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Surrey Police & Crime Commissioner on Cycling
In case you missed it, an illuminating piece giving the Surrey PCC (Lisa, in conversation with David) views and attitudes towards cyclists. She's not anti-cyclist, but...
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/06/dining-across-the-d...
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Locals should survey this PCCs statements for 'I can't interfere with operational decisions of the police'
Then what is she FOR?
What about all those schools that they keep building along with all of those highly paid teachers that get more time off than Gregg Wallace's agent? I have it on good authority that NONE of those kids has ever paid tax. And then they've got the cheek to want us to slow down whilst we drive past - who do they think we are, some kind of priest?
Look, I'm not anti-education, I just don't want to waste perfectly good tax money on non-tax-payers.
Lisa: David is half Dutch, and he talked about how terrible our cycling infrastructure is. I know it’s not great but it would never be a political priority for me to give cyclists better infrastructure, particularly when they don’t contribute in vehicle taxes.
David: Road tax for bicycles is unworkable. Bikes do use roads, but so do pedestrians, and dogs. I recently got a hybrid car and the tax is very low. By that logic, if you’re reducing what’s paid for polluting vehicles to pretty negligible amounts for hybrids and electric cars, what would you charge for a bike? How would you enforce it?
Lisa: I’m not anti cyclist. I’m anti the full-Sky-replica-kit Sunday cyclists who ignore red lights and drive three or four abreast in front of me.
I don't think I've ever seen anybody ride four abreast.
Because there were always more of them?
(From http://www.aviewfromthecyclepath.com/2016/08/)
"In front of me" carbrain Lisa.
HOUSE!
Surely they're being responsible in getting full wear out of their 5+ year old kit, instead of ditching it for the latest fashions?