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Originally Posted by LondonRoad
Asking cyclists to pay road tax is lunacy. Many cyclists already pay road tax for their car that is sitting at home all day because they have decided to use pedal power.
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When I ride one of my taxed motorbikes my car parked at home also has paid tax on it,so I don't see that as a valid argument.
I nearly got hit by a cyclist last week on Newport Rd in Cardiff, the little green man lit up, all 3 lanes of traffic stopped and I started to cross from the central reservation. As I walked across in front of the last vehicle a cyclist shot up the inside of the vehicle closest to the kerb, I stopped and made sure he had to.
I was also walking down the Blaenavon to Pontypool section of my local cycling track about a month ago, it's a steady downward gradient and cyclists tend to get up some speed. Every now and then I look over my shoulder to see if any cyclists are coming. I was walking at the edge of the track an could hear a cyclist ringing his/her bell, I took no notice because I assumed the cyclist just wanted to make me aware he/her was approaching.
I was wrong, it ended up with a few verbals because it was actually 2 cyclists who expected me to get off the track so I didn't inconvenience their side by side cycling. It didn't happen of course because I wouldn't move, the cycle path rules state that cyclists should give way to pedestrians and expect to dismount their bikes if necessary.
I also hope to see an end to all the red cycle boxes at junctions that seemed to be introduced during the Labour governments reign. I have never understood why councils would encourage congestion by reserving a place at the front of the queue for the slowest.