Elected representative in ignorant cycling related rant shocker

[Gandalf]

It's when you read bum gravy like this you realise how far we have to go.

I'd love to know where you can get one of those luvverly £100 bikes.


http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk...ers/story-13501665-detail/story.html#comments

 

[downfader]

I should imagine theres a LOT of wear and tear on a £100 bike LMAO!!!!

 

[RedRider]

He sounds like an ***e. Conversely, well done Sutton Council for introducing the scheme in the first place.

 

[Chutzpah]

"How can you even measure mileage?" he added.

"It's very simple on a car – a car has a little dial on it – but for a bike you can just pluck a number out of mid air – it's so open to interpretation.


So he thinks that car drivers will never overestimate mileage?

 

[Chutzpah]

I've just worked out that it would take me 39 months to "buy" my bike using his dodgy maths.

What an idiot.

 

[gb155]

Just wow !

 

[downfader]

"How can you even measure mileage?" he added.

"It's very simple on a car – a car has a little dial on it – but for a bike you can just pluck a number out of mid air – it's so open to interpretation.


So he thinks that car drivers will never overestimate mileage?

Cycle computers, GPS, remembering that drivers tend to just write down the mileage and provide little in evidence iirc.

 

[semislickstick]

So why isn't he cycling to work then?

 

[derrick]

I'll have some of that,

 

[downfader]

So why isn't he cycling to work then?

Because like most portly little whingers he fails to attempt to see both sides of an argument and draw a positive conclusion. This is why British politics is failing and votes are at an all time low.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Let's not forget all those cheating cyclists claiming for their 2nd bikes at the Houses of Parliament....oh, hang on a minute, they weren't cyclists, they were politicians....

 

[DCLane]

My work pays 20p/mile if you use your bike instead of a car. I did all of 6 miles work-related biking last week - and I'm not going to claim £1.20 for it.

 

[Little yellow Brompton]

It's when you read bum gravy like this you realise how far we have to go.

I'd love to know where you can get one of those luvverly £100 bikes.


http://www.thisiscro...y.html#comments

"claim 10 miles a day and that's £4.50, or £18 a month "


Errr I do hope he's not in charge of finance...

 

[CopperCyclist]

Right. He's right on ONE point. Bicycles are cheaper to run and maintain than cars, so yeah, the 40 odd p per mile is comparatively worth 'more' to us than to a car driver.

That said, why the hell should you penalise someone for choosing to cycle rather than drive? I can bet any money all of these employees have cars too, and so if they take away this allowance all that will happen is they will drive instead, so it won't save them any money, just clog up the roads a little more!

As for a '100 pound bike’ just shows how out of touch he is. That only just cover my pedals you moron!

This schemes so good I'm going to suggest it's taken up at my work, where you do get a mileage allowance if you are asked to make a trip beyond your normal commute, but my work only pays for cars... personally I the the police and many other business shoukd be encouraging more environmentally friendly and healthier means of travelling!

 

[semislickstick]

"claim 10 miles a day and that's £4.50, or £18 a month "


Errr I do hope he's not in charge of finance...

He only works one day a week? (ish)