You don’t give the bike a number,just the rider ,as in T de France. Just a reg number on a hi viz.
harry:
You don’t give the bike a number,just the rider ,as in T de France. Just a reg number on a hi viz.
That won’t work either. Or at least, it’s not practical. How many cyclists are there in the UK?
Rhythm Thief:
How many cyclists are there in the UK?
Too many 
K5Project:
Slackbladder:
I think you have a bit of a simplistic view of what licensing cyclists, because that’s what it would be, would achieve. I don’t see much evidence of licence plates stopping cars, vans, busses & trucks from blowing red lights, speeding, talking on the phone, driving in bus lanes or parking on pavements so I don’t buy your idea that it would change cyclists behaviour. The type of cyclist that does all the naughty things the trucking members don’t like is hardly the type to sprint to the post office & pay for any licence plates are they.
These ideas have been tried before and, as I’ve said before, all have been dropped because of the cost of running the scheme versus how much it makes.
Vehicles are licenced because as soon as you put an engine in something & take it on the road it becomes a life threatening machine, cycles in the main, however annoying you find them, are not.You don’t see much evidence? well do some home work ring for insurance on a white transit van for example first time say its not sign written with your company name… Then call back give same details then say its sign written and look how much the reduction is your looking at 5-10% off for making your vehicle more identifiable, and no it won’t be a total end all to bad riding but like cars its stops a good portion from misbehaving and driving like idiots but it stops alot of people as they can be traced. With people not getting licences for there bikes well same as for cars confiscated and crushed.
And the point about vehicles are licensed as they become life threatening machines is a load of crap so your saying no cyclist has every injured a pedestrian? or caused a accident? I know for a fact between 2005-2009 10 pedestrians was killed and 262 seriously injured by cyclists. Its hard to find latest figures don’t mean it don’t happen as well its hard to find facts about accidents caused by cyclists problem cause there hard to identify. and your going to say its only a small number but still happens?
How many motorist/ pedestrians have been threatened or bullied by cyclists how do you report it? what are the chances of them actually been found?
if your all for the cyclists and the greater good like all the speel you dish on here you wouldn’t object to reg plates you would endorse it to shun away the cyclists giving rest a bad name.
My question for you is why are you so opposed to it what are you doing you shouldn’t be doing?
My moneys on your one of these ■■■■ cyclists who flaunt the law and do what they like whist lecturing people on there wrong doings ignoring your own and your opposed to it as you don’t wish to be traced… probably got a helmet cam too and you go around yelling out reg numbers of anyone so dare’s look at you funny
I don’t need to ring around for insurance on a van I don’t own, I see plenty evidence of bad driving every day cycling to work & then trucking all day, if you don’t see that then you don’t get on the road much.
Take a breath, go back & read what I have written. I wrote " in the main", this means that, while it may happen occasionally, it doesnt happen very often. And where did you get your “fact” about deaths caused by cyclists, I do know that there has been only 1 death caused by a cyclist in the last 5 years, still far too many.
Oh and you have lost your cash as well, but it’s nice to see you can make up a story fit for trucknets paranoid squad. Ive never said i was against licencing, just pointed out a couple of reasons why it wont work? I stick to the laws of the road you see & I don’t own a helmet cam, do you know how much they cost?
dri-diddly-iver:
Rhythm Thief:
How many cyclists are there in the UK?Too many
But we’re steadily bringing that number down.
With reference to the road rage attack on the lorry driver at Copdock,the report says he was hit in the head by his cab door then carried on driving.
He later fell ill with concusion.
He should have rang for an ambulance at the scene of the attack.He could have collapsed at the wheel.
Any doctor will say you can not drive if been hit on the head.
Not smart is he?
Shock can affect people in different ways. Adrenaline kicks in & keeps you going.
PS;(Always be on the truckers side,there is an army of haters waiting to knock him down)
harry:
Shock can affect people in different ways. Adrenaline kicks in & keeps you going.
PS;(Always be on the truckers side,there is an army of haters waiting to knock him down)
If he’d done that to the cyclist, he wouldn’t have suffered concussion
edited to add
I’m a cyclist and have punched a motorist in the past, and trust me he deserved it, so I’m a believer there’s a lot more to this story. The fact the driver got out of the truck at all tells me he thought he was going to put the cyclist in his place but then ■■■■ himself - all speculation of course
waynedl:
harry:
Shock can affect people in different ways. Adrenaline kicks in & keeps you going.
PS;(Always be on the truckers side,there is an army of haters waiting to knock him down)If he’d done that to the cyclist, he wouldn’t have suffered concussion
edited to add
I’m a cyclist and have punched a motorist in the past, and trust me he deserved it, so I’m a believer there’s a lot more to this story. The fact the driver got out of the truck at all tells me he thought he was going to put the cyclist in his place but then [zb] himself - all speculation of course
I think you are overlooking the fact that this is called ‘Trucknet’ & not many members will share your views?
Try ‘Cycling Monthly’ if you want chums to admire your cycling skills?
harry:
waynedl:
harry:
Shock can affect people in different ways. Adrenaline kicks in & keeps you going.
PS;(Always be on the truckers side,there is an army of haters waiting to knock him down)If he’d done that to the cyclist, he wouldn’t have suffered concussion
edited to add
I’m a cyclist and have punched a motorist in the past, and trust me he deserved it, so I’m a believer there’s a lot more to this story. The fact the driver got out of the truck at all tells me he thought he was going to put the cyclist in his place but then [zb] himself - all speculation of course
I think you are overlooking the fact that this is called ‘Trucknet’ & not many members will share your views?
Try ‘Cycling Monthly’ if you want chums to admire your social skills?
I drive a truck too, I’m just not a blinkered idiot like some on here Harry 
When I ride a bike I will vote ‘Bike.’ until then I will back up my mates & will leave the Twisted Evil stuff to you until you can decide which way to pedal.
harry:
When I ride a bike I will vote ‘Bike.’ until then I will back up my mates & will leave the Twisted Evil
I don’t defend every cyclist and I don’t defend every HGV driver either, both have got more than their fare share of muppets.
I also drive a car, ride a motorbike and drive a bus / coach - and there’s idiots in those groups too.
When I cycle, my main goal at the end is to have survived it, so I don’t put myself in harms way, but if someone does something to endanger me, then they’ll be told, whether that’s passing too close or passing then immediately turning, then I’ll be having a word - you can be sure of that.
Now, go back to playing with your toy trucks, and leave the forum to ‘Professional Drivers’ as it states 
As I may have mentioned before, I don’t think it’s helpful to divide us into “truck drivers”, “cyclists”, “car drivers” and “pedestrians”. I’m the same bloke whether I’m on a bike or in a truck; I’m a road user. I know that not all cyclists are angels and not all truck drivers are demons, and vice versa. To say, as Harry seems to be saying, that because he’s a truck driver he’ll always take the side of the truck driver seems a strange attitude, since no single group of road users is always, unquestionably, in the right. Wouldn’t it be better to judge each situation on its merits?
waynedl:
harry:
When I ride a bike I will vote ‘Bike.’ until then I will back up my mates & will leave the Twisted EvilI don’t defend every cyclist and I don’t defend every HGV driver either, both have got more than their fare share of muppets.
I also drive a car, ride a motorbike and drive a bus / coach - and there’s idiots in those groups too.
When I cycle, my main goal at the end is to have survived it, so I don’t put myself in harms way, but if someone does something to endanger me, then they’ll be told, whether that’s passing too close or passing then immediately turning, then I’ll be having a word - you can be sure of that.
Now, go back to playing with your toy trucks, and leave the forum to ‘Professional Drivers’ as it states
So you haven’t read any of my posts? Better decide what you wanna be when you grow up before they take your bike away for throwing your toys out of the pram.
PS;I would keep quiet about the bus thing,if I were you?
PPS; & don’t pull those funny faces,the wind will change & you will be stuck like it =
Kids these days…
chester:
An outgoing/ adventurous type of guy will have 3-4 bike’s. I know plenty who do.
1 a commuter bike, ride up sit and beg type, with mudguards and lights, panniers etc.
2 a road racing bike for group rides on a weekend.
3 a off road/mountain/downhill type bike for a fantastic blast in the country
4 a single speed/fixie for training/ winter commuter use.He will also perhaps may have an active wife, who may join him on a ride on a weekend. She will obviously be attractive has he will be nice and slim as opposed to fat and bulbous with all the cycling he does.
They get married have 2.4 kids who have also been given bikes to have family rides to keep fit, get active, live life etc
That’s 6.5 bikes to register.
The idea of a bicycle is that it’s a method of transport quick and easy for everybody. Who’s going to start funding or placing the infrastructure for this, or for that matter who is going to police it?
I am almost that Man.
Hard tail mtb
Full suss mtb
Winter road bike
Summer road bike.
The optimum number of bikes a man should have is X +1, X being the current number of bikes he has. The maximum number of bikes a man should have is D - 1, with D being the absolute number of bikes you can have before being divorced.
renaultman:
chester:
An outgoing/ adventurous type of guy will have 3-4 bike’s. I know plenty who do.
1 a commuter bike, ride up sit and beg type, with mudguards and lights, panniers etc.
2 a road racing bike for group rides on a weekend.
3 a off road/mountain/downhill type bike for a fantastic blast in the country
4 a single speed/fixie for training/ winter commuter use.He will also perhaps may have an active wife, who may join him on a ride on a weekend. She will obviously be attractive has he will be nice and slim as opposed to fat and bulbous with all the cycling he does.
They get married have 2.4 kids who have also been given bikes to have family rides to keep fit, get active, live life etc
That’s 6.5 bikes to register.
The idea of a bicycle is that it’s a method of transport quick and easy for everybody. Who’s going to start funding or placing the infrastructure for this, or for that matter who is going to police it?
Hard tail mtb
Full suss mtb
Winter road bike
Summer road bike.The optimum number of bikes a man should have is X +1, X being the current number of bikes he has. The maximum number of bikes a man should have is D - 1, with D being the absolute number of bikes you can have before being divorced.
Please delete your TNUK account with immediate effect. We don’t need people like you posting reasoned arguments on this forum.
I’ve thinned out my collection recently … at one stage I had:
pub bike (elderly rigid MTB with road tyres)
fixed wheel winter commuter
tourer
audax bike (basically a tourer with higher gears)
plus a couple of odd bikes like an old Raleigh Twenty which I still intend to fit with fixed gears and drop bars one of these days.
Now I’m down to two bikes, plus the Raleigh, plus my other half’s two bikes.
They caught him… Even If he did only get a caution. Hope the driver made a full recovery.
jkl508:
They caught him… Even If he did only get a caution. Hope the driver made a full recovery.
Them bloody cyclists hey!
You wouldn’t get a lorry driver gettin his wires mixed up, or ever flounting the law would you!