But you could use the same argument about MOTs. Why should someone who does 1 mile a year have to obey the same rules as someone who does 100k miles a year? If you use the road you should pay for it.
I don't care how you'd feel. You shouldn't be there in the first place.
Of course everyone...
You can call it what you ****ing like, it's still a road tax!
Only this morning I saw a woman (yes a fully grown woman, not a 10 year old on his BMX) using her feet on the floor to break. What if she had to stop suddenly and couldn't, sent herself over the top of a car, no fault to the driver...
Well that isn't going to happen is it. Tax, which is what it is, is a fact of life, you have to pay it. If you cyclists expect to be treated as road users you should a) obey the highway code b) pay road tax c) pass a test and d) have to have you vehicle checked to see how road worthy it is on an...
I will see 10 - 15 cyclists commit offences EVERY single day. I might see 1 driving infraction a week if that. I'm going to leave the office in a bit and go to the pub for lunch. I'm willing to bet I will witness a cyclist jumping the lights or riding on the pavement.
Road tax, vehicle duty...
They're not though are they?
I've never once seen a car, motor bike, scooter driving on the pavement. You very rarely see anyone jump red lights other than cyclists.
Until they've passed a test, got insurance and paid road tax they have no right to be on the road and should be treated with the...