speedbirdone Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 And oddly there is no direct link that the money raised from VED and fuel duty all goes on the upkeep of our roads. If there was, clearly we need answers as to where the cash is been spent, when you look at the state of our roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurian Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Truman, you know my feelings on cyclists, and it pains me to say this, but unfortunately rule 66 clearly states that its a "should" and not a "must not" and some of the crazy cyclists will bend over backwards to point that out/ Im sure there will be a cyclist on here soon telling us all what they can and cant do, and I got barred last time for telling one of them what I think. Mr peddle power can do what he wants for me, because if they ride like donkeys, then they ask for all they get. No sympathy from this camp! :hihi::hihi: Don't misunderstand me I am not anti cyclist. I like cyclists , especially when they fall off and scuff their knees , or when the heavens open up and it rains very heavily. They can be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERDREAM Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 and here it starts again, lol I pay tax, no you dont, yes I do........In short, I dont wear a helmet shaped like a tool. Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgates Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Single file all the way. Why hold the traffic up for no good reason ? when I go on the push iron with the kids we stay in single file and it hurts us not. It's uncomfortable any way peddling along knowing that there is a line of traffic waiting behind you waiting to take a risk by swinging out into the middle of the road to get by you. Pull over people let them pass ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsexydoug Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Don't misunderstand me I am not anti cyclist. I like cyclists , especially when they fall off and scuff their knees , or when the heavens open up and it rains very heavily. They can be entertaining. count yourselfs lucky ,i was driving on penistone road the other day with a cyclist on one side which i was trying to give enough room to wobble about as usual and then another decided to come down the other side of my car, i couldnt give them both enough room to wobble about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbirdone Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Absolutely. And why do they not pay tax to use the roads ? - I'm not talking about kids here but fully-grown adults cycling to and from work Ok, look at it this way. A car producing C02 emissions of less than 100 g/km pays no " road tax " so using the same taxing bands for bikes as you would for vehicles, a bike would be exempt from been taxed anyway. In fact a vehicle registered from April 1st 2010 and producing less the 130g/km of C02 pays no road tax. Oddly you never hear rants as to why they are not taxed. Edited January 29, 2012 by speedbirdone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgates Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 count yourselfs lucky ,i was driving on penistone road the other day with a cyclist on one side which i was trying to give enough room to wobble about as usual and then another decided to come down the other side of my car, i couldnt give them both enough room to wobble about. Ha ha haa that's where the windscreen washers come in handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERDREAM Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Single file all the way. Why hold the traffic up for no good reason ? when I go on the push iron with the kids we stay in single file and it hurts us not. It's uncomfortable any way peddling along knowing that there is a line of traffic waiting behind you waiting to take a risk by swinging out into the middle of the road to get by you. Pull over people let them pass ! well said, and a very sensible approach to cycling. There are a lot of us who literally hate cyclists, but this is mainly due to the bigots who ride in clumps and will not pull over to let trapped traffic past. The last time I pointed out that it may be courteous to pull over, I was met with a "Why should we" attitude, and then a huge row. Each to his own if its done safely without making motorists lives harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurian Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Single file all the way. Why hold the traffic up for no good reason ? when I go on the push iron with the kids we stay in single file and it hurts us not. It's uncomfortable any way peddling along knowing that there is a line of traffic waiting behind you waiting to take a risk by swinging out into the middle of the road to get by you. Pull over people let them pass ! If all the cyclists had your attitude there would not be a problem. Unfortunately many appear to take pride in holding motorists up! Yet if I was to overtake a "clump" of cyclists and knock one or two off their bikes, they would claim that it was my fault! SORRY....but it is NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey69 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 count yourselfs lucky ,i was driving on penistone road the other day with a cyclist on one side which i was trying to give enough room to wobble about as usual and then another decided to come down the other side of my car, i couldnt give them both enough room to wobble about. was the cyclist wearing a florescent top saying the low emission option?, if so it was me, mind you though i dont wobble,( only when i break the wing mirrors! Opps) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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