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Had a bad morning this week going into work, cut up bad in icy weather and saw all kinds of mad malarky on the road. So I told one workmate about it only for another to interject "I think cyclists should be forced to use the cyclepaths and take a test!!"
My reply was thus: "Have you ever ridden on a cycle path?"
Her: "No..!"
Me: "..so you have never had your tyre shredded by the glass that some has thrown down?"
Her, aggressively: "Not my problem. You should still have to pass a test!"
Me: "Have you taken a test for driving?"
Her: "Yes."
Me: "And what about all those drivers who have caused crashes?"
Her: "...eeerrrrrr...?"
Me: "Didn't also break the law and get a speeding fine?"
Her: "I didnt have to pay the first fine..."
Me cutting her off: "Because they put on on a driver training course about speed. You had to do extra training. And then still broke the law."
Two of my workmates were stood there laughing. She just sauntered away grumbling.
My reply was thus: "Have you ever ridden on a cycle path?"
Her: "No..!"
Me: "..so you have never had your tyre shredded by the glass that some has thrown down?"
Her, aggressively: "Not my problem. You should still have to pass a test!"
Me: "Have you taken a test for driving?"
Her: "Yes."
Me: "And what about all those drivers who have caused crashes?"
Her: "...eeerrrrrr...?"
Me: "Didn't also break the law and get a speeding fine?"
Her: "I didnt have to pay the first fine..."
Me cutting her off: "Because they put on on a driver training course about speed. You had to do extra training. And then still broke the law."
Two of my workmates were stood there laughing. She just sauntered away grumbling.