Local paper on cycling safety

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9545568.Call_to_make_cycling_safer/

Shame about the trolls in the comments but hopefully it will re-emphasise a call for 20mph limits and better planned out routes. Southampton is absolutely perfect for riding a bike - small and with moderate hills.

Blimey, you were busy on that topic. Good retorts mate, keep it going!

You have the patience of a saint downfader.

Nice to see the usual crap from the motoring community! Well played Mr. Downfader for staying strong with your 'argument'!

Nice one!
Why didn't I think of it?!

It's so much fun watching the usual neanderthals dragging their knuckles. It's nice of the papers to provide this service for them so they can spew their hate of everyone without having to face the people they accuse.

Typical Echo readership:

What do you think about cycling?
Far more needs to be done to encourage people to cycle:
56%
Enough is done already for cyclists:
9%
Roads are for cars, not bikes. Cyclists are a nuisance and get enough special treatment.:
35%

35% ! Be careful out there folks !

Yeah you'd have thought the motons demonstrate enough hatred on the roads without doing it online as well. What a bunch of pig ignorant tools- top marks DF for your perseverance!

Even though I told him off I did actually chortle a little at it. Just the wrong place for it, really.

I was down in 'ampsheeer yesterday (nr Wickham, if you know it). Not been there before but it looks really nice and picturesque. Lots of narrow lanes and countryside - looks like a great cycling place.

Have never actually been but knew 2 people from there years back. Used to be very remote I'm told. Most of Hampshire is loverly, history in cities and the rural areas in abundance.