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« on: July 14, 2021, 10:36:47 »
The All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) appear to have put their foot in their mouth:
https://twitter.com/allpartycycling/status/1414612049817124867?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1414976201572200449%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es3_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Froad.cc%2Fcontent%2Fnews%2Fcycling-live-blog-14-july-2021-284837
Not well received on Twitter and possibly less so in cycling press
https://road.cc/content/news/cycling-live-blog-14-july-2021-284837
Glad to see somebody included the H&S▸ (Health and Safety) diagram on safe lifting.
Disappointed that government money appears to have been given to such an impractical design.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2021, 22:56:49 »
Government love this sort of nonsense.
"exploring all possibilities"
"new and innovative solutions"
"more research needed"

And of course talk of such rubbish is a good alternative to actually doing something in the here and now. Like building proper trains with luggage vans.
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ (Diesel Multiple Unit) is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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