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On 02/08/2011 19:39, Simon Mason wrote: > > * I think they mean the British Isles.

This just shows that articles about how great cycling is (and/or how dreadful motoring is) aren't exactly rigorously checked to see if they're factually accurate. (And this is of course equally the case when such articles are dressed up as "road safety" articles, talking about how wonderful speed cameras are, etc.)