What do you guys think of number plates for cyclists

[chaparral]

I just been reading this news story and am now thinking if this would be a good idea or not

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...lists-after-attack/ar-BBVndn6?ocid=spartandhp

What do you think would be the pro's & con's of having number plates on bicycles ?

 

[Malevolence]

 

[zophiel]

lol ok........

 

[ThestigGT999]

and pay road tax

 

[Freakbro]

and pay road tax

Based on the current VED rates, that would be £0 then

 

[VincentHanna]

Suits me, a guy cycled in to my car and my insurance company settled with him and he got £20,000

 

[Mark1989]

I used to cycle to work and used the path, mainly as I found it safer

Now I drive I don't cycle anymore I should do as I don't work far anyway getting back to my point, I can't see how it would work.

What I would say is punish cyclist who use the footpath when a cycle lane is right there and yes I would have included me in that.

So many that I see never have a cyclist on it yet its cost millions, reduced space for cars and mostly just seems a bloody waste

 

[Hades]

Suits me, a guy cycled in to my car and my insurance company settled with him and he got £20,000

You're doing it wrong. A woman cycled into me and I sued her. She settled out of court

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

I just been reading this news story and am now thinking if this would be a good idea or not

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/ukne...lists-after-attack/ar-BBVndn6?ocid=spartandhp

What do you think would be the pro's & con's of having number plates on bicycles ?

No, but clearly there should be number plates on women

 

[UTmaniac]

Not very aerodynamic, I need every Watt I can generate to propel me forwards/upwards, especially while I have the lurgy!

 

[adolf hamster]

well this thread is going to be fun........

treat em like mopeds- £0 VED is fine, but registration, mandatory third party insurance and compulsory basic training before road use please.

 

[Dis86]

well this thread is going to be fun........

treat em like mopeds- £0 VED is fine, but registration, mandatory third party insurance and compulsory basic training before road use please.

What about kids? Do we ban them from cycling on streets? What's the age cut off?

 

[topgun06]

well this thread is going to be fun........

treat em like mopeds- £0 VED is fine, but registration, mandatory third party insurance and compulsory basic training before road use please.

I can see the benefits of those measures. But for me, I value benefits it brings, for children especially, but also people of all ages much more highly. Espcially considering that we're living in an increadingly polluted world with worsening obesity levels.

I just feel that those measures put too much of a barrier in the way. And for me, is counter productive.

 

[BennyC]

and pay road tax

I probably already pay more VED than most motorists (Band J) and I am insured.

Pointless.

The same effort should be spent encouraging people to drive less.

 

[NoobCannon]

Should all be identifiable some how, if thats number plates or a badge of some description then so be it.

Are the boris bikes numbered/easily identifiable as the idiots riding these tend to be just underneath the lycra morons

 

[adolf hamster]

What about kids? Do we ban them from cycling on streets? What's the age cut off?

age cutoff is 16, under that no cycling on the roads.

 

[StriderX]

Just ban cars.

 

[adolf hamster]

Just ban cars.

great idea, useless machines, nobody has any use for them.

 

[Dis86]

age cutoff is 16, under that no cycling on the roads.

You've then just scuppered the cycling heritage of this country.

Cavendish, Wiggins, froome, Pendleton. All started as kids on the road.

 

[Scania]

I’d rather have a 12 bore tbh.

The vast majority - certainly around an articulated truck - are a danger to themselves, usually without having any comprehension of being so.