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I think cyclists should pay rego. a lot (not all) are so stupid and dangerous on the road. riding on double lined no shoulder blind corners! how thst is legal will never know. I give as much room as I can but they need to remember they are not cars. they hsve no engine and are also responsible for not only their own safety but other road users too, cars included.
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Originally Posted by discovery39
WINNER!!!....... One of the reasons this debate will always only be a point scoring battle, while both sides (car owners and cyclists) drive/ride like dickhead idiots there will always be deaths no matter what laws are in place .....End of story
As are all road users which many including some members here appear to forget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon
Yep. I'll modify my behavior.Quote:
Originally Posted by London Boy
Today, I was driving along and passed a few tax payers driving B doubles. I was passed by a rate payer in a Volvo not long after. One thing I did notice about these particular rate payers and tax payers, the vehicles they were driving were registered for road use and they had compulsory third party insurance just in case they injured someone. They also had an identification/registration plate affixed in case there was a need to identify them to the police.
Cyclist registration is nowadays little more than a wish by disgruntled motorists who want petty revenge on lawbreaking cyclists, as the motorist feels he can no longer do the same without penalty. As for the real world, virtually no country in the world requires cyclists to be registered. Why??? Perhaps the benefits are far outweighed by the costs.
An article on cyclist registration.
If anyone really wants to push cycle registration in this country, (and make us the laughing stock of the civilised world) perhaps they should petition that crazy new Queensland independent to add it to his platform. :p Any other way it won't fly. It's way too unimportant on the grand scheme of problems facing the country.Quote:
Lots of countries used to have bike badge registration schemes: from Argentina to the Seychelles. In fact, the little tin badges are collectible, and can be found on specialist websites and on eBay. The schemes were discontinued for the same reason dog licences were discontinued in the UK: administration of the schemes, such as the bicycle licensing by-law in Toronto (created in 1935, ditched in 1957 and suggested but rejected in 1984, 1992 and 1996), always costs way more than the income.
It would make them identifiable like all the other road users :DQuote:
Originally Posted by London Boy
So, what you are saying is, we are the laughing stock of the world because we still have dog registrations. There are a few threads on this site that would suggest dog registration is a good thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by bee utey
Great link :D
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If pedestrians want to walk on our streets, which we pay for with all our driving taxes, then they need to pay their share and take their part of the responsibility. Anybody who walks anywhere should undergo training, should have to pay an annual tax towards the facilities they enjoy, should display a license plate so they can be identified, and should each be made to carry insurance in case they are ever involved in any accidents.
Dare I suggest training and a test before you can drive any vehicle on a public , especially arterial road and above? Probably not as it is a right to operate an uninsured, unregistered vehicle on the road.
As an aside looking at a few USA sites the big issue appears to be cyclist on cyclist prangs , esp in packs/pelaton sand someone is injured and the lawyers get involved.
So using the logic put forward by some on here, anyone using a road should be registered ?
Therefore all the horses that are ridden on streets should have number plates hanging off their rumps ?
And any cart/carriage ?
and any individual in a mob of sheep or cattle moved on or grazing alongside a road be registered too ?
Don't laugh, I have horses ridden past my house every day, sometimes five or six kids at a time and I'm nowhere near a pony club, let alone the odd stockman and the occasional breaker.
Plenty of times I have to give way to a mob of sheep or cows on the roads around here and those buggers are a bloody menace, no idea of the road rules at all ! </saracsm off> :angel:
You are so vulnerable to injury and death from a car or truck on any form of bike, self powered or motorised and it's even worse on a horse that just a little respect and room goes a long way.