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> It is interesting how hostile cyclists are to any suggestion of regulation, even for safety. Wait until you hear about this group of people called “drivers.”
by scott_w 2y ago
> It is interesting how hostile cyclists are to any suggestion of regulation, even for safety.
Wait until you hear about this group of people called “drivers.”
- graemep 2y agoReally? Where I live drivers have to be in vehicles that are inspected annually for safety and roadworthiness if they are more than three years old, the vehicle owners have to be pay a tax, the vehicles have to bear a unique identity number, you need a license to operate them, you need to pass a test to get the license, you can lose the license, be fined, or imprisoned if you operate them in a dangerous manner or break rule, you can be fined, imprisoned or lose the license if you operate a vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or otherwise unfit, you have a legal duty to notify the authorities if you have certain medical conditions (so they can decide whether you retain the license in the circumstances),..... Pretty much all drivers agree that most or all of these requirements are reasonable (although they might disagree about details). That does not sound like being hostile to regulation.
- scott_w 2y ago> Pretty much all drivers agree that most or all of these requirements are reasonable Twitter used to be a great source of taxi drivers bitching about getting caught on their phone, driving dangerously, driving drunk, no insurance, expired MOT, driving while disqualified, speeding. I can continue but you can just watch Cycling Mikey for more examples. Oh, then look up the articles written on how much drivers hate him for checks notes reporting drivers for breaking the law. But no, it’s cyclists who hate having their behaviour policed.