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Shutting central London down for 2 days cycling, was it really necessary?
Disclaimer: I am also a cyclist!
Today was probably one of the least enjoyable days to drive in London. Scrap least enjoyable, it was a nightmare.
All well and good to hold events to promote cycling, but a few things that were poorly planned:
- Why not have the race on the same day (maybe a different route) as the free for all event on Saturday?
- Was there really a need to shut most of the bridges, effectively cutting off the link between North and South London?
- The bridges that did remain open, were almost of no use. As soon as you crossed it, one would find heavy traffic or road closures around it.
- Why is the route of these events always by the river, when there are plenty of other roads in London ?
- Why close the Southbound Blackwall tunnel section on the same day?
- If the needs must and the bridges had to be shut, why not re-open the roads and bridges as the race progressed? Why keep it closed for the duration?
- Most bridges were shut from 5 freaking am till 19:00
Unless proper planning and thinking goes into this, I don't want this stupid 2 days event again next year. Or I will make sure I stay well away.
For the inevitable replies of "take public transport", I had to deliver 3 large bits of luggage to a friend in North London. A 40 minutes car journey, ended up taking a lot more than that.
By the time I got back home, I had to rush to get to work (1 hour late).
Yes Boris, unlike you, some of us do work Sunday evenings!!!
Today was probably one of the least enjoyable days to drive in London. Scrap least enjoyable, it was a nightmare.
All well and good to hold events to promote cycling, but a few things that were poorly planned:
- Why not have the race on the same day (maybe a different route) as the free for all event on Saturday?
- Was there really a need to shut most of the bridges, effectively cutting off the link between North and South London?
- The bridges that did remain open, were almost of no use. As soon as you crossed it, one would find heavy traffic or road closures around it.
- Why is the route of these events always by the river, when there are plenty of other roads in London ?
- Why close the Southbound Blackwall tunnel section on the same day?
- If the needs must and the bridges had to be shut, why not re-open the roads and bridges as the race progressed? Why keep it closed for the duration?
- Most bridges were shut from 5 freaking am till 19:00
Unless proper planning and thinking goes into this, I don't want this stupid 2 days event again next year. Or I will make sure I stay well away.
For the inevitable replies of "take public transport", I had to deliver 3 large bits of luggage to a friend in North London. A 40 minutes car journey, ended up taking a lot more than that.
By the time I got back home, I had to rush to get to work (1 hour late).
Yes Boris, unlike you, some of us do work Sunday evenings!!!
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