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Old 20-02-08, 03:10 PM   #11
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Default Re: IHIE Guidelines for Motorcycling

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Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf View Post
you mean except for things like "manual for streets" - which completely re-wrote the guidance issued to planning officers regarding residential design situations, leaving much more common sense and losing the strict one sized fits all approach previously used? Of use to me how exactly ?

what the met do is their own problem no it's the problem of the bikers of London, I can see why you wouldn't be concerned though., if bikers are using ASLs and bus lanes they hardly need cooperation from the motorcycling community to see that it's happening and act upon it, just because it's normal, safer or even sensible does not make it legal, and the police are there to enforce the laws, not decide what they are Hmmm, whilst no doubt that maybe the "company line" in the real world the best of coppers know a COMMON SENSE approach is far more effect use of their time, however if a target for a certain "highlighted" thing is given them they have to follow that to show results (as in numbers) reguardless of anything else, if you don't like getting pulled don't break the law Oh please , if that's all you've got, the laws are at best a mess in this country and at worse a complete joke, given enough time looking threw all the current one I'd lay a bet even my Nan is breaking something and she's been dead 3 years , it's that simple really, if you want to take a risk then feel free, i do...

as for long term benefits, the amount of provision you have to make for new developments now to encourage walking and cycling is staggering, and with a little effort motorcycling could also be added as a solution to congestion, the government policy clearly states that it should be you're obviously confusing looking like we care, with costing anything., but motorcyclists are either too lazy or cynical to act upon it whislt engaged in action to sucessfully get free crossing of the Dartford crossing a few years ago the other riders there looked neither lazy or cynical, if a tangible benefit can be achived then the effort is worthwhile.and make the changes happen, it's a shame to see people turn down an offer from such a large and influential organisation as the IHIE
and as Ness has pointed out, sticking a couple of offical logos on the top isn't going to give it any more weight espesially if they aren't supporting it anyway

Cheers Mark.
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