1st-May-21, 06:56 PM
So the OP says he and his group do the "right thing" when riding and complains about cyclists who do not. Do you also get on motorist forums and complain about motorists who do not do the right thing, but idolise yourself because you do the "right thing" in your car?
Slippery slope there.
As for cycling in general:
www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com
Drawing a line, we have roads because cyclists wanted them.
As for people complaining about cyclists not paying "road tax". If motorists were required to pay the actual real cost of using a motor vehicle, unsubsidised by general taxation revenue from other sources, then motoring would be completely unaffordable for almost all of us. And the world would have less conflict without countries fighting over oil. Refer to the picture linked below.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4RJYk3jeDzy4H5N58
My final observation is that motorists are a selfish bunch (and I am a motorist). They cannot play nice with their toys, so as a result, we have a whole section of law dedicated to regulating them, that only exists because of motorists. Prior to cars, and the road network being there because of cyclists, there were no road regulations. Cyclists, pedestrians, and horse/carriage all got along fine. Then there were motorists, so we needed rules, because they could not play nice with others, we have parking meters to stop motorists leaving the cars around for too long, we have traffic lights because they cannot be courteous at intersections, speed limits because they lack good judgement not to speed, rules so they will not run into other users and keep to one side of the road, drink driving laws because they want to control a lethal weapon while drunk, and a whole division of a police force to make sure they do the right thing. So yeah cyclists are such a selfish lot.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qRShBH8sckLT8oAKA
Slippery slope there.
As for cycling in general:
www.roadswerenotbuiltforcars.com
Drawing a line, we have roads because cyclists wanted them.
As for people complaining about cyclists not paying "road tax". If motorists were required to pay the actual real cost of using a motor vehicle, unsubsidised by general taxation revenue from other sources, then motoring would be completely unaffordable for almost all of us. And the world would have less conflict without countries fighting over oil. Refer to the picture linked below.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4RJYk3jeDzy4H5N58
My final observation is that motorists are a selfish bunch (and I am a motorist). They cannot play nice with their toys, so as a result, we have a whole section of law dedicated to regulating them, that only exists because of motorists. Prior to cars, and the road network being there because of cyclists, there were no road regulations. Cyclists, pedestrians, and horse/carriage all got along fine. Then there were motorists, so we needed rules, because they could not play nice with others, we have parking meters to stop motorists leaving the cars around for too long, we have traffic lights because they cannot be courteous at intersections, speed limits because they lack good judgement not to speed, rules so they will not run into other users and keep to one side of the road, drink driving laws because they want to control a lethal weapon while drunk, and a whole division of a police force to make sure they do the right thing. So yeah cyclists are such a selfish lot.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qRShBH8sckLT8oAKA
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