Anti-cyclist outburst in Independent causes Internet comment fury

When a well-known media personality used a newspaper column to claim that the cycling lobby possessed “powerful backers” and had far too much influence over transport policy in London, the online comments from readers were generally not overly supportive.

Rik Thomas
15 April 2016
Media personality Janet Street-Porter brought on the wrath of the cycling community after a column in The Independent on 25 March
Media personality Janet Street-Porter brought on the wrath of the cycling community after a column in The Independent on 25 March

 

“Cyclists and their powerful backers are destroying London for the rest of us,” media personality Janet Street-Porter said in a column in The Independent on 25 March. “By championing bikes to such a ludicrous level, as his ‘legacy’ project, [London mayor] Boris [Johnson] is as blinkered as the car lobby and lorry drivers.

“I’ve finally had enough of Boris Johnson – the man who has brought a wonderful city to its knees in the name of...

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