And pay for Insurance and road tax ......Instead of cars reducing speed it's time cyclists were made to pedal faster to keep up with cars.
Tax for what? Damage to the road surface? Emissions? At the moment, lots of cars don't pay VED either.
Nope….just to pay for contributing to building more cycle lanes that are used by cyclists!
Need to up the tax on cars too then. VED comes up significantly short on the annual cost of road maintenance.
Non road users also contribute to road building and maintenance. Motorists (mainly) pay more tax by way of VED etc. It could look like cyclists want everything but don’t want to contribute more to pay for it and their own dedicated lanes, markings etc. No checks for fitness to safely cycle on roads, no checks for roadworthiness of cycles, no requirement for safety equipment to ensure their own and others safety.
Bikes weigh a few kg and have about quarter of a horse power pushing them forwards. A car weighs about 100 times more and has several hundred times that power. On an urban road, the car is carrying about 100 times the kinetic energy. That's why cars have far higher safety checks and regulations.
….and a cyclist who is not safe to be on the roads can still cause chaos with no real way of stopping them from continuing to do so. An unsafe cycle is still that.
It's no longer called road tax as it's not just for repairing and building roads.
Sure you’ve got a piece of electronic wizardry for that occasion?How does that work in a 20kmh limit lots of them now in Spain, I think it could be difficult to overtake a cycles when stationary.
I'd like to think that I'm at least one horse power!
To be pedantic;
No, but I've seen a Horse Fly!
On the contrary surely making cycling as cheap and safe as possible encourages people to not use cars, which eases congestion for those that wont or cant cycle?
The rules are broadly the same across Europe, as they were laid down long before mechanically powered vehicles were invented.Not in Spain....where the post originated...Lycra rules the road...
There must be a lot of UK drivers, especially in rural England, that appear to have passed their test whilst serving abroad when we still had an Empire.
Taxes can be applied to whoever the elected govt of the day chooses to. Some may agree that where infrastructure is built to suit those who use it that they may be asked to make a contribution towards it. Raising taxes is generally for a general pool rather than individual parts of the economy. Why shouldn’t cyclists pay into the pot?
Perhaps cyclists should get some money back (the vast majority are taxpayers)...on the whole they are less likely to need NHS services so much and as we tax sugary drinks and alcohol as it's bad for the health....give some of that cash back to cyclists to improve their steeds, nice new kit...maybe a cyclshirt with "I pay less tax' emblazoned across the back. Excellent stuff.Taxes can be applied to whoever the elected govt of the day chooses to. Some may agree that where infrastructure is built to suit those who use it that they may be asked to make a contribution towards it. Raising taxes is generally for a general pool rather than individual parts of the economy. Why shouldn’t cyclists pay into the pot?
Perhaps making gym membership free would encourage people to be fitter and healthier. I haven’t seen the government proposing that? I’m sure that ev’s are better for the environment but are the govt not taxing their use as well?
‘Won’t or can’t cycle’…
Children are subject to tax. Income tax is primary example.
Cyclists don’t want to pay…….there always have reasons as to why not.
www.thefitnessgrp.co.uk
They have always done that anyway, the problem is that the ars***les don't respect that same 1,5M as we have to, so a scrape down the side of your vehicle is imminent and of course they have no insurance so unlucky you.
Of course tax can be applied at the instigation of the government to whoever but cyclists really?Taxes can be applied to whoever the elected govt of the day chooses to. Some may agree that where infrastructure is built to suit those who use it that they may be asked to make a contribution towards it. Raising taxes is generally for a general pool rather than individual parts of the economy. Why shouldn’t cyclists pay into the pot?
Perhaps making gym membership free would encourage people to be fitter and healthier. I haven’t seen the government proposing that? I’m sure that ev’s are better for the environment but are the govt not taxing their use as well?
‘Won’t or can’t cycle’…
Children are subject to tax. Income tax is primary example.
Cyclists don’t want to pay…….there always have reasons as to why not.
Thought experiment:
If you want to…I didn’t suggest that but if you so wish.
No, not a fair comparison at all. If it's 1,5M it's 1,5M for everyone.
If that’s what you want…….or they could contribute to those who can’t afford to heat their home or older people who need care…..but if you think cyclists will want it for themselves….your choice.Perhaps cyclists should get some money back (the vast majority are taxpayers)...on the whole they are less likely to need NHS services so much and as we tax sugary drinks and alcohol as it's bad for the health....give some of that cash back to cyclists to improve their steeds, nice new kit...maybe a cyclshirt with "I pay less tax' emblazoned across the back. Excellent stuff.
(PS....there are NHS Gym referrals in existance...happy days)
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