Cities around the world that are reducing car access

If you're going to make allegations about law-breaking, you'd want to be very sure that you understand the difference between ROTR and traffic law.

You asked a question about who is forcing anyone to purchase or drive a car. Perhaps it was rhetorical and you didn't want an answer, but here we are;

Experiences like this are forcing people off bikes and into cars.

She didn't 'openly admit' to anything. She said that was the allegation made by the aggressive, bullying driver, that they were cycling three abreast, but the mam didn't admit to anything. TBH, it is fairly unlikely that she would be three abreast in a cycle bus, far more likely that the adult was to the rear, shielding the children, and probably doing a good job at shielding, which is what irritated the bully behind the wheel. And three abreast is permitted while overtaking, btw.

She's not driving though, she's cycling. She's making good progress at cycling speed (which is higher than average driving speed in much of the city). There is no law that requires cyclists to pull over for others. No-one else's journey is more important.

That driver is presumably quite happy to sit for hours in traffic jams starting down the bumper of the car in front, but put them behind a cyclist for 10 or 20 seconds and WW3 breaks out, with talk of 'progress' and 'consideration'. Where's the consideration in driving round with four empty seats all day?

You seem to be the only one talking about banning cars here.

I'm simply pointing that we have allowed a situation to develop where cars are the default option, even for short journeys where walking and cycling are very feasible options.

You're making a big leap from some slight restriction on cars in some areas for some periods to 'towards banning of cars'. We've had car dominated cities for too long now, and our health and our environment is harmed every day as a result. We need to do things a bit differently.

A big reduction in parking is needed, and there's no plan to tackle any multistorey.

Clarendon, Drury, Stephens Green and BTs need to go for a start in the short term. That whole area should be car free as a starting point. The other pains are arnotts, the ilac and the 2 on Jervis St.

Not fussed about clearys or Christchurch.

Fleet Street also needs goning.