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Anyone who\u2019s ever read an article about cycling will know that the comments section quickly descends into a cyclist-hating rampage, which is why we made the Cycling Bingo card above. Why not treat yourself to a game?<\/p>\n

HOW TO RESPOND (SOME SUGGESTIONS)<\/h2>\n

Cyclists don\u2019t pay road tax<\/h3>\n

Road tax was abolished in 1937, and was replaced by Vehicle Excise Duty. VED is a tax on cars, not roads. Roads are paid for through income tax and council tax. So cyclists do pay for roads to be maintained and improved.<\/p>\n

Cyclists ignore red lights<\/h3>\n

This is true, in that\u00a0 some\u00a0 <\/strong> cyclists ignore red lights, and they shouldn\u2019t. Some\u00a0 car drivers <\/strong> \u00a0also ignore red lights. The potential damage of a car running a red light \u2013 to life and property \u2013 is much worse than that of a bicycle running a red light. That doesn\u2019t excuse the behaviour, but it should put it into perspective.<\/p>\n

Cyclists ride on the pavement<\/h3>\n

Some cyclists ride on the pavement, and they shouldn\u2019t. A way to encourage people to never cycle on pavements is better cycling infrastructure. Also if critics were honest with themselves, they\u2019d admit that cycling on the pavement isn\u2019t really<\/em>\u00a0the terrifying scourge they say it is \u2013 it\u2019s just annoying to see someone breaking the rules.<\/p>\n

Cyclists should wear hi-viz<\/h3>\n

In the words of one news article commenter, \u201cThe trend to high visibility clothing puts the onus on the cyclist (they\u2019re doing the same thing for motorcycles, btw and the same comment applies) to be visible. That\u2019s totally the wrong approach. It\u2019s the job of road users to see other road users. If you can\u2019t spot a pushbike, or a child running into the road, or anything else, then you shouldn\u2019t be driving.\u201d While hi-viz may increase visibility in some situations, but it also reinforces the trope that cycling is inherently dangerous, discouraging even more people from being active through cycling \u2013 which is a far more significant danger to public health.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s illegal to ride two abreast<\/h3>\n

It isn\u2019t illegal to ride two abreast, and critics can refer to Rule 66 of the Highway Code if they are in any doubt. Cyclists sometimes ride two abreast for safety reasons, because it forces motorists to \u201cproperly\u201d overtake (i.e. by giving the rider a minimum of 1.5 metres instead of squeezing past him\/her, a Highway Code rule that is often ignored by motorists) and also because it\u2019s more enjoyable to cycle two abreast. And why not? Cyclists pay road tax too (see point #1).<\/p>\n

They didn\u2019t have a helmet on<\/h3>\n

This is easily the most contentious cycling topic. Whatever your stance, wearing a helmet is not a requirement by any stretch of the word, it reinforces the idea that cycling is inherently unsafe (see point #4), and there are plenty of other non-helmeted activities that are much more dangerous than cycling \u2013 such as driving a car, or standing in a bathroom. Where to draw the helmet-wearing line? Some people choose to draw the line before \u2018cycling\u2019 and not after.<\/p>\n

If you are in the pro helmlet camp – check out our bike helmets edinburgh <\/a> bike coop<\/p>\n

Cyclists think they own the road<\/h3>\n

Cyclists do own the road, at least partly (see point #1). Motorists also think they own the road; they don\u2019t, they have to share it.<\/p>\n

Cars need an MOT, so should bikes<\/h3>\n

A<\/strong>n MOT checks whether a motor vehicle is safe to use on the roads, because vehicles are extremely complex and\u00a0 harness the power of exploding petrol in order to propel themselves forward.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em> The failure of a motor vehicle to properly function can be catastrophically dangerous. An MOT also checks a vehicle\u2019s exhaust emissions. Requiring bicycles to get an MOT would not only be pointless, it would be restrictive in terms of getting people out on bikes, which would be bad (see point #4).<\/p>\n

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