkably, quite a good idea:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to make a law which mean bike lanes lead somewhere...
We have bike lanes on some of the busiest roads in Cardiff that last a few meters and go no where.
Where I live they have placed speed bumps and next to them placed a cycle lane that is 1 meter long.
In Switzerland all bike lanes lead somewhere and are safe!!! Wonder why their so green?
Besides the rather painfully bad grammar, the idea is actually quite good. Cycle lanes should lead somewhere. Many of the cycle lanes provided country-wide are absurdly short and often in the wrong place - just added in for the sake of being able to claim a certain distance of cycle lanes. More cycle lanes would encourage more people to cycle, and make all cyclists much safer. I thought we were all supposed to be pro "green" and healthy things nowadays?We have bike lanes on some of the busiest roads in Cardiff that last a few meters and go no where.
Where I live they have placed speed bumps and next to them placed a cycle lane that is 1 meter long.
In Switzerland all bike lanes lead somewhere and are safe!!! Wonder why their so green?
And one more thing - the person who decides on the links to these petitions is definitely amusing themselves on the job. Just look at the link to the petition above: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/bikes4justice/
