Every cloud has a silver lining, people will use cars for less journeys/plan journeys/use bikes/drive slower. All this is better for the environment which is really the one and only subject that any one should be really concerned about.
Biked in to work this morning - took an hour and only saw 2 other cyclists. Yet cars were passing me doing 60/70 on the road down to seal sands. Looks like fuel prices would have to go up even higher to encourage more people to swap the car for the bike or to slow down a bit.I didn’t see any of that happening when prices were at the highest. It wont matter soon anyway when we’re all living in The Line.
They should de-restrict the e-bikes, and let them do 25-30mph with no peddling, 15mph is too slow and when driving along with traffic you want to be as close to their speed as possible, without being out of control.Biked in to work this morning - took an hour and only saw 2 other cyclists. Yet cars were passing me doing 60/70 on the road down to seal sands. Looks like fuel prices would have to go up even higher to encourage more people to swap the car for the bike or to slow down a bit.
No, they shouldn't. You're basically describing an electric moped so all the attendant rules should apply ........... licence, vehicle excise duty, insurance, mot, ......................................They should de-restrict the e-bikes, and let them do 25-30mph with no peddling, 15mph is too slow and when driving along with traffic you want to be as close to their speed as possible, without being out of control.
Would also need to ban e-bikes from pavements too mind, and be a lot stricter with policing that.
Maybe even have a licence for a de-restricted e-bike, and a basic test.
Asda is now owned by two petrol station barons isn’t it so not surprised that they have done this.I've just been to asda on portrack Lane and their unleaded has gone down to £1.74 (was £1.89 last week). Still a p!ss take but at least it's going in the right direction...and keeps going that way.
Well, they have only just announced massive profits. Poor bairns must be on the breadlineBP garage just round the corner from me is still at 1.99 for diesel.
Boils my pi55!
That doesn't help people who drive for a living like me.Every cloud has a silver lining, people will use cars for less journeys/plan journeys/use bikes/drive slower. All this is better for the environment which is really the one and only subject that any one should be really concerned about.
Yes because our integrated transport system in this country is so amazing. I take it you live in London with that attitude where billions are spent in train lines that already exist as for the rest of the country this transport utopia doesn’t exist.Every cloud has a silver lining, people will use cars for less journeys/plan journeys/use bikes/drive slower. All this is better for the environment which is really the one and only subject that any one should be really concerned about.
Train from Allens West to Metro Centre takes TWO HOURS and costs £18.00 in fare.Yes because our integrated transport system in this country is so amazing. I take it you live in London with that attitude where billions are spent in train lines that already exist as for the rest of the country this transport utopia doesn’t exist.
Exactly and try getting a bus to say Durham takes forever and stops at every little village.Train from Allens West to Metro Centre takes TWO HOURS and costs £18.00 in fare.
Don't get me wrong I'm all for more people cycling, using public transport, driving slower etc etc.Biked in to work this morning - took an hour and only saw 2 other cyclists. Yet cars were passing me doing 60/70 on the road down to seal sands. Looks like fuel prices would have to go up even higher to encourage more people to swap the car for the bike or to slow down a bit.
No, but hopefully it'll accelerate desire for electric vehicle which will drive improvement of themThat doesn't help people who drive for a living like me.
Not really, nowhere near the same mass/ weight, and users unlikely to take a great deal of risk, most mopeds are also faster. No VED as it's electric, and I said a basic test could be taken and even a yearly service requirement, once over 3 years old (which would take about 15 minutes).No, they shouldn't. You're basically describing an electric moped so all the attendant rules should apply ........... licence, vehicle excise duty, insurance, mot, ......................................
By law, in the UK, mopeds are limited to 28mph..............................most mopeds are also faster.
Yeah it's 125cc scooters which are allowed to 60mph, and mopeds are under 50cc by legal definition, didn't realise that, thought they were practically the same thing.By law, in the UK, mopeds are limited to 28mph.
Yes thats true, its the people who commute a couple of miles to work or jump in the car to get a pint of milk from the local super market or drive to the gym(?) that I was aiming at. It all adds up.That doesn't help people who drive for a living like me.
Not against your idea per se but I think it needs to be properly regulated. A speed increase would put users themselves and other vulnerable road users at significantly greater risk, unfortunately perceived vulnerability doesn't seem to moderate risk taking in everybody. This article about fatalities in Holland is interesting, they already have a faster 'class' of e-bike but they don't allow them to use cycle lanes and routes.Yeah it's 125cc scooters which are allowed to 60mph, and mopeds are under 50cc by legal definition, didn't realise that, thought they were practically the same thing.
They look very similar mind, and a 28mph limit for a moped seems daft overall, for most people who would could legally ride one.
The law is different who can use anything up to 50cc, i.e younger than 17, but that law could still be kept in place, and limited to 28mph, and could keep the 15mph limit for e-bikes.
Exactly they are quick to raise it on market forces but never seem to work the other way.The price of oil has dropped to $91 from around $120 when Russia invaded Ukraine, plus the 5p duty cut.
It should be around £1.50 certainly no more than £1.60
Think he said he biked an hour to work at Seal Sands in a later reply. Sounds like the right attitude.Yes because our integrated transport system in this country is so amazing. I take it you live in London with that attitude where billions are spent in train lines that already exist as for the rest of the country this transport utopia doesn’t exist.