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From: webreader on 15 Mar 2010 17:01 On Mar 15, 7:57 pm, S <s_pickle2...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Mar 12, 3:48 pm, JMS <jmsmith2...(a)live.co.uk > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:01:08 +0000, Biggles > > > <n...(a)packaging.the-shillings.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > > >Marie 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 > > > >Can't see any logical reason why it shouldn't apply to all bicycles, not > > >just those ridden by over 16s. Ah, but that might inconvenience the > > >narrow-minded individuals proposing the legislation? > > > >Still, forcing all tax payers to subsidise each bicycle licence to the > > >tune of £20 sounds like fun. > > > It does not actually say that. > > > I think that is should be totally self financing. > > > If it costs 30 quid per cycle - then that should be the cost of the > > licence. > > > -- > > Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their contempt for the Highway Code and laws. > > What about motorists and their contempt for the Highway Code and laws? > Today, on my way home from work, less than 10 minutes, I saw 6 cars go > through the red light, including 2 which did not even take notice of > the pedestrian crossing on green, I saw another 2 making a prohibited > left turn into a one-way street against the legal direction of the > traffic, 3 box junction offences, too many to count illegally parked > cars. > > > The answer: > > All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory insurance, and be registered. > > Registration number to be clearly visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz vest. > > What about drivers identity clearly displayed on the outside of their > cars? > > > Habitual law breakers' cycles confiscated and crushed. > > Same for motorists. You must live in a real pikey area to see that many problems. I did a 70 mile return journey today and only noticed two red light jumps, both at the same set of lights. Ryan Air bus went through red light just after it changed, he almost flattened a cyclist who was going through the red light on the crossing road. And before anybody askes the lights were red for a pedestrian phase (allthough there were no pedestrians) WSR
From: Brimstone on 15 Mar 2010 17:01 "S" <s_pickle2001(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:2661e281-7b67-434e-aeb4-6fec49283186(a)u9g2000yqb.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 12, 3:48 pm, JMS <jmsmith2...(a)live.co.uk > wrote: >> On Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:01:08 +0000, Biggles >> >> >> >> >> >> <n...(a)packaging.the-shillings.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: >> >Marie 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 >> >> >Can't see any logical reason why it shouldn't apply to all bicycles, not >> >just those ridden by over 16s. Ah, but that might inconvenience the >> >narrow-minded individuals proposing the legislation? >> >> >Still, forcing all tax payers to subsidise each bicycle licence to the >> >tune of �20 sounds like fun. >> >> It does not actually say that. >> >> I think that is should be totally self financing. >> >> If it costs 30 quid per cycle - then that should be the cost of the >> licence. >> >> -- >> Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their contempt for >> the Highway Code and laws. > > What about motorists and their contempt for the Highway Code and laws? > Today, on my way home from work, less than 10 minutes, I saw 6 cars go > through the red light, including 2 which did not even take notice of > the pedestrian crossing on green, I saw another 2 making a prohibited > left turn into a one-way street against the legal direction of the > traffic, 3 box junction offences, too many to count illegally parked > cars. > >> The answer: >> All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory insurance, >> and be registered. >> Registration number to be clearly visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz >> vest. > > What about drivers identity clearly displayed on the outside of their > cars? > >> Habitual law breakers' cycles confiscated and crushed. > > Same for motorists. So are you saying that just because one group of road users has a few law breakers everyone else should be allowed to get away with it?
From: DavidR on 15 Mar 2010 17:09 "JNugent" <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote > > The one that immediately springs to mind is the differentially-higher > charge that some London Borough(s) boasts/boast of making for a residents' > parking permit*. Higher for a vehicle in the Range-Rover class than for > (say) a Jag or a Roller on the basis of spite and grandstanding (however > dressed up as something else). > The irrational attitude of some - especially of some of those in > authority - to these vehicles is odd. Then perhaps it can be considered as a tax for blocking out the light.
From: The Medway Handyman on 15 Mar 2010 19:29 S wrote: <SNIP> >> Many cyclists are proving the need for registration by their >> contempt for the Highway Code and laws. > > What about motorists and their contempt for the Highway Code and laws? > Today, on my way home from work, less than 10 minutes, I saw 6 cars go > through the red light, including 2 which did not even take notice of > the pedestrian crossing on green, I saw another 2 making a prohibited > left turn into a one-way street against the legal direction of the > traffic, 3 box junction offences, too many to count illegally parked > cars. Where do you live? The Chatsworth Estate? I don't see that many motoring offences in a year. I think you speak with forked tongue. >> The answer: >> All cyclists over 16 to take compulsory test, have compulsory >> insurance, and be registered. Registration number to be clearly >> visible on the back of mandatory hi-viz vest. > > What about drivers identity clearly displayed on the outside of their > cars? Doh! Its called a number plate knobhead. -- Dave - The Tax Paying Motorist
From: The Medway Handyman on 15 Mar 2010 19:30
S wrote: > On Mar 13, 4:27 pm, "The Medway Handyman" <davidl...(a)no-spam- > blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> Mike Smith wrote: >>> I will never pay a licence fee to ride my bicycle. Let the wimps >>> fall in line if they feel bullied into doing so. >> >> Shouldn't be surprised by this comment. Cyclists are habitual law >> breakers. > > As are motorists. Only in your weird deluded mind. -- Dave - The Tax Paying Motorist |