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Streetsblog.net: Company Releases Analysis of ‘Should Cyclists Pay Road Tax?’ Ad Campaign
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If you're a cyclist, this is amusing/interesting http://bit.ly/2mmYZP 12/7/2009 |
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@BicycleLaw Funny you should ask. I'm currently writing a 'cyclists-should-be-licensed' article for http://iPayRoadTax.com 12/1/2009 |
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Fresh! RT @copenhagenize "I pay road tax" website. Brilliant stuff. http://ipayroadtax.com/ 11/26/2009 |
Company Releases Analysis of ‘Should Cyclists Pay Road Tax?’ Ad Campaign
Streetsblog.net —
... Of the 946 comments tracked in the campaign (through blog comments, mentions on Twitter, etc…) more than half (55.3%) of the responses that actually answered the question were against the idea of having “cyclists” pay a road tax. Of the anti-tax respondents, the number one reason (67%) given was that people who ride bicycles already pay taxes that fund roads (those folks might want to check out the new jerseys at UK-based IPayRoadTax.com.) ...
Road Tax in UK
Cycling UK —
I was interested to read about a recent ‘I Pay Road Tax Campaign‘ (I have talked about this before – Should cyclists pay road tax) At the risk of repeating myself, here are some more thoughts on the issue. ...
I Pay Road Tax
Biking Brits —
Cool new web site launched today, I think. I Pay Road Tax Should be enough information there to counter the petrol-junkies' most common sneer at pedal power, and more. ...
You Can Never Find A Traffic Warden When You Need One
Do The Right Thing » Sweat365 » Fitness Community —
... site: [Rule] 240 You MUST NOT stop or park on [Rule] 243 DO NOT stop or park except when forced to do so by stationary traffic. Then again, the Traffic Warden may have realised that I’m just a tax-dodging sponging cyclist , and given the honest, hard working driver of the van the benefit of the doubt. After all, looking at the above picture, he’s probably only committed five separate parking offences. I think the guy deserves a break, don’t you? Filed under: ...
‘I Pay Road Tax’ Jersey Vote Now
Bike Rumor —
... Road tax’? No such thing A few weeks ago, cycle journalist and editor, Carlton Reid, launched a new website called ipayroadtax.com to help dispel the myth that it is motorists that pay for our roads. This was born from the many comments Carlton had received while on his bike from motorists suggesting he pay to be on the road. Here is a quote from the site:“The majority of adult cyclists own cars. Hence they pay Vehicle Excise Duty, known, inaccurately, as road tax. Winston Churchill abolished this tax in 1936. He didn’t want motorists to think a token payment gave them ...
'Road tax' rebuttal movement gains pace
BikeBiz —
... for BikeBiz, John Stevenson, Future s editor-in-chief of cycling publications, said cyclists were often "given a hard time for not paying the mythical road tax." Why mythical? Because it should be called 'car tax' or, to be more precise, Vehicle Excise Duty. 'Road tax' was last used to pay for national trunk roads (never local roads) in 1936. Winston Churchill, when chancellor of the Exchequer in 1926, started the process of abolishing road tax but many motorists have yet to catch up, thinking cyclists are "tax-dodgers" with less rights to be on the public highway. ...
Why Do Hate Groups Toward Cyclists Exist?
Cozy Beehive —
... To add plenty of drama on the side, independent cycling groups lobby for an anti-car world. They organize critical masses, block traffic, ride naked on the streets, come up with fine jerseys such as this one to make the message clear - that no one group is exclusively funding road tax so you know what, we are the traffic too so shut up and get along. ...
Why Do Hategroups Toward Cyclists Exist?
Cozy Beehive —
... To add plenty of drama on the side, independent cycling groups lobby for an anti-car world. They organize critical masses, block traffic, ride naked on the streets, come up with fine jerseys such as this one to make the message clear - that no one group is exclusively funding road tax so you know what, we are the traffic too so shut up and get along. ...
'Road tax' rebuttal movement picks up speed
Bike For All - The essential cycling resource. —
'Road tax' rebuttal movement picks up speed Using apparel and an iPhone app, campaign explodes myth of cyclists having less road rights because they don't pay 'road tax' 'Road tax' is mythical? It should be called 'car tax' or, to be more precise, Vehicle Excise Duty. 'Road tax' was last used to pay for roads in 1936. Winston Churchill, when chancellor of the Exchequer in 1926, started the process of abolishing road tax but many motorists have yet to catch up, thinking cyclists are "tax-dodgers" with less rights to be on the public highway. Roads aren't paid for by ...
Strict Liability
Copenhagenize.com - The Copenhagen Bike Culture Blog —
A great little infofilm about the concept of Strict Liability, which is the norm in Denmark and The Netherlands, among other European countries. It was uploaded by Carlton Reid from Quickrelease.tv and I Pay Road Tax.com With Strict Liability, it's always the motorist at fault when they collide with vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists. In the film, Hans Voerknecht, international coordinator of the Dutch Fietsberaad explains how this works in practice. Basically, cars kill. Those who drive cars and kill ...
