Rules of the road please help

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[quote author=mickvp link=topic=21534.msg247935#msg247935 date=1482086841]
I think cyclists should really have some sort of basic insurance requirement and I dont see what sort of bearing the combined weight of cyclist + bike have on the matter either? A "100Kg cyclist+ bike" still has the ability to cause a lot of damage, not only directly through them colliding with another vehicle, but also by their actions directly causing an accident invlving multiple vehicles and then the scope of the damage becomes more apparent.

VED is a no-go though I would have thought as its based on emissions now? unless its a brussel sprout fuelled post-christmas ride, the emissions ought to be fairly low :lol

Insirance for all road users if nothing else ought to make everyone who uses the roads a bit more accountable for their actions.

Totally agree with that , I used to be a bus driver in London ( don't hate me I always let motorcycles out !!)
And the crap I saw cyclists do in a 3 hour period one morning I counted 75 cyclists running red lights but the best one was I was in a queue at a red light and parked in a bay just before the lights in Clapham was a brand new Range Rover vogue SE and this girl on a cycle tried to ride through a gap between a lorry and the Range Rover next to it and her metal pedals caught and scraped the side of the Range Rover , she stopped looked at the damage giggled then rode off , fuck knows how much the damage cost the owner but it must have been big , reg number and insurance will make them accountable for misdemeanours as are all of us road users
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When i worked in Londons Oxford Street years ago i would be out getting lunch and see at least something happen every day with a cyclist.
I think as their adrenaline levels were up it made them more carefree and also angry and quick tempered.
Red lights simply did not exist to them, and one thing that was really noticeable was that black taxi drivers absolutely hated them and would row with them at the drop of a hat, or just block their path on purpose.