Agent Orange Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Fine.. so lets do away with the expensive ( according to Cyclone) car registration system then .. ... Did he actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 You think that reporting them and then arresting them the next day is stupid? But spending billions is a good idea. I think you're good your priorities screwed up. Billions of pounds..? Government bureaucracy, New laws, enforcement, etc. What do you think it would cost? Who do you prosecute when you catch a 12 year old with no registration on his bike? Did he actually say that? Don't know about you but I think "billions" is quite a lot of money.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Don't know about you but I think "billions" is quite a lot of money.. He said nothing of the sort about doing away with the car registration scheme. He merely was saying that creating a registration scheme for bicycles was an expensive waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 He said nothing of the sort about doing away with the car registration scheme. He merely was saying that creating a registration scheme for bicycles was an expensive waste. Yes I know..I never said that cyclone said to do away with the car reg. system.. I said he said it was expensive.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Yes I know..I never said that cyclone said to do away with the car reg. system.. I said he said it was expensive.. I understood your post below as to meaning so. Apologies for the misunderstanding Fine.. so lets do away with the expensive ( according to Cyclone) car registration system then .. seems we agree on something at least you've bloomin' edited again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I understood your post below as to meaning so. Apologies for the misunderstanding No probs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alas_alas Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) The same would apply to a cycle registration scheme, but it'd cost the tax payer money for what gain? Where's the problem, what's the issue? There isn't one that merits that sort of investment. Absolutely, what is the problem? That you witness Highway Code infractions? That cyclists endanger themselves in riding through red lights? That you occasionally have to avoid a cyclist by overtaking them? That you might be held up by seconds because you can't pass them? That they get to use the roads free of charge (despite their zero level pollution, the health benefits of cycling, their tiny road 'footprint')? Arguments about road safety for cyclists inevitably devolve into this kind of line of reasoning. It's the cycling version of Godwin's Law. The salient point is not that there are cyclists who break the rules of the road, but that they frequently get killed because of a driver's actions, either through dangerous driving or drivers failing to notice them. What do people get out of bashing cyclists and insisting on registration for them? It's rather like saying that you don't like walking behind slow pedestrians, therefore something should be done about them - tax them more, get rid of them. It's a ridiculous argument, frankly. Edited October 15, 2012 by alas_alas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 It's not ok anyone one to break the rules, but registering cycles will do nothing but cost the tax payer more money. Do you want a cyclist to be prosecuted for running a red light?....is that the point? I still can't figure out the main agenda Not if a levy is charged on new cycles at the point of purchase , say 20% added to the cost of a new cycle , which could then be "ringfenced" and used to cover the cost of a registration scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Not if a levy is charged on new cycles at the point of purchase , say 20% added to the cost of a new cycle , which could then be "ringfenced" and used to cover the cost of a registration scheme. Utterly lame and foolish idea. Quelle surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I still can't figure out the main agenda Penistone's agenda is nothing more complicated than an irrational, deeply selfish hatred of cyclists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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