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On Yer Bike

4:07pm Monday 9th February 2009

James Styring

Welcome to my 101st column, in which I explore cycle lanes on pavements. ‘Shared-use facilities’ are, in the argot of George Orwell’s 1984, in Room 101 for many cyclists.

Ask cyclists what they think, and you’ll get at least three contradictory opinions. That’s not because we’re contrary, but because people cycle for such very different reasons. more