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  I actually doubt that your statement is true Peter
  
  The vast majority of motorists take the speed limit as advisory not absolute and as one Chief Constable commented earlier this year speeding is the middle class form of anti social behaviour. there have been far too many deaths on our roads locally and nationally caused by speeding vehicles.
  
  A local example would be that I have yet to see a motorist take the slip road by the Sports Centre and White Horse leading to Castle Hill on the correct side of the road unless there is a car coming down it.
  
  There is honestly no comparison between a half ton plus motor vehicle and a pedal cyclist. Yes you will get hurt if either hits you, but the likelihood of that hurt being fatal is significantly greater with the former. A pedal cycle is unlikely to block the pavement when parked. It does not cause significant damage to the road surface, nor does it cause any meaningful amount of pollution over its life.
  
  Roger - I walk my bike through the pedestrianised areas I go the long rather than direct route so I do not ride on the pavements - the Dour Greenway will certainly make a difference to me and I welcome it.

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