Nomoreheroes
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« Reply #1185 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 13:51:03 » |
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A cycle path tax could be used to solve that issue
I'd be quite happy to pay that if it meant cycle paths that kept me away from the dangers of other traffic - But I thought I already did within my Council tax? |
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« Reply #1186 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 21:06:27 » |
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Can we have a law that says if there is a cycle lane then cyclists have to use it. Pipers Way in particular.
pipers way cyclepath is awful, especially as it just ends by intel and to get onto it to go up you'd have to go through cars, which doesn't generally end well |
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« Reply #1187 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 21:09:47 » |
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as for cycle tax - i quite agree it'd be worthwhile, but would you be taxed on purchase instead of ownership or use? i don't think the latter two would be feasible. so you'd be down to an additional tax on top of the purchase price, which'd contradict the idea of cycle to work.
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« Reply #1188 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 21:18:23 » |
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The thing is the bike tax would just get lumped in all the other taxes and used to fund whatever the clowns in government chose. If road tax or cycle tax was specifically ring fenced in order to provide better roads/cycle paths then I'd happily pay it.
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« Reply #1189 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 21:30:33 » |
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The thing is the bike tax would just get lumped in all the other taxes and used to fund whatever the clowns in government chose. If road tax or cycle tax was specifically ring fenced in order to provide better roads/cycle paths then I'd happily pay it.
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« Reply #1190 on: Monday, March 24, 2014, 23:06:11 » |
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Do you see better roads from vehicle tax?  |
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« Reply #1191 on: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 09:42:28 » |
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Do you see better roads from vehicle tax? er....thats kind of my point about it being ring fenced |
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« Reply #1192 on: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 10:02:04 » |
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Oops, only got as far down as abrahammer's post.  |
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Reg Smeeton
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« Reply #1193 on: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 10:36:59 » |
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I'd be quite happy to pay that if it meant cycle paths that kept me away from the dangers of other traffic - But I thought I already did within my Council tax?
I've got my handy break down of where every £100 of my Council Tax money goes....no mention of cycle tracks.  The nearest might be £4 for maintaining roads and grounds...... Maintaining public highways, for example filling potholes, and open public spaces such as Coate and Lydiard, tree maintainance and grass cutting |
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« Reply #1194 on: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 11:57:52 » |
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pipers way cyclepath is awful, especially as it just ends by intel and to get onto it to go up you'd have to go through cars, which doesn't generally end well
Depends which side of the road - the cycle lane on the other side goes all the way up |
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« Reply #1195 on: Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 18:20:00 » |
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Depends which side of the road - the cycle lane on the other side goes all the way up
going from nationwide house to marlborough road roundabout you'd have to cycle along the road and then stop, lift your bike onto the cycle path and stop. it's very poorly thought out and usually filled with idiots walking with Ipods blaring so they can't hear my furious bell ringing or profanities |
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« Reply #1197 on: Monday, March 31, 2014, 18:18:37 » |
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I've seen a couple of stages, when it was the Kellogg's tour. 1st time was out Herefordshire way and randomly bumped into it. 2nd time it came up Birdlip Hill, thought this might be a good spot, but they fair flew up, did see Sean Kelly though which was kind of exciting. If it was somewhere proper close to Swindon I'd make the effort, but they pass so quickly it's not really worth going very far to watch. |
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« Reply #1198 on: Monday, March 31, 2014, 18:19:11 » |
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good work samdy
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This is the water.
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #1199 on: Monday, March 31, 2014, 18:20:50 » |
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Also stage 4 goes through Stroud.
So that's two stages within riding distance.
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