On Thu, 19 May 2005 22:50:47 +0100, Rob <
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> "RipVanWinkle" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | > I denounce any use of cycling on the roads, there I said it.
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> | That seems very intolerant to me.
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> hello,
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> They don't pay road tax or insurance, so shouldn't be allowed on a road.
You don't pay road tax either. It was (AFAIK) abolished by Winston
Churchill.
*Sigh*. Here we go, then.
You (and I, yes, a cyclist), pay VED - vehicle excise duty. Read the last
Chancellor's budget speech if you don't believe me. This goes into the
general pot of taxation, same as your income tax.
So, by your argument, those with higher incomes (i.e those who pay more
tax), should have priority on the road, right? I know from the general
makeup of uk.rec.cycling that there are some very well-paid professionals
who choose to cycle, so those cyclists would have priority over you as
a driver.
And insurance? I'm insured, personally speaking, as are many cyclists.
Or are you suggesting that cyclists require the same sort of third-party
cover as motorists, who kill or seriously injure 3,500 people a year?
--
jc