Bicycle number plates

[WATFORD zero]

Good point. Except when the top is closed, at which point visibility is abysmal.

And what about cyclists that have wraparound sunglasses with solid arms at the sides ? This is getting more complicated than i thought.

 

[chamakh_attack]

you really need to look at the cost/benefit analysis poppet, you are simply not getting it

I was referring to this thread you doughnut. Haven't quite got your finger on the pulse now have you Rog.

 

[B.W.]

License the cyclists. Hold the ones that break the law to account. The practical problems can be overcome.

 

[chamakh_attack]

I don't think it is about license plates, it's about the cyclist not the bike. As has been mentioned, hi vis vests with a license number on front and back would suffice.

 

[Wrong-Direction]

The Bicycling Vigilante
London cyclist Dave Sherry has busted hundreds of law-breaking motorists.

http://www.bicycling.com/blogs/thehub/bicycling-vigilante?cid=socBL_20141011_33286717

Typical bas***d cyclist ruining everyone's day
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[Czechmate]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles who have paid for them through a tax disc , if the cyclist want to make the roads more cyclist friendly then why should the motor vehicles pay for it ? if the cyclist are willing to contribute then I am all for it . I am a car driver and cyclist by the way .

 

[Wrong-Direction]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles who have paid for them through a tax disc , if the cyclist want to make the roads more cyclist friendly then why should the motor vehicles pay for it ? if the cyclist are willing to contribute then I am all for it . I am a car driver and cyclist by the way .

Hear hear! These cyclists should pay their own separate road tax.

 

[BHAFC_Pandapops]

British motorists are generally very competent and law abiding - unfortunately the same can't be said for cyclists, who, every day you will see running red lights, swaying all over the road while talking on the mobile phone, cycling through pedestrian crossings etc.

It's obvious why cyclists are far less likely to be model users of the road - because they have got no license and are almost never prosecuted. Whilst "driving is a privilege, not a right" cycling seems to be a right, they can more or less do as they please, and they do just that.

This idea could probably never be implemented, but it's a good talking point. Cyclists need to improve their behaviour on the road.

don't think i've ever seen this!

 

[Curious Orange]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles who have paid for them through a tax disc

Seriously, that hasn't been true in the UK since 1937 - you are taxed on the vehicle, not the road usage!

Upkeep of the roads is paid for out of general taxation, so anyone who pays tax in any way, shape or form has an entitlement to use them. As a driver of a car that is in tax band 'A' for VED I don't suddenly lose my entitlement to drive on the road!

 

[chamakh_attack]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles who have paid for them through a tax disc , if the cyclist want to make the roads more cyclist friendly then why should the motor vehicles pay for it ? if the cyclist are willing to contribute then I am all for it . I am a car driver and cyclist by the way .

However - as has been mentioned, the vehicle excise duty doesn't directly pay for the roads and infrastructure - moreover it comes from the general taxes pool. This was changed some time ago and has not been called road tax for some years.

As has been said - the roads are for everyone. I just believe everyone using them should abide by the same set of rules or Highway Code. If they do not then they should be accountable or at the very least have the possibility of being held accountable.

 

[Notters]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles

No they weren't.

who have paid for them through a tax disc

No they haven't.

if the cyclist are willing to contribute then I am all for it.

They already do, as does everyone else.

 

[pb21]

The roads were built for cars and other motorised vehicles who have paid for them through a tax disc , if the cyclist want to make the roads more cyclist friendly then why should the motor vehicles pay for it ? if the cyclist are willing to contribute then I am all for it . I am a car driver and cyclist by the way .

Ha, its exactly this type type of thought process that typifies the anti-cycling rhetoric that gets bandied around, i.e. ill thought out ignorant guff with no hint of intelligence when coming to a conclusion regarding people who ride bikes.

 

[Czechmate]

Ha, its exactly this type type of thought process that typifies the anti-cycling rhetoric that gets bandied around, i.e. ill thought out ignorant guff with no hint of intelligence when coming to a conclusion regarding people who ride bikes.

doh ! I am a cyclist did you not read ?? I honestly thought the roads were paid for through tax disc payment , silly me ! and that is from a tax disc payer . I have not seen much intelligence from about 50% of cyclists either .

 

[pb21]

doh ! I am a cyclist did you not read ?? I honestly thought the roads were paid for through tax disc payment , silly me ! and that is from a tax disc payer . I have not seen much intelligence from about 50% of cyclists either .

You post was full of inaccuracies, as Notters has pointed out above, leading you to form a conclusion regarding cycling that is complete nonsense. This is the typical modus operandi of the anti-cyclist mob, hence me saying ''its exactly this type type of thought process that typifies the anti-cycling rhetoric that gets bandied around''.

Whether you are a rally car driver and a professional cyclist makes no difference with regards to my comment.

 

[Falmer Flutter ©]

A couple of years old and Australian, but I feel it's appropriate to leave this here:

http://vimeo.com/36287895

 

[Wrong-Direction]

It would be so simple to set up a tax of around £100 annually for anyone who wants to ride on the roads

 

[Indurain's Lungs]

It would be so simple to set up a tax of around £100 annually for anyone who wants to ride on the roads

I tell you what, I promise to pay my VED for my car and leave it at home whilst I'm riding my bike.

 

[Deleted member 22389]

I don't think it is about license plates, it's about the cyclist not the bike. As has been mentioned, hi vis vests with a license number on front and back would suffice.

Yes and look like a right knob. Licence plate on the underneath the saddle should suffice.

 

[Curious Orange]

Yes and look like a right knob. Licence plate on the underneath the saddle should suffice.

Can I have a license plate on my bum for when I'm running on the road too?

 

[chamakh_attack]

Yes and look like a right knob. Licence plate on the underneath the saddle should suffice.

Would unlikely be visible. With any loose clothing hanging down to cover it. Or covered in dirt kicked up from the back wheel. No I still think the cyclist should be the one displaying the number rather than the bike itself. Looking like a knob riding a bike - now that would be a shocking sight.