Blocked bike lanes.

All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

A cyclist in NY decided to do something about it and here is the
result.

"Casey Neistat smashes blocked NY bike lanes

A New York City filmmaker and cyclist has launched a painful online
crusade to push authorities to ticket motorists who park in bike
lanes.

In May, a policeman gave Casey Neistat a $50 (£31) fine for riding in
a traffic lane, dismissing his plea that the bike lane was dangerously
blocked.

To prove his point, Mr Neistat created a video in which he is shown
crashing into a series of bike lane obstacles.

The video has become a YouTube hit, garnering almost a million views.

In the video, Mr Neistat crashes into a taxi, a traffic cone,
construction kit and finally, a police car - none of which he had
placed there for the video shoot..."

More plus video

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13730774

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ

-- .
UK Radical Campaigns.(Recently updated).
http://www.zing.icom43.net
All public road users are equal but some are more equal than others.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13730774

On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


A cyclist in NY decided to do something about it and here is the
result.

SNIP


The video has become a YouTube hit, garnering almost a million views.

99% of whom probably laughed at the silly ****.

In the video, Mr Neistat crashes into a taxi, a traffic cone,
construction kit and finally, a police car - none of which he had
placed there for the video shoot..."

I hope his insurance paid for the criminal damage he caused and that he
was arrested for it.



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
£80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
£80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.


Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around £6bn.

On Jun 12, 3:11*pm, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:









On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.

Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.

Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around 6bn.

You are conveniently forgetting fuel duty, insurance tax levy, and
also VAT on both. Add it all up and we are looking at well over £30
billion PA coughed up by motorists. Any road user not making a
contribution in any of these ways has little in the way of
justification criticising those who do!

On 12/06/2011 15:11, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
£80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.


Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around £6bn.


The Guvmint.

Fuel duty, Vehicle Excise Duty, Tolls (bridges, tunnels, M6 Toll, etc),
London congestion charge, VAT on fuel, VAT on vehicle sales, Insurance
premium tax, Company Car Tax and Fuel Benefit Charge, Parking.




--
Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On 12/06/2011 16:49, ash wrote:
On Jun 12, 3:11 pm, wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:









On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes& they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.

Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.

Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around 6bn.

You are conveniently forgetting fuel duty, insurance tax levy,

Insurance tax levy also applies to other insurance, so it's not a 'tax
on motorists'.

and also VAT on both.

We all pay VAT, it's not a 'tax on motorists' either.

Add it all up and we are looking at well over £30
billion PA coughed up by motorists.

Short of his £80bn then, as I thought.

Any road user not making a
contribution in any of these ways has little in the way of
justification criticising those who do!

The tax on motorist goes to the governments revenue, it's not kept aside
for roads. It pays off the national debt, pays for schools, hospitals
and many other things

Roads are funded and maintained from the Council Tax and general
taxation. So, as taxpayers, cyclists have just as much 'right' to use
the roads as motorists.

On 12/06/2011 17:20, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:11, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
£80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.


Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around £6bn.


The Guvmint.

Fuel duty, Vehicle Excise Duty, Tolls (bridges, tunnels, M6 Toll, etc),
London congestion charge, VAT on fuel, VAT on vehicle sales, Insurance
premium tax, Company Car Tax and Fuel Benefit Charge, Parking.


http://ipayroadtax.com/wp-content/up...ysForRoads.jpg

On 12/06/2011 17:45, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 17:20, The Medway Handyman wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:11, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 15:00, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 14:52, Dex wrote:
On 12/06/2011 11:20, Dave - Cyclists VOR wrote:
On 12/06/2011 06:21, Doug wrote:
All cyclists will have encountered cycle lanes illegally blocked by
parked cars but the police seem to do little about it and it is
ignored most of the time and it happens in many cities around the
world. Motorists seem to imagine they have more of a right to use
roads than cyclists.

Motorists paid for the cycle lanes & they pay to use the roads. Of
course they have more right to use them.


Not quite, council tax pays for the roads.

And where do they get the money from? Clue; motorists pay
£80,000,000,000 a year in taxes.


Where did you get that figure from? Vehicle excise duty is around £6bn.


The Guvmint.

Fuel duty, Vehicle Excise Duty, Tolls (bridges, tunnels, M6 Toll, etc),
London congestion charge, VAT on fuel, VAT on vehicle sales, Insurance
premium tax, Company Car Tax and Fuel Benefit Charge, Parking.


http://ipayroadtax.com/wp-content/up...ysForRoads.jpg

Thanks but I'd rather believe the Guvmint figures than a bunch of head
up their arse cycling fruit loops.

--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University