#25. NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S THE LONDON CYCLE MAP.
Public discourse these days is full of bollocks.
There are tedious debates between left and right – socialism versus capitalism – even though everyone knows (or should do) that public spending and a thriving economy are both necessary to a civilised society.
There is relentless pessimism, fearmongering and moral outrage in the media, even though the world is more prosperous, peaceful and humane than ever before.
There are pesky adverts everywhere, covering every available surface like a plague of crane flies, while marketers' profits rise in proportion to consumers' insecurity levels.
There is nonsense-a-plenty vomited onto the billions of websites which now dominate our social lives, while real communities wither under the electrical glow. Meanwhile, well-meaning activists seek to use online technology for good ends, forever pushing the rock of morality up a mountain of indifference, of youtube clips, video games and twitterings piled sky high.
Never mind the bollocks – here’s the London Cycle Map.
It’s a picture of some of the best, safest and quietest cycle routes in the capital. It shows how to simplify these routes by organising them into long straight lines. If we install the right road markings and signs, cyclists could ride from anywhere to anywhere in the capital by following a few of these coloured routes, just like on the Tube. This would benefit all those people who (in part thanks to the media) are currently too scared to cycle.
The London Cycle Map would make the capital a happier and healthier place.
www.petition.co.uk/london-cycle-map-campaign
