Gov't official says "biker training just means more skilled deaths!

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He's probably got a point.
I mean what difference does your skill level matter while your being run over by some fuckwit politican with his head stuck up his ass.

beautifully put! LOL

[Bob]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why those comments were taken out of print? Why were they web-based only?

I think it might just have been a space issue - lose a couple of lines to make an article fit the newspaper version, but keep them in for the web-based version - you don't have to restrict article length then as the page sits effectively on its own.

On another subject - the one of encouraging people to use bikes - in London there is a charge to enter the central zone (a fairly large area). Bikes and scooters (and electric powered vehicles) are exempt from this. Which is a good thing. Problem comes with finding parking spaces - there just aren't enough.

[bgd]

On another subject - the one of encouraging people to use bikes - in London there is a charge to enter the central zone (a fairly large area). Bikes and scooters (and electric powered vehicles) are exempt from this. Which is a good thing.

If I remember correctly the original reason for allowing bikes to be exempt was that all the cameras take a photo of the front. If we ever see front number plates then things may change - especially if the cycling and pedestrian lobbies get their way

Would be hard to justify it as a congestion charge, though.