00:00 So, my cousin, he cycles quite often and I see it takes him quite a bit of time to come
00:11 because he has to travel through main roads and it's a lot harder for him to come to work
00:15 and all of that because he lives quite far. So I'd say if there were more cycle lanes
00:21 it would be a lot easier for people to travel that doesn't have a car or doesn't take public
00:26 transport or even just exercise in general. So I'd say if there were more cycle lanes
00:31 it would be a lot easier for most of the people that do cycle and it would be less of a headache
00:35 as well for people that drive as well, people that ride their bikes, the cars that have
00:40 to slow down for the bikes and all that. It would be a lot easier for more cycle lanes
00:45 in Birmingham to be put in place. I think probably because they've introduced the emission
00:53 costs so it makes sense to introduce more cycle lanes so that's an option for cyclists.
00:58 It's also better for the environment so that's a positive. So I'd say yeah they maybe should,
01:05 I'm not sure where they would put the cycle lanes but it's definitely an idea they should
01:08 look into. My thoughts on cyclists, yes I'm sure they have their place in society. I'm
01:19 not a cyclist and yeah I find them an inconvenience at times on the road. They drive quite recklessly.
01:27 I think if you're going to cycle then you need your insurance and you need to be aware
01:31 of where the road is. Cycling in the dark wearing all black with no lights on is not
01:35 responsible. So yeah, for me it's not a good way to get around. So yeah definitely we should
01:43 have more cycle lanes. I think if you do travel to places like Amsterdam or even cities in
01:53 Sweden where it goes down to -10 and people are still out there cycling. I think the weather
02:01 is no excuse for people not to cycle. And in terms of personal health it's far superior
02:12 to driving. So I think in terms of specific places to implement cycle lanes that's a more
02:21 difficult question because you have to go by case by case basis of does it make sense
02:28 in the road. But I think you should lead with the principle of firstly let's do public transportation.
02:39 If we can't do public transportation we'll put a cycle lane in and then if we can't do
02:43 either of those then we'll put a road. I can see the tram right now. We should increase
02:51 the size of the tram network alongside increasing the size of the bicycle network. It just makes
02:59 more sense in terms of air quality and congestion in the city.
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