Anti Cyclists

What do the Anti Cyclists think about the new Government Initiative to get people moving and healthier, and do you think Boris's £50.00 Lycra allowance is a good idea?

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Another total waste of tax payers money. Far better to make all cyclists pay a road tax and insurance. Two cyclists side by side take up the same space as a car. Also compulsory cycle tests would be a good idea including the highway code test. then issue a licence same as a car so if stopped the police can check

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That aspect of cycling has been discussed to death but what about the health aspect of it, which is the one that Spitfire is asking about?

Lots of us are overweight, don't exercise enough and therefore reportedly cost the NHS and taxpayer money.

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A good idea, less smelly Car fumes on the roads too.

Not sure about the £50 Lycra allowance though.

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I understand the £50 is to get old bicycles refurbished at cycle repair shops.

I would like to see safe dedicated cycle lanes and lots of them.
When I went out last week I was driving on the outskirts of a small village and there were 2 families with small children on bicycles and in one instance the children (age 5 and 6 I guess) were some way ahead of the group . My heart was in my mouth as large lorries from a quarry overtook them.

Lockdown has bought a revival of cyclists but our busy roads and just not built to cope with them safely.

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A bike's ok as long as it's got at least a 750cc lump in it. Preferably a long stroke single cylinder beast.

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I agree Meg. It's the safety issue that is worrying.
It's great for those who live in areas with cycle lanes but cycling two or more abreast around country roads is dangerous, cycling in groups one in front of the other causes the traffic behind to crawl along, someone will get annoyed and try to overtake them.
If they want to do this we need more cyclust friendly routes.
We get huge lorries through out lanes heading for Weston-super-Mare or the motorway, they nearly squash motorists against walls and hedges any cyclists getting in the way would be toast.

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This is just how I feel

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Making everyone take a test, need a licence and pay road tax would be a brilliant way to get people out on their bikes realspeed....

We should all write to our MP's, and while we're at it we could mention about the amount of walkers, runners, horse riders, and climbers taking up space in the country. We could tax them as well and use the money to tarmac the tracks and bridleways.

It's quite one thing to tax people who are out keeping fit and not placing a burden on the NHS or polluting their environment, but the worst thing is; We are begging the government to levy taxes on everything and that's just what they want....

Why does everything have to come with a cost? You'll have to be licenced and pay to walk on the pavement soon, or walk on the beach, and even the air that we breathe......Flipping madness!

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Just adding, we just had notification and voting on re-opening old rail tracks around here, for walkers and cyclists, seems like some routes will be long to coast and places of interest. I hope it goes through!