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From: jennings&co@mail.com (JNugent)
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Subject: Re: "A bad solution that creates conflict": Delivery cyclist unconvinced
council moving controversial bollards will work
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:58:06 +0100
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by: JNugent - Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:58 UTC

On 27/03/2023 17:02, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> After defending its decision to install bollards and barriers on the city's cycleways and shared-use routes by citing “safety”, the council has rearranged the controversial bollards but the delivery cyclist who brought the issue to attention is still unconvinced if the solution is good enough.
> Now, the middle bollard on the exit of a canal crossing that’s shared by cyclists and pedestrians has been pushed back, creating a diagonal space for riders to navigate their way through.
> The growing number of bollards and barriers in Milton Keynes first came to light when Steve Abraham, a cyclist known for his distance record attempts who works as an independent food delivery rider for companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats...

....what tremendous career success he has had.

Obviously influential... for those who want the professional advice of a
deliverty boy or night shift office cleaner.

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Re: "A bad solution that creates conflict": Delivery cyclist unconvinced	JNugent

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