The Olympic jokers are at it again - cyclists must dismount

Source: The Guardian 

A piece from the Guardian bike blog puts it best, "for an event promoting an active lifestyle, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the Olympics are encouraging us to take the car". I'm more than a little bemused by the Olympic Committees postion on these Game Lanes, however considering their recent track record of poor decisions I guess its hard to be surprised - hey, at least their consistent. 

The Environmental Transport Association (ETA) has looked into the regulations on the "Games lanes" and they found that over 95% of the lanes will be no go areas for cyclists, unless you want a £130 fine. "The decision to ban bicycles from almost every Games lane is as baffling as it dangerous – on a busy London road with slow moving or stationary vehicles a cyclist riding on the outside of traffic for reasons of safety faces a £130 fine," said Yannick Read, a spokesman for the ETA. "It's unacceptable that the chauffeured journeys of competitors will be at the expense of London's cyclists in this way."

The Game organisers have a great opportunity to encourage cycling, both in the capital and beyond, however it seems regulations will leave people with little choice but to dismount and get the train. My apologies I just remembered, trains and all other modes of transport for that matter are off limits throughout the games. If anyone has a spare jet powered backpack going let us know. 

Full story on The Guardian