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From: The Medway Handyman on 9 Mar 2010 12:50 Jethro wrote: > On 9 Mar, 08:39, "Mrcheerful" <nbk...(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >> Shaun wrote: >>> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:35 -0800 (PST), Marie >>> <marie.law...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>>> Looks like the IOM might have the right idea. >> >>>> ALL bicycles ridden by those over 16 should be licenced, Castletown >>>> Commissioners believe. >> >>>> See >> >>>> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Call-for-bicycles-to-be.6132083.jp >> >>>> Marie >> >>> Having a tax disc almost certainly stops motor vehicles being driven >>> badly. They save hundreds of life a year. I've lost count of the >>> number of drivers who act like maniacs while waiting for a new one >>> to arrive in the post. >> >> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >> identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >> quality of driving/riding > > Let's hope that people don't start using false addresses and failing > to report change of ownership to evade such measure .... <WRIGGLE ALERT> That old chestnut again. The regulation of motorists is not 100% perfect, so there is no point using it for cyclists. The system works for the vast majority of motorists and would work for the vast majority of cyclists. -- Dave - The Tax Paying Motorist
From: Marie on 9 Mar 2010 13:01 On Mar 9, 10:26 am, Peter Grange <pe...(a)plgrange.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:35 -0800 (PST), Marie > > <marie.law...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >Looks like the IOM might have the right idea. > > >ALL bicycles ridden by those over 16 should be licenced, Castletown > >Commissioners believe. > > >See > > >http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Call-for-bicycles-to-be.6132083.jp > > >Marie > > Who _did_ you post as before you decided you were Lulu? Sidney Poitier Marie
From: Shaun on 9 Mar 2010 13:02 On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:39:17 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: >Shaun wrote: >> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:35 -0800 (PST), Marie >> <marie.lawrie(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Looks like the IOM might have the right idea. >>> >>> ALL bicycles ridden by those over 16 should be licenced, Castletown >>> Commissioners believe. >>> >>> See >>> >>> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Call-for-bicycles-to-be.6132083.jp >>> >>> Marie >> >> Having a tax disc almost certainly stops motor vehicles being driven >> badly. They save hundreds of life a year. I've lost count of the >> number of drivers who act like maniacs while waiting for a new one to >> arrive in the post. > >licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the quality of >driving/riding. > Do the traffic police have much of a problem catching bicycles armed only with 3 litre BMWs ? Unless you go by the frame number you need a license plate. Which on a bicycle would have to be so small you'd need to be within a few yards anyway. Are they really going to track you down and pay you a visit for cycling on the pavement ?
From: Big Les Wade on 9 Mar 2010 13:50 Mrcheerful <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> posted >licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the quality of >driving/riding. Isn't it the number plate that does that? -- Les Criticising the government is not illegal, but often on investigation turns out to be linked to serious offences.
From: The Medway Handyman on 9 Mar 2010 13:59
Shaun wrote: > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:39:17 GMT, "Mrcheerful" <nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> > wrote: > >> Shaun wrote: >>> On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:22:35 -0800 (PST), Marie >>> <marie.lawrie(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> Looks like the IOM might have the right idea. >>>> >>>> ALL bicycles ridden by those over 16 should be licenced, Castletown >>>> Commissioners believe. >>>> >>>> See >>>> >>>> http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Call-for-bicycles-to-be.6132083.jp >>>> >>>> Marie >>> >>> Having a tax disc almost certainly stops motor vehicles being >>> driven badly. They save hundreds of life a year. I've lost count of >>> the number of drivers who act like maniacs while waiting for a new >>> one to arrive in the post. >> >> licencing enables the vehicle and thence (in theory) the driver to be >> identified, the natural fear of apprehension will improve the >> quality of driving/riding. >> > Do the traffic police have much of a problem catching bicycles armed > only with 3 litre BMWs ? > > Unless you go by the frame number you need a license plate. Which on a > bicycle would have to be so small you'd need to be within a few yards > anyway. Why would a license plate have to be small? A motorcycle number plate would be easily seen. Or we could have the reg number tattooed on the cyclists forehead. > Are they really going to track you down and pay you a visit for > cycling on the pavement ? They should. -- Dave - the small piece of 14th century armour used to protect the armpit. |