ALIB wrote:I am sure Chazza is a profficient cyclist, but many of the yoof who ride on our pavements do not have a driving licence, or even probably ownership of the vehicle they are riding.
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this comment just popped into my inbox and my first thought was, "I haven't commented on that thread, Ali B must think of me as the Greatest Cyclist In Sydenham!". Disappointngly, a quick scan back to page one reveals that this is in response to my mooting of a cyclists' road tax - which is something I suggested with tongue firmly in cheek
I also realise that I never responded to floom and other members of the anti-people-riding-bikes brigade. Given that I'm a healthy person, with no kids, who started university after 1998 and holds down full-time employment in Docklands (I'm not a banker - I just sell stuff to them), I'm really not much of a drain on the nation's finances*. I'm confident that I pay more than enough tax in a year to cover all of the wear and tear that I (don't) cause when riding my bike on the roads.
* - if someone wants to make a point along the lines of "the state paid for your schooling" or "you were born in a NHS hospital" to suggest that I'm getting great value for my tax pennies, start a new thread
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