Cycles/cyclists to be licenced

[col]

Other than all the fun and jest here, there must be a way to licence a bike and or the rider? Why should we be allowed to mix on the roads with others that have to have just that plus a lot more too? Its all to help stop bad/dangerous or theft activity isnt it?

 

[ttcycle]

Great minds.

Indeed

 

[snorri]

Why ? we pay they issue. And there would be a profit for them too.

I struggle a little with this one col. Are you sure the profit made by government would benefit the licence payer by a figure greater than the cost of the licence?

 

[ttcycle]

In all seriousness Col, as has been pointed out to you on page one- if you use licensed cars as an example there is no way that licensing bikes accomplishes the things you mention above. Theft and bad drivers are awash on the roads and they're licensed and have apparently passed tests.

All licensing is going to do it put new people off cycling.

Cyclists getting trained to be assertive on the roads ie through bikeability/cycle instructors is a good thing but that's not licensing

 

[Dan B]

Other than all the fun and jest here, there must be a way to licence a bike and or the rider? Why should we be allowed to mix on the roads with others that have to have just that plus a lot more too?

Pedestrians have to be licensed? Why did nobody tell me?

 

[col]

Pedestrians have to be licensed? Why did nobody tell me?

Only if your cycling.

 

[BSRU]

I suggest cyclists being forced to carry shields with their registered coat of arms on, which can also be used for bicycle jousting.

 

[col]

In all seriousness Col, as has been pointed out to you on page one- if you use licensed cars as an example there is no way that licensing bikes accomplishes the things you mention above. Theft and bad drivers are awash on the roads and they're licensed and have apparently passed tests.

All licensing is going to do it put new people off cycling.

Cyclists getting trained to be assertive on the roads ie through bikeability/cycle instructors is a good thing but that's not licensing

Training doesnt put you in the system though, licencing does. So there is a chance of being identified as the owner?

I struggle a little with this one col. Are you sure the profit made by government would benefit the licence payer by a figure greater than the cost of the licence?

It could do, it doesnt have to be a lot of plates or cards to get the job done, and if there was a cost its covered by us?

 

[ttcycle]

Col, you're not really answering the questions of:

cost
how does being in the system actually address the issues you state?

 

[Dan B]

Only if your cycling.

Only if my cycling what?

 

[ianrauk]

Would Henry's toddle and balance bikes have to be registered? And what about Teddy's balance bike which Henry has borrowed? How would we transfer the registration?

 

[col]

Only if my cycling what?

Naughty boy

 

[GrasB]

I give you a small hatchback & a bike... which one can render a house structurally damaged to the point of having to be knocked down & rebuilt?

 

[snorri]

Its all to help stop bad/dangerous or theft activity isnt it?

Is it? How will it do that?

 

[col]

Col, you're not really answering the questions of:

cost
how does being in the system actually address the issues you state?

If we had a reg that is attatched to our cross bar say, the bikes owner is more identifyable? Better than not having any chance of identifying at all do you think? Just a thought. but the cost wouldnt be great I wouldnt have thought.?