RedBike
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Not so sure about testing cyclist but perhaps bringing back tuition for kids?
TheDoctor said:I'll pay road tax if you insist.
At the same rate as the least polluting cars, naturally. That'll be nothing, then.
Insurance? Once all the cars have insurance, then maybe insist on it for cyclists. Not before. And good luck policing it.
RedBike said:Not so sure about testing cyclist but perhaps bringing back tuition for kids?
RedBike said:Not so sure about testing cyclist but perhaps bringing back tuition for kids?
donnymac said:who said anything about peds..
its not the peds i worry about its the other road users
Arch said:Yes, I'm afraid Cab is right in a huge number of cases. Although I'd love to see a poll of what "amber" means in a traffic light sequence to some people - I think a lot of people really do believe it just means "red next, but don't bother yourself too much". Saw two vehicles go over a clear amber just on my way in this morning. I don't think many people know it actually means stop, less unsafe to do so. (ie, you have to jam the brakes on,skid and cause the guy behind to rear end you)
TheDoctor said:I'll pay road tax if you insist.
At the same rate as the least polluting cars, naturally. That'll be nothing, then.
Insurance? Once all the cars have insurance, then maybe insist on it for cyclists. Not before. And good luck policing it.
CotterPin said:Which is why I think we need more of the hard hitting adverts we see about road danger these days. Scare a few people into behaving themselves.
Cab said:Rule of Traffic lights: If the traffic is actually moving, the first vehicle that could have stopped at amber will go through, and 90% of the time so will the second. In 90% of those cases the next car to arrive will belt straight through the red light.
TheDoctor said:OK, OK, everyone, I know it's actually called VED.
And yes, I actually already have insurance by virtue of CTC membership.
I still daren't ride along the dual carriageway that's on my way to work, because I'd die within a week. And as some of you know, I'm a reasonably confident and able cyclist. God help the newcomers...
Arch said:Moving? I've seen cars stationary,queueing across a traffic light stop line (the queue went round a corner), and then when the cars in front went, the one behind he line went to follow, despite the fact that the light was red. I glared at the driver (since I was crossing at the time, in the company of about 5 other people) and he smiled, waved me across and then went anyway! Either he had no idea what the light phase was because he hadn't actually looked, or he didn't care.