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There is a woman on BBC Radio London called Kate Garraway, who this morning was calling for cyclist to be licensed and or pay some kind of road tax!
It appears that there is a push on to cash in on cyclists and to take away yet another of our basic freedoms. Everyone is responsible for their own actions and charging us all will not prevent cars or lorries hitting us. These people have had their privileges while growing up and want to bang the door shut on future generations. The people who are pushing for these measures appear to think everyone is as well off as they are and therefore must presume that we can all afford these charges. If some of us were that well off maybe we could afford the over inflated cost of getting a driving license and would not be riding a bike in the first place.
When the people who make these comments are too afraid to confront other more important issues they look for other people to pick their petty arguments with, making bigoted comments like 'they all jump red lights' . If it is their mindset to generalise about cyclists and tar them with the same brush ,surely they must adopt the same way of thinking about other sections of society, the same thought process behind being sexist or racist.
Watch out cyclists! there is something other than a lorry coming our way and it will mean an end to what little freedom we have left.
 

gaz

Cycle Camera TV
Location
South Croydon
People have been calling for cyclists to be licensed and taxed for decades. Kate Garraway isn't going to add anything to a subject which is going no where.
 

Cuchilo

Prize winning member X2
Location
London
I wonder if the same " tax " could be applied to all activities ? Walking / riding along the river bank is free right . Wrong , I pay for that , about £200 a year through boat " tax " The bigger the boat the more you pay in " tax "
If I want to drop my speed boat in the river / canal for a day out I have to pay again yet the water is free and cant be owned .
Now that's how to tax people for sod all !
 

Cuchilo

Prize winning member X2
Location
London
WARNING!
There is a woman on BBC Radio

It wouldn't have been allowed in the old days !
 

Crankarm

Guru
Location
Nr Cambridge
WARNING!
There is a woman on BBC Radio London called Kate Garraway, who this morning was calling for cyclist to be licensed and or pay some kind of road tax!
It appears that there is a push on to cash in on cyclists and to take away yet another of our basic freedoms. Everyone is responsible for their own actions and charging us all will not prevent cars or lorries hitting us. These people have had their privileges while growing up and want to bang the door shut on future generations. The people who are pushing for these measures appear to think everyone is as well off as they are and therefore must presume that we can all afford these charges. If some of us were that well off maybe we could afford the over inflated cost of getting a driving license and would not be riding a bike in the first place.
When the people who make these comments are too afraid to confront other more important issues they look for other people to pick their petty arguments with, making bigoted comments like 'they all jump red lights' . If it is their mindset to generalise about cyclists and tar them with the same brush ,surely they must adopt the same way of thinking about other sections of society, the same thought process behind being sexist or racist.
Watch out cyclists! there is something other than a lorry coming our way and it will mean an end to what little freedom we have left.

You don't say .............. Are you new to cycling? You're new here - only 2 posts.
 

Tyke

Senior Member
The NHS would suffer more if we all stop riding so would the economy when bikes are supposed to be selling better than cars no party will introduce something to stop it. The Australians had the same thing happen when they made helmets compulsory, that`s probablty why we still have a choice.
 
you say...........

If some of us were that well off maybe we could afford the over inflated cost of getting a driving license and would not be riding a bike in the first place.


i say a lot of us would still be riding a bike.
 
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