Cycling in lockdown London
Strange times does not quite cover it. It is paradoxical that while we were living with the terror of full lockdown and the paranoia some of us felt while out gathering supplies in supermarkets, working with others indoors or just entering and leaving our own home, the air was more alpine meadow than factory town. Now that so many seem to be 'over' the virus and lockdown, even prior to the official relaxation of restrictions, traffic is approaching normal levels and for a few weeks the stench of ICE based urban transport will really be apparent. Soon our senses will be once again numbed by the new new normal or social distancing while living in a polluted hellhole. For a while I did get carried away with the enthusiasm of certain leaders: Andy Burnham, Sidiq Khan about the sunny future of cycling in our cities. Now I'm not so sure. People have cars and like driving them. They don't like doing something they perceive to be difficult, dangerous and a nuisance. For a li