"It's obvious that Lord Winston has changed his mind after being physically attacked by a violent, screeching bike harridan."No he had turned against cycling before that.https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/05/house-of-lords-peers-criticised-for-propagating-bike-lane-myths"Cycling organisations have condemned members of the House of Lords, including Prof Robert Winston, for propagating the “myth” that separated bike lanes cause congestion and worsen pollution, saying there is no evidence it happens.Accusing the peers of making arguments based on “anecdote experienced through a taxi window,” the groups said that Winston, in particular, as a prominent scientist, should know better than to spread such misconceptions.It follows a Lords debate on vehicle emissions earlier in January in which several peers, Winston among them, called on ministers to examine whether short stretches of protected cycle lanes installed in London had slowed traffic speeds and thus increased emissions.When the Guardian contacted the peers to ask if they had evidence for the claim, none provided it. Winston, a doctor and popular TV scientist who has been a Labour peer since 1995, said the fact bike lanes slowed traffic was “not deniable”.Pressed again for evidence, Winston thanked the Guardian reporter for her “entertaining comments” and said the “law-breaking, aggression and dishonesty” of cyclists had turned him against them.""Pressed again for evidence"
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