Did you know the police have little hatchbacks in their range of vehicles as well as the usual sedans and paddy wagons? I didn\u2019t either until I came across one on my commute in this morning. Traffic was slowish so I decided to stick behind him for as much of my ride as I could. It was the sweetest trip I\u2019ve had in ages. All the other cars gave us a huge amount of space, no one was speeding, no one abused me or shook their fist. It was great. When I got to work, the hospital car park was full of people driving around slowly in their cars looking for parks, and shouting angrily at each other for driving against the arrows and other such misdemeanors. There was also a queue at the parking fee machine. In contrast the slowest part of my trip was waiting for the lifts. Why don\u2019t more people cycle? It\u2019s a no brainer. Unless you\u2019ve come to the hospital because you\u2019ve been stabbed or having a seizure or in labour, I suppose. Although wasn\u2019t there a Green MP who cycled into the hospital to have her baby? That\u2019s real dedication to the environmental cause.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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