Idiot loses their way at Vogue Gyratory and ends up in... the cycle lane

[Firingblanks1]

Your snotty holy than thou attitude? It reminded me very much of the people when I worked there many years ago.

I have worked there for years, I might remember you? What is your name?

 

[Garage_Doors]

Good grief! As an old man who now hobbles about on a stick, can I just say that anything that reduces car use and improves facilities for hobbling pedestrians represents an improvement that should be welcomed. It's ridiculous to claim that recent traffic management schemes in Brighton and Hove are the result of "younger cyclists" taking over the transport planning system.

Why are you so anal about reducing car usage?

 

[Peter Grummit]

The evidence suggests that the policies are working:

Less than two out of five Brighton & Hove residents drove a car to work (37.2 per cent) at the time of the 2011 census. This is considerably less than in the South East (60.8 per cent) and in England (57.0 per cent). Use of cars to travel to work has decreased since the 2001 census when 43.2 per cent reported driving a car to work.
Brighton & Hove now ranks second in the South East for the percentage of people who travel to work by bus, minibus or coach. Bus travel increased between the 2001 and 2011 censuses with 13.6 per cent using this mode of transport in 2011 compared to 12.5 per cent of residents using the bus for journeys to work in 2001. Whilst 13.6 per cent travel to work by bus in Brighton & Hove, just 7.5 per cent do so in England and only 4.5 per cent do in the South East.

Bus patronage has increased from 30.2 million journeys in 2001 to 44.7m in 2012/13 which is a growth of 48 per cent.

Almost double the national and regional averages of residents walk to work in our city with 20.6 per cent travelling on foot compared to 10.9 per cent and 10.7 per cent in the South East and England respectively according to 2011 census data. As a proportion of the total working age population, this is an increase of 3.4 per cent compared to the 2001 census. It means we had the Brighton & Hove City fifth highest proportion of people walking to work in England at the time of the 2011 census.

In terms of other active ways of getting to work, Brighton & Hove has comparatively high cycling to work rates, with 4.9 per cent travelling this way compared to 3.0 per cent in the South East and 2.7 per cent in England.

PG

 

[Seasidesage]

I have worked there for years, I might remember you? What is your name?

I worked there about 30+ years ago so I doubt it!

 

[Vegas Seagull]

The evidence suggests that the policies are working:

Less than two out of five Brighton & Hove residents drove a car to work (37.2 per cent) at the time of the 2011 census. This is considerably less than in the South East (60.8 per cent) and in England (57.0 per cent). Use of cars to travel to work has decreased since the 2001 census when 43.2 per cent reported driving a car to work.
Brighton & Hove now ranks second in the South East for the percentage of people who travel to work by bus, minibus or coach. Bus travel increased between the 2001 and 2011 censuses with 13.6 per cent using this mode of transport in 2011 compared to 12.5 per cent of residents using the bus for journeys to work in 2001. Whilst 13.6 per cent travel to work by bus in Brighton & Hove, just 7.5 per cent do so in England and only 4.5 per cent do in the South East.

Bus patronage has increased from 30.2 million journeys in 2001 to 44.7m in 2012/13 which is a growth of 48 per cent.

Almost double the national and regional averages of residents walk to work in our city with 20.6 per cent travelling on foot compared to 10.9 per cent and 10.7 per cent in the South East and England respectively according to 2011 census data. As a proportion of the total working age population, this is an increase of 3.4 per cent compared to the 2001 census. It means we had the Brighton & Hove City fifth highest proportion of people walking to work in England at the time of the 2011 census.

In terms of other active ways of getting to work, Brighton & Hove has comparatively high cycling to work rates, with 4.9 per cent travelling this way compared to 3.0 per cent in the South East and 2.7 per cent in England.

PG

All statistics are symptomatic of a densely populated town with significant job oppo's within that town, compared to regional and national average which B&H is/has

 

[Stat Brother]

All statistics are symptomatic of a densely populated town with significant job oppo's within that town, compared to regional and national average which B&H is/has

All very true, but nevertheless without the opportunity to use a varied transport network those statistics wouldn't look any different to anywhere else.

 

[Firingblanks1]

Why are you so anal about reducing car usage?

Because: 1. There are too many cars in the city, 2. The pollution levels in the city are increasing causing more asthma and other breathing problems for many. 3. Almost half the British population are obese, lack of exercise is one of the reasons due to over dependency on car use. 4. Cycling is good for mental and physical health. 5. Cycling is cheap. 6. Cycling is a great way to get to the Amex without having to queue for a train. 7. I like cycling! 8. You are less likely to die on a bike than in a car (have a look at the road deaths in Sussex in the last month).
If I think of any more I will let you know....

 

[Firingblanks1]

I worked there about 30+ years ago so I doubt it!

I've been there for 36 years so I bet I do!