Was it really necessary to shut central London down for 2 days cycling?

dacouch

Get used to not being able to drive a car in Central London, it's the future

Guest101

Cycling should be banned - discuss

Events like this, shouldn't actually be allowed. Why promote something that is dangerous and completely uncontrolled. I'm sure there are plenty of good cyclists, but this type of event makes amateurs think they can mix it up with the big boys, and think, never seen a cyclist stop for a red light, i wont start it now im on two wheels, and splat!

smashingyour...

Guest101 wrote: »

Cycling should be banned - discuss

Events like this, shouldn't actually be allowed. Why promote something that is dangerous and completely uncontrolled. I'm sure there are plenty of good cyclists, but this type of event makes amateurs think they can mix it up with the big boys, and think, never seen a cyclist stop for a red light, i wont start it now im on two wheels, and splat!

No it shouldn't, end of discussion.

Move on there's nothing to see.

Tinuel

londonTiger wrote: »

muppets on LBC have been whining about this all day today, despite the fact that the same radio station warned everyone in advance to not drive this weekend.

You work and livbe in London, you are well away that just 1 roadworks or blocked road can wreak havoc all around that area. So magnify that with several road closures - what do you expect?

There is also plenty of public transport in London, you can make your essential trips via tube if you want to

This was a planned cycling event, not vital roadworks to keep London running.
I support the promotion of cycling (I cycle 10 miles 3 times a week), but I also believe that things could have been done differently.
Let me also add that I have taken part in previous Sky ride events in Central London, and none caused the disruption, traffic and complaints that this one did.
2 days was an overkill.

In my opinion, it could have been done in one single day.
No need to close Blackwall tunnel.
Some roads and bridges should have re-opened as soon as the race left London.

To share the road closure "pain", the race should have ended in a different part of central London, somewhere in the northern or western part of the city (Baker Street, Euston, Kings Cross, Edgware Road, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, etc).

It wasn't just cars that were affected. A lot of bus routes were diverted and others did not run at all today, disrupting the life of a lot of people.

Some might call it a whinge, I call it valid points and valuable feedback for a future event.

GAZ237

Tinuel wrote: »

This was a planned cycling event, not vital roadworks to keep London running.
I support the promotion of cycling (I cycle 10 miles 3 times a week), but I also believe that things could have been done differently.
Let me also add that I have taken part in previous Sky ride events in Central London, and none caused the disruption, traffic and complaints that this one did.
2 days was an overkill.

In my opinion, it could have been done in one single day.
No need to close Blackwall tunnel.
The road and bridges should have re-opened as soon as the race left London.

To share the road closure "pain", the race should have ended in a different part of central London, somewhere in the northern or western part of the city (Baker Street, Euston, Kings Cross, Edgware Road, Notting Hill Gate, Kensington, etc).

It wasn't just cars that got affected. A lot of bus routes were diverted and others did not run at all today, disrupting the life of a lot of people.

Some might call it a whinge, I call it valid points and valuable feedback for a future event.

The people with a brain, would of used the tube.

bluenoseam

People still drive in Central London?!? It's been well known about for a while though, I'd have thought if a guy from a hick town in Scotland knew about it that anyone who lives/works in London would as well.

Marco_Panettone

So, complaining about the 'lack of planning' for an event that was well-planned, well-advertised and everyone knew about for at least 2 weeks because you 'had to do something today in a short period of time'? Where does it appear the lack of planning happened?

Marco_Panettone

HAHA! That thread's well worth a read!

wealdroam

OP, you've posted this on the wrong board.

Should be on The Praise, Vent & Warnings Board.

smashingyour...

Marco_Panettone wrote: »

So, complaining about the 'lack of planning' for an event that was well-planned, well-advertised and everyone knew about for at least 2 weeks because you 'had to do something today in a short period of time'? Where does it appear the lack of planning happened?

The lack of planning was on the ops behalf.