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A humorous look at 50 of the most dangerous, most difficult and most pointless cycle lanes in Britain.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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This book is very enjoyable with a great price tag.
It would make a perfect stocking filler for the cyclists in your family.
Illustrates how our taxes are wasted on moronic designs, but that's a different issue (try the politics section of Amazon)!
The only thing I didn't really like is the attempted "sentencing" for the designers, such as "asbo", "regime change" and "tag and curfew". It just lowers the level of the book, but its only a minor gripe.
It would make a perfect stocking filler for the cyclists in your family.
Illustrates how our taxes are wasted on moronic designs, but that's a different issue (try the politics section of Amazon)!
The only thing I didn't really like is the attempted "sentencing" for the designers, such as "asbo", "regime change" and "tag and curfew". It just lowers the level of the book, but its only a minor gripe.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Very amusing book showing extreme examples of poor cycle facilities.
Sadly if you cycle in British cities regularly you will have come across cycle paths along similar lines where local authority transport departments have not consulted cyclists, tried to save money or added in cycle facilities as an afterthought. This book could be distributed to local authority officials and councillors as an example of what to avoid as it details all the main problems.
Only slight annoying thing about the book is the American spelling used
Sadly if you cycle in British cities regularly you will have come across cycle paths along similar lines where local authority transport departments have not consulted cyclists, tried to save money or added in cycle facilities as an afterthought. This book could be distributed to local authority officials and councillors as an example of what to avoid as it details all the main problems.
Only slight annoying thing about the book is the American spelling used
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book evaluates many cycle farcilities in Britain for safety and ease of use. Facilities featured include lanes 6 inches wide, 10 feet long, blocked by a phone box, ending in the middle of a busy junction, or just have a sign designed to decapitate unwary riders.
On a more serious note, it highlights how poor cycle facilities are in general, and supports the Cycling Defense Fund.
This book is a must for all cyclists and road traffic engineers, and anyone who wants a laugh.
On a more serious note, it highlights how poor cycle facilities are in general, and supports the Cycling Defense Fund.
This book is a must for all cyclists and road traffic engineers, and anyone who wants a laugh.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
planned aggro
The book is light hearted and many of the cycle lanes in the book show how little thought goes into their planning and are only created to satisfy statistics
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Published 4 months ago by rainmaker
Funny, with a serious point
This is an ideal book to keep in the toilet. Everyone who picks it up will be alternately amused and appalled. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2009 by Andrew Haley
Cycle Lanes in name only
If books like this encourage local authorities to observe the spirit of the law and not just the letter, then it has served its purpose. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2009 by Alison J. Phillips
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