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Not Getting At The Cyclist.
With the work / time involved putting Cycle lanes in every City / Town in the Country should the cyclist contribute to the cost?
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People who don't use public libraries still pay for them. People who never use the National Health Service (either because they have private treatment or simply never fall ill) still pay for it. People without children pay for schools and colleges. People who never use sports centres, swimming pools, or theatres pay to subsidise them. People who never go into public parks still pay towards their upkeep. People who don't drive or cycle still pay for roads. It would seem somewhat harsh to separate out cyclists for special treatment!
Additionally, as someone who makes most of his living from conducting interviews on parts of the National Cycle Network, I can tell you that it's often pedestrians who benefit most from new routes being created or existing paths being upgraded. (Further, much of the funding comes from a registered charity [Sustrans] rather than directly from any form of taxation).
Additionally, as someone who makes most of his living from conducting interviews on parts of the National Cycle Network, I can tell you that it's often pedestrians who benefit most from new routes being created or existing paths being upgraded. (Further, much of the funding comes from a registered charity [Sustrans] rather than directly from any form of taxation).
>>>Are you allowed to cycle whichever way you want in a cycle lane? Twice this week I've seen a cyclist riding in the opposite direction to the other traffic
Some cycle lanes are subject to the same 'one way street' rules that apply to other traffic. (I've conducted interviews about the use of cycle lanes in Cambridge and cyclists going in the wrong direction is a common complaint!). However some cycle lanes are actually designed to permit cycling in the opposite direction to the main flow of traffic (or to permit two-way cycling in an otherwise one-way street). You have to check the signs!
Some cycle lanes are subject to the same 'one way street' rules that apply to other traffic. (I've conducted interviews about the use of cycle lanes in Cambridge and cyclists going in the wrong direction is a common complaint!). However some cycle lanes are actually designed to permit cycling in the opposite direction to the main flow of traffic (or to permit two-way cycling in an otherwise one-way street). You have to check the signs!
With the work / time involved putting Cycle lanes in every City / Town in the Country should the cyclist contribute to the cost?
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They already do. Every taxpayer contributes to the construction, upkeep and maintenance of roads.
As has been said many times, the misconception is that cyclists don't pay 'Road Tax' but motorists do.
Nobody pays Road Tax. Those who own vehicles pay Vehicle Excise Duty.
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They already do. Every taxpayer contributes to the construction, upkeep and maintenance of roads.
As has been said many times, the misconception is that cyclists don't pay 'Road Tax' but motorists do.
Nobody pays Road Tax. Those who own vehicles pay Vehicle Excise Duty.
'Nobody pays Road Tax. Those who own vehicles pay Vehicle Excise Duty.'
Pedantic
Road Tax/Car Tax/Vehicle Excise Duty = same thing, only some of us call it by what we refer to it as and others who are pedantic call it by it's official Government name.
One of these sentences is the one people generally use and the other is the one I, for one, have never heard anyone say:
1) I'm going to the Post Office to renew my car tax tomorrow
or
2) I'm going to the Post Office to renew the Excise Duty on my vehicle tomorrow
Pedantic
Road Tax/Car Tax/Vehicle Excise Duty = same thing, only some of us call it by what we refer to it as and others who are pedantic call it by it's official Government name.
One of these sentences is the one people generally use and the other is the one I, for one, have never heard anyone say:
1) I'm going to the Post Office to renew my car tax tomorrow
or
2) I'm going to the Post Office to renew the Excise Duty on my vehicle tomorrow
I had quite a chuckle when I read the bit about cyclists going the wrong way along a designated cycle lane, many times I see cyclists in the city cycling the wrong way on one way streets & roads. Some cyclists do not wish to conform to normal road rules, & will not, what ever one does to help them.
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