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Daily Stormer
September 13, 2014
A £23Million cycling scheme loaning out free bicycles in Birmingham has been accused of being ‘Racist.’
Because apparently only White men use bicycles.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the Council feel the users of the bicycles can be trusted to hand the free bicycles back, instead of stealing them?
A £23 million scheme intended to transform cycling in Birmingham has been blasted as discriminatory and only benefiting “white, young men”.
The Department for Transport has given Birmingham £17 million to become a “Cycle City” which will create a network of safe new routes aimed at tempting commuters out of their cars.
The council will also put £6.3 million into the project which will see an upgrade to some of the busiest routes in the city including Hagley Road and Bristol Road, with dedicated cycle lanes and safety improvements at junctions to encourage more cycling.
After the views were published in the Post, there was a strong backlash on social media.
But at the Edgbaston District committee Coun Deirdre Alden (Con, Edgbaston) said she was concerned that such a large amount of effort and investment was being spent on a mode of transport predominantly used by young men.
“The vast majority of cyclists on our roads are young, white men,” she said.
She added that, while there were exceptions, “most elderly people are not going to cycle, and it would be dangerous for them to start on our streets now”.
The councillor said disabled people did not benefit from cycling and that “women of any ethnic group who wish to wear modest clothing, and I count myself in that category, are not going to cycle. It is a discriminatory form of transport”.
Other councillors said the money would be better spent repairing potholes to improve cycle safety while Coun Caroline Badley (Lab, Quinton) suggested improving the grade of road surface around drains as this was a major concern for cyclists.
And Coun John Alden (Con, Harborne) argued cyclists should be licensed and insured like motorists are if they wished to use the road.
Under the cycle revolution, cash will be used to buy 5,000 bikes and set up cycle hubs from which they can be rented or used for training.
Councillors were stunned to find out that 2,000 of them would be given away.
They were told that those being given cycles, which would have Birmingham Cycle branding, would be vetted, be asked to sign and have both a bike serial number and their details recorded.
But they admitted it might be difficult to stop people breaking the agreement or selling the bike.
