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22-05.-2008, 02:02 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
"Conor" <conor_turton@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:69dq9vF32e12kU17@mid.individual.net... > In article <GKCdnVHZXrv7MKzVRVnyvwA@pipex.net>, JNugent says... > >> I think we were thinking of private car (commuting) mpg, but what you >> describe sounds like an absolutely wonderful idea. >> > Could work. Get everyone to shove a quid in a pot and he who has the > best, wins the pot. Better still he who can drop there average the most over one week. Getting lower MPG is almost always more fun round here. |
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22-05.-2008, 02:08 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
"Depresion" <127.0.0.1> writes:
> "Zog The Undeniable" <hrothgar19@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:g0m42k$1g7k$1@energise.enta.net... >> >> The big problem is that we've become used to long commutes which are >> impossible by bike. > > Yes, bikes are clearly not the answer. They might be when you add an engine giving you better economy and traffic-busting abilities than anything on four wheels. Jon |
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22-05.-2008, 02:56 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
On Wed, 21 May 2008 17:55:12 +0100, "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote:
> >"Peter Grange" <peter@plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote in message >news:lhu034p0qfv7n1oug069lg6r1chbehvs60@4ax.com... >> On Fri, 16 May 2008 06:36:48 -0700 (PDT), TimB <timburford@onetel.net> >> wrote: >> >> >>>> Still doesn't get me to work 28 miles away in a decent amount of time.. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Conor >>>> >>>> I only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow isn't >>>> looking good either. - Scott Adams >>> >>>That's because you either live or work in the wrong place. >> >> That's not always the answer. I do short term contract work in >> different places. My last contract was about 35 miles east of my home. >> My current contract is for 5 weeks, and is about 15 miles SW. Should I >> move house for each contract? (Replies saying "Yes" and signed "Gordon >> Brown" or "Alistair Darling" will be ignored  ).> >OK, yes. > >Mr E. Stateagent > Ah, forgot about him. Mr S O Licitor might be someone else to ignore. Pete |
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22-05.-2008, 02:57 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
On May 18, 12:24*pm, N...@wodger.demon.co.uk (Roger Merriman) wrote:
> Tony Dragon <tony.dra...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Doug wrote: > > > On 17 May, 22:16, Nick Finnigan <n...@genie.co.uk> wrote: > > >> John Kane wrote: > > >>> On May 17, 4:11 am, Zog The Undeniable <hrothga...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>>> The big problem is that we've become used to long commutes which are > > >>>> impossible by bike. *Half our office comes in from 40 miles away > > >>> But what's the distance for the rest? *You may have 50% of your office > > >>> within practical commuting distance. > > >>> I surprised myself a while ago when I looked up some commuting stats > > >>> for Canada (where we have *some looong distances) *A bit over 60% of > > >>> all Canadians had a one way commute of less than 10km. > > >>>http://ca.geocities.com/jrkrideau/cycling/commute.png > > >>> I wonder what the UK figures are? > > >> * Average commute distance 8.7 miles, the break down may well be similar. > > > > No problem on a bike. > > > > -- > > > UK Radical Campaigns > > >www.zing.icom43.net > > > It takes about 10 acres to feed a car on ethanol for a year. > > > The world supply of grainland is about three-tenths of an acre per > > > person. > > > That would depend on the terrain & the user, but for most it should be > > no problem. > > sure if one is a cyclist, but may well not be any faster than other > forms, particaly if count changing time etc, 10 miles or close to at > least, is getting on to the needing to be keen cyclist. > > as is the way of averages most are likely to have shorter journeys look > at average wages for comparison only the Mean would give a better idea. My Canadian figures are median figures. A very large proportion of the commutes are well under 5 km. John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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22-05.-2008, 03:02 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
On May 18, 6:42*am, JNugent <J...@NPPTG.com> wrote:
> Nick Finnigan wrote: > > John Kane wrote: > >> On May 17, 4:11 am, Zog The Undeniable <hrothga...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>> The big problem is that we've become used to long commutes which are > >>> impossible by bike. *Half our office comes in from 40 miles away > > >> But what's the distance for the rest? *You may have 50% of your office > >> within practical commuting distance. > > >> I surprised myself a while ago when I looked up some commuting stats > >> for Canada (where we have *some looong distances) *A bit over 60% of > >> all Canadians had a one way commute of less than 10km. > >>http://ca.geocities.com/jrkrideau/cycling/commute.png > > >> I wonder what the UK figures are? > > > *Average commute distance 8.7 miles, the break down may well be similar. > > Is that "average" the mode, the mean or the median? Median based on Stattistics Canada figures. A large proportion of the commutes under 10 km are under 5km (see graph). John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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22-05.-2008, 03:08 AM
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Re: More bikes fewer cars.
On May 21, 12:56*pm, "Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote:
> "Zog The Undeniable" <hrothga...@yahoo.com> wrote in messagenews:g0m42k$1g7k$1@energise.enta.net... > > > > > The big problem is that we've become used to long commutes which are > > impossible by bike. > > Yes, bikes are clearly not the answer. Well for commuting from London to Paris you're probably right. Of course how many people do this? John Kane Kingston ON Canada |
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