Cyclists on the roads

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Anyone cycling on the road is either mad or brave. A significant minority of drivers shouldn't be on the road.

Especially the young girls mostly that text or look at Instagram while they are driving, you can see their heads looking down then up, eyes off the road for seconds at a time!

[ToTaL ITK]

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Anyone cycling on the road is either mad or brave. A significant minority of drivers shouldn't be on the road.

True story short. Gf was going to take driving lessons...she did a few hours with a friend then did a whole day with someone else. That was it! she was ready...went to the driving center to take her test...."sorry we don't have any test instructors today"...Bam! She was given her driving license. That's how they do it in the Philippines

[bobh]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Especially the young girls mostly that text or look at Instagram while they are driving, you can see their heads looking down then up, eyes off the road for seconds at a time!

Next safety feature to be added to cars - cellphone blocker!

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Next safety feature to be added to cars - cellphone blocker!

Good idea to be fair.

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

True story short. Gf was going to take driving lessons...she did a few hours with a friend then did a whole day with someone else. That was it! she was ready...went to the driving center to take her test...."sorry we don't have any test instructors today"...Bam! She was given her driving license. That's how they do it in the Philippines

Everyone should take a UK driving test before being allowed to drive.

[ToTaL ITK]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Everyone should take a UK driving test before being allowed to drive.

Don't worry..she doesn't have a car or drive...and i live abroad...you are safe

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Don't worry..she doesn't have a car or drive...and i live abroad...you are safe

phew :thumbup:

If you moved here could she use the license here?

[Cleve van Leef]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Wouldn't be a cure all but a good start would be to introduce a test before you let them on the road. After all, drivers gotta do it.

And pay a road tax.

[insider]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

I used to cycle on the roads a lot not anymore.
The roads are full of pricks in 4 x 4s trying to get 1 car space in front on another person.
I also hate driving now I'd say 90 % of the car drivers I encounter on my commute have had their brains removed.

[Alan Lung]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

And pay a road tax.

Why? Car drivers don't.

[BLUETIT]

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Why? Car drivers don't.

Me thinks you better check that statement ?

[The Bloop]

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Me thinks you better check that statement ?

If you mean vehicle excise duty, which is based on emissions, then many drivers don't pay it either.
Roads are maintained through general taxation.

[BLUETIT]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

If you mean vehicle excise duty, which is based on emissions, then many drivers don't pay it either.
Roads are maintained through general taxation.

So they are paying a road tax, you’ve just called it by it’s proper name

[life on mars]

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Bikes should have some form of registration and responsibility they can cause accidents ,injuries, few times I've been cut up from inside from a cyclists forcing me to look his way ,break or swerve and in turn not see oncoming cars to the right , It's becoming an issue..

A couple of mature cyclists yes with lycia on once overtook me left and right crossing the roundabout towards Morisons towards tax office , other cars screamed blue murder ,they didn't give a feck . There's a certain ""were always in the right "" and arrogance sneaking into the cycling world . Being a car driver I feel most are far better aware of thier surroundings and responsibilities, than both cyclists and pedestrians. If they weren't far more deaths would occur

[Bluebirdman Of Alcathays]

Re: Cyclists on the roads

Bikes should have some form of registration and responsibility they can cause accidents ,injuries, few times I've been cut up from inside from a cyclists forcing me to look his way ,break or swerve and in turn not see oncoming cars to the right , It's becoming an issue..

If cyclists were charged, for instance, £20 a year based on the weight of the vehicle then cars should be charged at the same rate, which is over a million pounds. How about that?

There are good and bad cyclists. I've used pavements when there's no room on the roads but I'm careful and dismount if I have to. And there are good and bad drivers - the (fewer) bad ones don't give you any room, don't indicate, don't give way, and - always a joy - park on cycle lanes.

By the way, could all those paying "road tax" pay a bit more to fix the roads? I'm concerned about my prostate.