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On Apr 6, 10:05=A0am, "Brimstone"  wrote: > Simon Mason wrote: > > Here is a document I prepared in order to get a few Sheffield stands > > at our workplace. I sent it to 8 managers and our so called Green > > Office team. It goes without saying that none of these managers gave > > me the decency of a reply! > > >http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/zstands.htm > > Have you raised the question of why the company is happy to pay for > facilities so that car users can park their vehicles but seem unwilling t= o > make suitable provision for cyclists?

Because most people drive (especially of those who work)? Because you can put bikes pretty much anywhere even without any "facilities", whereas the same doesn't go for cars (especially now that parking enforcement has become another part of the war on motorists)? Because driving is a far more useful and practical mode of transport in most circumstances? Because driving is usually considered to be a form of transport, and cycling a leisure activity and/or political statement and/or way of showing off and being holier-than-thou and/or form of exercise?

Not many people *need* to cycle to work. But there are many people for whom the car is the only remotely sensible way of commuting. Some may not like that, but that's the way it is.

I'm not saying there necessarily shouldn't be facilities for cyclists, but where there is a limited budget, car facilities should take priority.