What do you guys think of number plates for cyclists

[adolf hamster]

I don't think you quite grasp the difference between the likes of f1 and cycling. Riding around a fixed circuit is very different to road racing.

I dont think you quite grasp that road racing is also a thing in motorsport.

 

[Nicholas Sorrell]

Anyone using the road should have insurance and a means of recognition (ie, number plate) should the need arise.

 

[Cuchulain]

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

It's illegal to cycle on the path so are you suggesting nobody under 16 should ride a bike?

 

[stockhausen]

I see this often myself,I spend a lot of time on motorways as you can imagine I’m sure, and to be fair from behind you can’t tell who’s driving the vehicle in front, unfortunately though, you leave a large gap and a car or two will slot into it, especially in roadworks, I just set my cruise control to ~48mph (which is usually faster than a car speedometer be because I’m calibrated whereas they are not) and try to go with the flow....

Not to excuse the sit on the car in fronts bumper brigade (of which there’s plenty) but as I say frequently the trucker has left a safe gap but Joe car/van driver just views that as a space to jump into....

Fair comment, I entirely agree that quite a few car drivers see any gap that would allow a cigarette paper's thickness fore and aft as being made for them - this is particularly true on Motorway slip roads where people do tend to barge off the motorway at the very last minute in order to shave seconds off their journey time, ideally saving electricity as well by not using their indicators

 

[Minstadave]

It's illegal to cycle on the path so are you suggesting nobody under 16 should ride a bike?

Not riding on the road doesn't stop you riding a bike completely. There's cycle paths/routes/off road tracks/parks.

 

[Dis86]

Not riding on the road doesn't stop you riding a bike completely. There's cycle paths/routes/off road tracks/parks.

How do you get to them if you can't ride your bike to them?
You also now can't cycle to school.

 

[Dis86]

I dont think you quite grasp that road racing is also a thing in motorsport.

Not to the same scale as cycling. Certainly not in this country.

 

[LabR@t]

Lol will never be enforceable

 

[thenewoc]

I'd prefer stingers to be deployed by the public when they use pavements that they shouldn't.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I'd prefer stingers to be deployed by the public when they use pavements that they shouldn't.

On my commute I jump on the pavement a couple of times for no more than 50 yards so I don't get maimed however I slow to a crawl.
If I hit someone I'd be mortified however in the past 6 years people have walked straight in front of me three times when I've been on the road resulting in me getting broken ribs, nasty cut to the knee and a broken finger.
Of course it's always my fault.

 

[mrk]

What do you get if you cross a chemical and a bicycle ?











Bike carbonate of soda!

 

[adolf hamster]

Not to the same scale as cycling. Certainly not in this country.

sounds like a golden opportunity then, get some community support going.

also bear in mind that while rally drivers can pre-drive the course when it's open they can't do it at full pelt (speed limits and all that), a problem that a professional road racing cyclist would not have.

 

[Housey]

What do you get if you cross a chemical and a bicycle ?











Bike carbonate of soda!

Leave


No words


Just go

 

[Nasher]

On my commute I jump on the pavement a couple of times for no more than 50 yards so I don't get maimed however I slow to a crawl.
If I hit someone I'd be mortified however in the past 6 years people have walked straight in front of me three times when I've been on the road resulting in me getting broken ribs, nasty cut to the knee and a broken finger.
Of course it's always my fault.

You probably need to slow down then

Drivers get told the same thing.

 

[Dis86]

sounds like a golden opportunity then, get some community support going.

also bear in mind that while rally drivers can pre-drive the course when it's open they can't do it at full pelt (speed limits and all that), a problem that a professional road racing cyclist would not have.

Sounds like you're rather pointlessly wanting to deprive a lot of people of fun for no to limited gain.

 

[adolf hamster]

Sounds like you're rather pointlessly wanting to deprive a lot of people of fun for no to limited gain.

not pointlessly, i just don't like the idea of vehicles on the public highway being treated differently for no discernable reason.

 

[Dis86]

not pointlessly, i just don't like the idea of vehicles on the public highway being treated differently for no discernable reason.

The discernable reason is that they're not motorised.

 

[adolf hamster]

The discernable reason is that they're not motorised.

power source is irrelevant, 30mph on a moped requires a licence, training and insurance, why is 30mph on a push bike allowed with none of that?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

The point Winston is making is that cyclists should be identifiable and take responsibility for their actions, in particular abide by the law.

Sounds fair enough to me.

 

[Dis86]

The point Winston is making is that cyclists should be identifiable and take responsibility for their actions, in particular abide by the law.

Sounds fair enough to me.

They have all those requirements already. We just don't have sufficient police to bother with it because the outcomes are just so minimal.