Comments on Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog: Meet Carl Scully - Mr Headwind

I dip my head in shame at the attitude of this man...

2009-11-13T02:24:45.027+01:00

I dip my head in shame at the attitude of this man. Lucky he is the FORMER roads minister, maybe someone should take him on that M7 ride, how about Russell Crow? He is a known fan of cycling, might teach him a thing or too.

Ten years ago, "our" politicians also dared to say...

2009-11-12T18:33:46.136+01:00

Ten years ago, "our" politicians also dared to say such a crap. Now, also the conservatives more or less accept cycling as a way of transport. More or less...

k. from Dresden, Germany

Thank you, Australia -- you're the only country th...

2009-11-12T06:17:16.152+01:00

Thank you, Australia -- you're the only country that ever makes my own USA look passably intelligent. Keep up the good work!

A heady wind but I imagine it emanating from anoth...

2009-11-11T21:49:27.335+01:00

A heady wind but I imagine it emanating from another part of the anatomy, not a cold bracing North Sea wind. Unless there is a sulphur-spewing obsolescent paper mill upwind from our peloton.

Outlander, this guy is a caricature of a horribly incompetent and dodgy politician! I'd say he is a train wreck, but alas that is far too literal in his case.

The bicycle isn't transport for this man. It's a p...

2009-11-11T20:45:35.855+01:00

The bicycle isn't transport for this man. It's a plaything.
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That's generally the attitude we face here in Canada also.
I've heard it time and time again in the USA and even on occasion in the UK.
Must be something wrong with the English speaking world when it comes to commuting by bike.

Carl Scully should be sacked. If a transport minis...

2009-11-11T19:53:59.326+01:00

Carl Scully should be sacked. If a transport minister doesn't understand transport issues he has no business being in the role.

It is about time in NSW as well as other states (and NZ is a state) that separate ministries of bicycling were established, separate from the road building mental cases in the Departments of Transport.

"Apart from a negligible amount of GST on their eq...

2009-11-11T19:11:31.999+01:00

"Apart from a negligible amount of GST on their equipment, cyclists pay nothing towards the cost of the roads they wish to use and rely on motorists to fund most of the cost of cycling infrastructure."

I love this line of "reasoning" because it presupposes cyclists need a 40ft wide strip of asphalt engineered for six-ton loads at no greater than 7% grade. I'd do just fine without, thanks.

If the alternative to “bicycles should pay road taxes” is “let’s not have any roads,” well Option Number Two works just fine for me.

Logic FAIL!

Mr. Headwind? How about Mr. Head Up Arse? Awhh...

2009-11-11T18:28:37.100+01:00

Mr. Headwind? How about Mr. Head Up Arse?

Awhh! Poor motorists. They have to pay so much for their vehicles... and even have to licence them. The Car Man's burden?

Where to start? Why should we care how much somebody has to pay for their means of transportation? That's their choice... or not because car culture makes it hard not to drive. Ditto on car susidization. Car drivers are allowed to externalize many of the real costs of driving.

Unfortunately, sounding good beats facts these days.

I don't know for sure about Australia, but I suspe...

2009-11-11T16:03:41.696+01:00

I don't know for sure about Australia, but I suspect that it is similar to the UK where motorists are effectively subsidised by non motoring tax payers...

"He claims to have invested in off-road infrastruc...

2009-11-11T14:39:35.231+01:00

"He claims to have invested in off-road infrastructure and then doesn't understand why cyclists are using it"

I presume this should read "are not using it."

When he was a Minister, I spent a bit of time work...

2009-11-11T12:27:34.145+01:00

When he was a Minister, I spent a bit of time working as a public servant in the department he oversaw.

It was generally thought that he had the intellect of a cabbage.

You can view this guy's other "achievements" on hi...

2009-11-11T12:14:32.655+01:00

You can view this guy's other "achievements" on his wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Scully

What a disaster this guy was for the state of NSW. It will take decades to repair the damage he has caused.

I believe his comments are influenced by politics....

2009-11-11T12:05:35.604+01:00

I believe his comments are influenced by politics. More specifically aimed at the car manufacturing sector voters.
If you don't agree with him, tell him and keep him voted out!

It was a crying shame that Carl didn't ride on New...

2009-11-11T12:04:21.513+01:00

It was a crying shame that Carl didn't ride on New South Wales roads more often when he said.I've had cars cross from one side of the road to my side and open their door on me, full beer cans thrown at me,rammed from behind by a Kombi van and numerous thing thrown at me , including abuse.Bicycle paths ! only Canberra and Brisbane have anything of note and that is improving only gradually.

It's pretty clear this guy has no idea what he is ...

2009-11-11T11:32:32.559+01:00

It's pretty clear this guy has no idea what he is talking about.

He was a state minister for NSW for many years.

The bicycle paths he mentions are way too little. They don't even connect together.

We have had the worst state govt in Australia for many years. Sydney is getting behind.

You can see with such visionaries at the wheel