First time I've had this conversation!!!!

[martynjc1977]

Just settled with a coffee when a one of my new colleagues says to me " have you cycled in today"
"yes" I replied
"good for you" she said "but I do think cyclists should be paying road tax"

Queue my calm and reasoned re-education of this poor lady who to be fair did not know any better (she did not know that low Co2 emitting cars did not pay VED). Nor did she know that most "cycle lanes" where poorly designed and at times dangerous to use, ect. She took it well and tbh has a better appreciation of the needs of cyclists.

Job done me thinks lol.

 

[just jim]

Well done for keeping cool.

 

[HobbesChoice]

I like that she just said it to you during a conversation, knowing you're a cyclist and so giving you both a chance to discuss it rather than bellowing it from a car window and driving off! Fair play to her that she did it that way so you could put the cyclists point of view across.

 

[fossyant]

I'd also tell her...."Yes £170 a year for my car - it's sat on the drive not clogging up the roads, not polluting, and not wearing the roads out..... !"

 

[downfader]

I'd also tell her...."Yes £170 a year for my car - it's sat on the drive not clogging up the roads, not polluting, and not wearing the roads out..... !"

Only 170...?

 

[fossyant]

Oh, and the Wife's £120.....

 

[downfader]

Oh, and the Wife's £120.....

My mother's 4x4 is £210, and she rides a bike most of the year now.

 

[Joe]

Good on you, I'm useless at getting my point across in these situations and go away feeling frustrated so I try to avoid talking about cycling with non-cyclists!

Helmets came up in conversation the other day and 3 out of the 4 people present were convinced they were compulsary, and despite establishing that they aren't they were still quite aggressive in telling me I should always wear one!
And on getting hit from behind at a roundabout last year (slowly, in bright sunlight and most likely on purpose) the first comment I got was something along the lines of "well you should have had hiviz on"

 

[andyfromotley]

you shouldve chinned her, job done.

 

[Tharg2007]

you shouldve chinned her, job done.

haha thats what i was thinking but to scared to say

 

[addictfreak]

Only 170...?

Too right mines £215

 

[addictfreak]

you shouldve chinned her, job done.

I like your style

 

[HJ]

Just settled with a coffee when a one of my new colleagues says to me " have you cycled in today"
"yes" I replied
"good for you" she said "but I do think cyclists should be paying road tax"

Queue my calm and reasoned re-education of this poor lady who to be fair did not know any better (she did not know that low Co2 emitting cars did not pay VED). Nor did she know that most "cycle lanes" where poorly designed and at times dangerous to use, ect. She took it well and tbh has a better appreciation of the needs of cyclists.

Job done me thinks lol.

Did you refer her to the I pay road tax website? Next thing is to get the jersey

 

[gaz]

Did you refer her to the I pay road tax website? Next thing is to get the jersey

Got that jersey, just winds people up at work. not had any drivers commenting on it though.

 

[661-Pete]

Did you refer her to the I pay road tax website? Next thing is to get the jersey

Do you have to buy a new one of those each year?

I suppose the initial jibe may have been a wind-up just to provoke a reaction. Such things are not unknown amongst our four-wheeled friends...