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  1. To all those wanting ID plates, tax, insurance etc for cyclists, it'll never happen. All these things will reduce the uptake of cycling. In so doing so via the "safety in numbers" effect the risks to all road users will increase. Your proposals will cost lives. More on safety in numbers here http://www.ctc.org.uk/campaign/safety-in-numbers An ID plate won't make bad riders any better. Just like it doesn't stop bad motorists driving dangerously. It didn't stop the bell end who overtook into oncoming traffic this morning me whilst I was in the middle of my lane with my arm out indicating right, only to take the same right turn and wait 100yards further on in a queue of traffic. It doesn't stop the people texting away whilst driving. You may claim I can report these people to the police more effectively. I can't see the police following up on any of these cases if I did. ---------- Post added 10-10-2014 at 18:06 ---------- Furthermore, PCCs are ridiculous. They were designed to let whinging Daily Mail readers elect some idiot to wag fingers at the police, thinking they have a say in the way the police do their daily business, but in reality they have been used by political parties to get politicians they have no use for elected in these roles to spout the odd bit of party political nonsense or just nonsense in general, to keep the Daily Mail readers happy and take a nice salary and expenses to go with it. The Greater Manchester clown, Tony Lloyd, was a failed labour politico. On taking up his £100k pa role, the first thing he did was create the £65k pa position of Deputy PCC, and appointed his campaign manager. Apparently, this shameless little wheeze has been repeated all over the country. He then, without a hint of self-awareness, proposed cutting police salaries by £4k to save money. It would help if Katy Bourne had two brain cells to rub together. Reading this interview leaves little to be desired http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2014/oct/09/police-commissioner-proposes-id-for-cyclists-but-cant-explain-why-or-how She has no better idea as to how such an idea is to be implemented than some of the wholly impractical ideas on this thread!
  2. Pedestrians are a menace!!!! If they paid pavement tax, had a number plate on and had insurance, none of this would have happened!!!!! :rant:
  3. Yes, and this is not the first time that Dawny has shown that his/her understanding of the rules of the road is poor.
  4. Lorries pay more road tax than you, so they have right of way and can barge you off the road. http://ipayroadtax.com/no-such-thing-as-road-tax/i-knocked-a-cyclist-off-his-bike-i-have-right-of-way-he-doesnt-even-pay-road-tax/
  5. This +1. How long before ill-informed internet arguments about road use, tax and entitlement are used to justify ramming into children, "because they didn't pay road tax"? Disturbing. Some of the posters on here should be ashamed. Think people. Think.
  6. I cycle to work every day and stop at every red. I see a lot of cyclists stopping too. The sooner the minority of cyclists that jump reds realise that it gives us all a bad name and opens us up to these sort of (frankly indefensible) internet rants, the better. Just think, what will the anti-cyclist lobby be able to moan about then? The tax and insurance debate is a none starter for them, stop giving them the red light jumping fuel for the fire. The RLJ is the only thing we cannot defend.
  7. Generally, the type of people who don't pick up their dog eggs are unapproachable on the subject. There's never going to be a time when you could have a rational conversation and sway their opinion on the matter. There are the ones who just don't do it because they are filthy, and the ones who just won't do it because they think someone else should pick it up. They are too good to do it themselves. People love dogs and dogs have to crap. People don't like to handle crap. Crap will be left behind. We will spread it around and make room for more crap. A never ending cycle of crap.
  8. As I understand it, from personal experience, you can have a wood burning stove anywhere in Sheffield, but in smoke control areas (most of Sheffield) you must have a DEFRA approved stove and be burning fuel of the correct cross sectional area and moisture content (i.e logs that are well seasoned and not too big) that the manufacturer specifies. Your neighbour should be complying with these regulations to keep within the law.
  9. I came here expecting to find a rant about breaking wind in crowded places...ahh well.
  10. Tragic. RIP Equally tragic are the usual idiotic comments after the article. What is wrong with people?
  11. Which dangerous reduced grip tyres would those be? I think you have an odd understanding of tyre compounds or physics. Winter tyres will always provide the same or more grip than summer tyres. They are a softer compound that stays pliable in cold temperatures. They are safe to use in a heat wave in the middle of summer. They wouldn't last more than few hundred miles but they will stop you just fine. A few hundred quid on a set, lasts you several years, put them on beginning november, take them off in late march. It is ludicrous to see folk spending thousands on a car to then not consider how to drive it safely in the winter. I'm sure there is an old saying about horses and shoes, something about saving a few quid on shoes and you'll lose the entire horse. Seems a good analogy to me. Saw a brand new Jaguar going sideways down a hill today. Nice one. ---------- Post added 05-02-2013 at 23:54 ---------- Here we go For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. For want of a message the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail. Not suggesting we'll lose the kingdom but if motorists would just spend an hour getting prepared pre-winter, the city need not be gridlocked.
  12. I've found a need for my winter tyres for about 10 days this winter so far, and they provide better grip in wet weather on many other days too. The working day has carried on as normal for me. If everyone was responsible and made sure their car was suitably equipped before driving off this gridlock may be a thing of the past. Alternatively you could get used to threads like this - motorists blaming someone else for the gridlock instead of thinking ahead.
  13. If you are serious about winter commuting regularly a dynamo setup is probably the best way. A good shimano hub dynamo with good front and rear lights can be purchased and built into your existing wheel for about £170, thats parts and labour, especially if you source the parts from Germany. May seem like a big outlay but the lights are always there when you need them and you'll never worry about flat batteries. Modern LED dynamo lamps are brght enough for dark unlit roads. If its your main method of getting to work in the winter the high initial price will be well worth it. I have used the same setup for 7 years and it is still going strong.
  14. Great to see more cycling facilities in accessible areas, the majority of legal trails in the peak are a fair ride on an MTB without a car. A note of relative caution though, the attraction to certain members of society the thought of potentially thousands of pounds worth of kit being ridden there, warrants some caution from SCC and the MTB fraternity. On Tuesday a man was mugged at knife point in broad daylight in Rother Valley park by three lads, one on a dirt bike. Took his bike worth over 2k and some other personal possessions. Certainly not something you see out of the cities, and to put into perspective as well, not at present a common incident at all thank goodness. Remember there is safety in numbers, and certainly make sure your kit is insured away from the home. It's up to the owners/volunteers of the Parkwood track to decide whether CCTV may be some deterrent, Links here http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/robbery-at-knife-point-on-trans-pennine-trail-rother-valley-country-park and here http://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/man-robbed-at-knife-point-near-rother-valley-country-park-1-4898840
  15. I've never seen any around Sheffield and I'm a fairly keen forager. There are loads in the Lake District, can even give GPS coords if needed!
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