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There are already things like that.. but they decided to put these ones on car parking spaces with a pretend car at the front. Take that, obnoxious motorists.
But, the cycle infrastructure is generally crap, so other things need improving first. The cycle lanes on my route to work are narrow and poorly marked, and in many areas you have to share with buses, which is stupid - cyclists and bus drivers are mortal enemies. They're making an effort though, with many new cycle lanes underway and planned for the future.
Only 1% of commuters cycle to work, so there is a loooong way to go before we're a cycling city. Amsterdam we ain't.
I suspect the other difference is that a British hasn't built up to it. Exposed only to weak sun and then vacationing in direct strong sun (not just stronger sun, but outside more). Tanning slowing builds up your skins resistance to burning.
Yeah but in the summer some people will burn in the UK too, I think it is more to do with less 'sun sense' rather than the UK just having weaker sun...
Lots of people in Australia actively wear high sunblock & so despite living in a warmer & sunnier climate, can still have pale skin as there is more awareness, in the UK people think they wont get burnt because they are in the UK & then do... It isn't drummed into people enough how damaging UV rays can be...
With me, I got badly burned when I went to Portugal, and the reason was simply lack of education, not because I was fairly white. I just assumed at a lowly 37° latitude I could hang out ALL DAY with no sun screen outside in the sun because the weather was warm enough that I could, and I could just get away with it. I didn't think of putting sunscreen on, because it wasn't something I would think about using at home in the UK - where I did not go around topless because I wasn't on holiday. It was complete ignorance, and I paid the price with itchy painful peeling skin. It would have happened to anybody outside topless in those conditions for that length of time, inc. "tan" people.
With me, I got badly burned when I went to Portugal, and the reason was simply lack of education, not because I was fairly white. I just assumed at a lowly 37° latitude I could hang out ALL DAY with no sun screen outside in the sun because the weather was warm enough that I could, and I could just get away with it. I didn't think of putting sunscreen on, because it wasn't something I would think about using at home in the UK - where I did not go around topless because I wasn't on holiday. It was complete ignorance, and I paid the price with itchy painful peeling skin. It would have happened to anybody outside topless in those conditions for that length of time, inc. "tan" people.
Doubt it, when I was in San Diego(32N) in July for a week I was out all day without sunscreen and I didn't burn. Had I had my January skin tone, yes I would have burned.
Lots of people in Australia actively wear high sunblock & so despite living in a warmer & sunnier climate, can still have pale skin as there is more awareness, in the UK people think they wont get burnt because they are in the UK & then do... It isn't drummed into people enough how damaging UV rays can be...
My mom got sunburned in the UK in May. Sun angle isn't that low there in May, with pale skin with little prior sun exposure and out in direct sun she burned. She didn't think to put on sunscreen cause it's England.
I will have to put it on in Florida at 28n which is really annoying!! I hate it!!
Grrrr
Any solutions??
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