Good points Alan, and I agree that the C5 could have been a hit with a few mechanical improvements and a major change to infrastructure.
Personal transport is a wonderful ideal, and cycles, mopeds and motorcycles provide a lot of this for many people but without weather protection which is what commuters and school run Mum tends to want. Enclose a device and people immediately think CAR. And as soon as they are thinking CAR they want safety, comfort, stereo, Sat Nav, laptop charger, ABS, SIPS, heated seats, mini-bar, jacuzzi etc. About 3 years ago the Government did 2 huge reports, one about all our transport infrastructure and how to maximise its use. The 2nd investigated future requirements of this all. They looked at pavements, roads, waterways, railways, airports, pavements and footpaths, and they did a detailed study of road use, estimating motorcycle, car, van, taxi, bus and truck use of the network. The idea was to plan our road use for now and into the future, but there was not a single reference to bicycles. With that sort of blinkered thinking from our bureaucrats I can see no chance of any new initiative for "Personal Transport" .