D Walford wrote:
On 02/05/2014 7:53 PM, F Murtz wrote:
D Walford wrote:
On 02/05/2014 7:12 PM, F Murtz wrote:
D Walford wrote:
On 02/05/2014 6:09 PM, F Murtz wrote:
Jeßus wrote:
On Fri, 02 May 2014 12:50:53 +1000, Jonz wrote:

About time!
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/duncan-gay...502-zr2zf.html







I'm in two minds about it myself - other than I'd love licencing to
come in for the 'bicycle Nazis' that infest our roads.

Must be a full moon 2UE has been pushing all afternoon ( and Duncan
grey) for license and fluoro jacket with a number on the back.
They wish to sound a death Knell for cycling.
The cycle use would drop dramatically,There is not a hope in hades
that
I would wear a fluoro jacket with a number, I would just never ride a
bicycle again.

Why?

Same with mandated clothing for my motorcycle I would just have to
cease
riding.

So you don't wear a helmet when riding your motorcycle?

I do but It is not fluoro and it is a single item, totally different to
mandated clothing

They have already knobbled cycle use with mandated helmets (which
some
think good) but bicycle use dropped when it was introduced,

If that's true it just shows how dumb most cyclists are.

if they
mandate fluoro jackets with numbers on the back only the yuppy lycra
crowd would still cycle.

Why?

It is just what would happen.
Just wait an see, (if they are stupid enough to mandate fluoro vests
with a number on the back.)



Why is it stupid?
Are seat belts in cars and helmets for motorcycles stupid?

You keep bringing in motor cycle helmets and seat belts which are a
different kettle of fish and I am not discussing them.

Sounds like your fear of compulsory safety items for cyclist is
irrational, many people complained about compulsory safety in cars and
helmets on motor bikes yet both are well proven life savers.

You are still going on about things which I was not discussing

Cyclists have zero protection and are often difficult to see, better to
be seen than dead or seriously injured.
With a visible number cyclists could be identified when they break the
road rules, couldn't have cyclists obey the road now could we.

Most ordinary people look at these things like lights on, fluro clothing
etc because their mind thinks that it would fix things because it sounds
to them so sensible that it would fix things which is not necessarily
the case statistically


There aren't any statistics on the items in question because they are
not yet in common use.