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.
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