/Devils advocate mode.
So what? They banned handguns and destroyed that sport in the UK for the sake of safety. If this saves a couple of lives a year then it is the same argument.
/Devils advocate mode off.
Obviously I don’t want either banned!
What do you guys think of number plates for cyclists
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/Devils advocate mode.
So what? They banned handguns and destroyed that sport in the UK for the sake of safety. If this saves a couple of lives a year then it is the same argument.
/Devils advocate mode off.
Obviously I don’t want either banned!
Caporegime
They learned on private tracks and circuits and continue to do so once they are professionals. Road cyclists ride on the road.
Caporegime
The difference is someone ain't gonna go postal with a bike and run over a school full of kids, killing them.
At most in a cycling accident one or two can be seriously injured or killed.
I think horses should not be on the road these days as there far to many cars on the road now and it dangerous
Truck drivers are known for being perfect drivers though yeah? I mean, when they're not busy murdering prostitutes or whatever.
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Whilst I wouldn't dig at them that far I will say whenever I see an HGV driver spouting off about being a professional driver it makes me cringe and then chuckle. Whilst there are many decent HGV drivers from my experience on the roads there are also many that shouldn't be behind the wheel of an HGV. Humans will be humans!
Dangerous because of morons with engines.*
*Sweeping statement. Most are fine but there are too many that pass too close and/or at speed. Even on the quieter country roads.
I agree with that. At least on NSL roads.
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Cyclists should not be on busy roads. They are too slow and too vulnerable.
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Having trouble remembering who we are ?
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Have always thought cyclists on the road should pay an insurance at a low rate eg £50/£100 per year to cover them for damage caused
Should the same be true for the child that runs on the road?
Soldato
Cyclists use the road for an altogether different purpose
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I don't want to die, so I will continue use the paths because the cycling lanes are inadequate and most often, dangerous.
Doesn't make a difference if they are pristine from what I've seen, near me roads were closed for weeks on end and a cycle lane was put in, was a massive job was went over round about and heading into Leeds, its probably been used 5 times, yet the road for it is perfect, no holes and cracks etcI don't want to die, so I will continue use the paths because the cycling lanes are inadequate and most often, dangerous.
Caporegime
I don't want to die, so I will continue use the paths because the cycling lanes are inadequate and most often, dangerous.
In Cambridge the cycle paths were always empty because they would have to give way to the side roads on the main route. So the cyclists just cycled on the roads next to them.
Soldato
The government's Code of Conduct for cyclists (which are recommendations, not laws) says that cyclists travelling faster than 18mph should use the road and not the cycle path.
That's really not cheap - you can already buy cycle insurance for ~£20 a year.
Motor insurance is expensive because of the ridiculous amounts of damage motorists cause - bicycles simply aren't in the same league.