"Call You and Yours" on cycling

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[Poacher]

Anyone listening to this on R4 right now?

Yes - some sensible views, but some nonsense even from "I'm a cyclist" correspondents, e.g. "Should pay, say, £20 per year tax."
Currently resisting urge to phone in and tell them I'm willing to pay the same as a Toyota Prius owner, even though I cause a tiny fraction of their wear and tear on the road.

 

[ianrauk]

Yes - some sensible views, but some nonsense even from "I'm a cyclist" correspondents, e.g. "Should pay, say, £20 per year tax."
Currently resisting urge to phone in and tell them I'm willing to pay the same as a Toyota Prius owner, even though I cause a tiny fraction of their wear and tear on the road.

Why stick to just the one...
Add these on to your phone call.

Kia Picanto 1.0 1
Hyundai i10 1.0 Blue
Smartfortwo 1.0 Petrol
Toyota iQ 1.0 Petrol (VVT-i)
Fiat 500 0.9 TwinAir
Kia Rio 1.1 CRDi EcoDynamic
Peugeot 207 1.6 HDi Oxygo
Fiat Punto Evo 1.3 MultiJet Eco
Skoda Fabia 1.2 TDI CR Greenline II
Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCi 95 Econetic
SEAT Ibiza 1.2 TDI CR Ecomotive
Vauxhall Corsa 1.3 CDTi ecoFLEX (95 PS)
Audi A1 1.6 TDI
MINI One + Cooper Diesel 1.6 One D, Cooper D
Citroen DS3 1.6 e-HDi Airfdream
Volkswagen Polo 1.2 TDI Bluemotion
Citroen C3 1.6 e-HDI Airdream
SEAT Leon 1.6 TDI CR 105
Volkswagen Golf 1.6 TDI Bluemotion 105
Audi A3 1.6 TDI Stop/Start (99g/km)
Volvo C30 1.6 DRIVe Start/Stop(115 PS)
Toyota Auris Hybrid 1.8 VVTi
Toyota Prius 1.8 VVTi
Lexus CT200h 1.8 Hybrid
Nissan Leaf
Smart fortwo Cabriolet 1.0 Petrol 71bhp, 0.8 Diesel 54bhp
Fiat 500C 0.9 TwinAir
Tesla Roadster
Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI Greenline II
Volvo S40 1.6 DRIVe Start/Stop (115PS)
Skoda Fabia Estate 1.2 TDI CR Greenline II
SEAT Ibiza ST 1.2 TDI CR Ecomotive
Volvo V50 1.6 DRIVe (115)

 

[Poacher]

Indeed, but would only need to quote one to make the point, and I suspect the Prius would be the most familiar to the average Joe/Jo.

Anyway, I resisted the urge, and the program(me) has now finished.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Anyone listening to this on R4 right now?

I read this and switched on but got interrupted because my bank phoned me up about an online payment it just blocked. Is it worth waiting for it on iPlayer?

 

[ianrauk]

Indeed, but would only need to quote one to make the point, and I suspect the Prius would be the most familiar to the average Joe/Jo.

Anyway, I resisted the urge, and the program(me) has now finished.

I think the average joe/jo would be very surprised at how many 'car tax' free cars there are on the road.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I did catch someone who'd gone to the trouble of contacting the BBC to say that there had to be no hills and you'd have to be under 25. I consider 23C tyres as under 25!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Hard to say - most of it wasn't in any way a surprise, at least for any of us I would say. Some of it was downright annoying, as usual. The guy in the studio to give the cyclists' point of view seemed fairly good-natured and sensible. It was good to hear a discussion of cycling that was longer than five minutes and didn't degenerate into bad-tempered point scoring for once.

Thanks, TMN, I'll have a look to see whether it's up yet.

Edit: yes, it's here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0383wkf/You_and_Yours_Call_You_and_Yours_Cycling/

 

[MontyVeda]

... didn't degenerate into bad-tempered point scoring for once.

that's the difference between R4 and internet forums.

 

[Wobblers]

that's the difference between R4 and internet forums.

What, you mean that R4 doesn't have stalkers posting unwarranted and entirely irrelevant snide comments?

We'd noticed.

 

[MontyVeda]

What, you mean that R4 doesn't have stalkers posting unwarranted and entirely irrelevant snide comments?

We'd noticed.

turn it into whatever you like...

 

[sheddy]

Did anyone hear the listener who claimed that Dutch Cyclists are required to pay a road tax ?
Is this true ?

 

[Leaway2]

They used to pay a road tax - it was abolished in 1941.

"What did the Germans ever do for us?"

 

[MontyVeda]

The 'low accident rate on Boris Bikes' was interesting... do you think their flashing light is a contributing factor, or as also mentioned on the program, because they're slow?

 

[Frood42]

My opinion is the low accident rate is due to the limited area that the "Boris" bikes are used in, they tend to be used in more touristy locations and for short trips.