Imagine a world where motorists had to maintain the roads they used.

[Ming the Merciless]

Wonder what will be said if the cyclists take to the roads as a consequence.

Wow, the surface is so much better and it’s faster riding on the road without all the obstructions and poor surface?

 

[derrick]

Most would argue that they pay for the upkeep of roads via their road tax which cyclists should also be paying 🙄🙄

I think you will find we all pay for the upkeep of the roads, as it all comes out of the pot.

 

[Sixmile]

Sometimes I try kicking the heads of dandelions and the like when cycling past.

Every little helps.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

 

[Pblakeney]

Wow, the surface is so much better and it’s faster riding on the road without all the obstructions and poor surface?

I meant the council and drivers. 😂
This is also why I purposely avoid the majority of cycle paths.

 

[presta]

It is inevitable with the decline of ICE cars. The loss of revenue (both VED and fuel duty) will have to be replaced somehow.

I think it's inevitable that they won't do anything to price people out of their cars in any significant way. Cheap driverless taxis might get more people out of cars, but they might get a lot of people out of buses and trains as well in the process.

 

[Pblakeney]

I think it's inevitable that they won't do anything to price people out of their cars in any significant way. Cheap driverless taxis might get more people out of cars, but they might get a lot of people out of buses and trains as well in the process.

You’ve still not addressed the issue of lost revenue.

 

[presta]

There's no such thing as 'road tax'. All roads, apart from motorways and some trunk roads are funded through our council tax.

What motorists get agitated about is a tax that they pay and cyclists don't, they're not much bothered what it's called.

 

[Pblakeney]

What motorists get agitated about is a tax that they pay and cyclists don't, they're not much bothered what it's called.

Tell them about the cars that don't pay either.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

I want to know which "person with connections" gets Longwood Dean Lane near Owslebury resurfaced frequently, while so many other western Hampshire lanes are turning into warzones!

 

[Time Waster]

You're suggesting that many bicycles would clear a way through growing bushes?

Seriously?

Or a well used cycle path would be one a council might see fit to maintain.

Not quite the same but similar. Our village has quite a few footpaths to get around the village and to the station. There's also a lot that do not get used so much. Our parish council keeps the most used ones open but the least used gets cleared only when enough complain about it. Or people just clear them for themselves

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Or a well used cycle path would be one a council might see fit to maintain

Per my earlier...

I've never seen any cycle lane maintenance in 25 years here

 

[Alberto Balsam]

My county council (Lancashire) has a web page for reporting stuff like this. I regularly report hedges overgrowing pavements, blocked drain, broken stiles etc. .. and they DO get responded to. I'd assume most councils have a system like this. Admittedly it wasn't easy to find, so I've now got the link saved as a favourite. For those of you in Lancashire, here's the link:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/report-it/

 

[Mike_P]

North Yorkshire have a similar page. It requires you pin pointing the location which is absolutely useless on cycle paths as it only works on vehicular highways and the designated route of a public right of way. Hence absolutely no use in reporting an inner tube "snake bite" resulting tree root sticking through the tarmac of one.

 

[cyberknight]

South derbyshire has the same sort of website although they never used to do anything about the reports i used to post including reports of potholes filled with water on blind bends but since i opted to report the lack of attention to the new MP we gained in the last election things got done so now when i post something on the website it does get done .