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[Closed] if you had 2billion to spend on bikes?

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so the money that george has grabbed to allow us the massive 1p a litre saving at the pumps...

if you were put in charge of that money and told you had to divide it up amongst all the people in this country over the age of 17 (driving age) and buy everyone a bike.... what would you chose? would you spend it all on bikes or split it between bikes and secure storage for households too?

i'm interested to see the various approaches to the maths involved, who people think should have what bikes, statistics and bike choices 🙂


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 10:29 am
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boris bike schemes in all towns/cities.

i'm not doing the maths


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 11:35 am
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Dedicated cycling infrastructure like they have in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden. Oh and stop people parking outside their house so streets are for people not cars. (Many housing estates here in Sweden have a communal carpark and people have to walk to there house. Makes a vast difference to quality of life)


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 11:40 am
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That's only £28 per person.

You could probably bulk buy those singlespeed decathlon bikes?


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 11:45 am
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Approx. £50/bike?


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 11:46 am
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proper cycle lanes everywhere


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 11:59 am
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[b]This[/b]: [i]Dedicated cycling infrastructure like they have in Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden. [/i]

Not this: [i]Oh and stop people parking outside their house so streets are for people not cars[/i]
GEDA obviously has never been to Portsmouth!


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 12:00 pm
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I'd make my own trail centre with a helicopter uplift. Actually make that a C-130 uplift so people can parachute out to the top of the hill. Would still have the helicopter on standby incase i get hungry and need a sandwich and require the services of one the Swedish bikini model trailside chefs. Also re-tarmac and ban cars from all my favourite road routes

Was considering lining these roads with marble statue of myself but i think that might be a little extravagent.


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 12:07 pm
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[url= http://www.paper-bicycle.com/ ]Paper bicycle[/url].....after all that £2 billion "savings" is being paid for by the "Scottish" North Sea Oil so buying Scottish is the least you could do 😉


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 12:08 pm
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Why is the oil Scottish? Technicaly doesn't it belong to the Queen?


 
Posted : 24/03/2011 12:42 pm