http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Consultation response confirms an overwhelming opposition to cycle 'road tax'" en Sun, 17 May 2026 16:52:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1606 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:37:33 +0000 spytfyre 1606@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm I got a nasty pot hole at the corner rounding from Shandwick into Torphichen st. burst my back wheel - unhappy bunny... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1605 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:57:10 +0000 SRD 1605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"5.2.4.... Respondents also took issue with the quality of provision. Many pointed out that cycle lanes were often badly maintained and there was a danger that potholes, manhole covers and even parked cars..." This sounds 'surprised' by issue of parked cars, but Edinburgh explicitly puts parking over cycle lanes. Bah! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1604 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:45:06 +0000 Kim 1604@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Digging a wee bit further, the Scottish Government published response to Cycling Action Plan on the 8th January <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent">here</a>, just in case anyone is interested. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1603 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:33:47 +0000 Kim 1603@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here is a link to <a href="http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/A-road-tax-for-cyclists.5973133.jp">The Scotsman's</a> take on it (I am not usually a fan of The Hoostman but The Hearld, Scotland's quality news paper didn't cover the story). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1579 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:06:39 +0000 spytfyre 1579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>a colleague commented he was surprised that it was as high as 2% to which I commented - that will be the 2% that have never riden and <em>do not own</em> a bike<br /> all others that have any bike even unused and rusting the in shed suddenly see it costing them more money and see sense... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1572 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:00:54 +0000 Kim 1572@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What a surprise, not. Anyone with a wee bit of sense who actually read the consultation would have realised that was was supposed to be the out come. It was a classic focus group question aimed at achieving that out come. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1556 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:38:22 +0000 steveo 1556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interestingly i read that as two percent of Scotland's population read the Daily Fail/Evening News. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=212#post-1555 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:33:04 +0000 chdot 1555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/31648/Just-2-per-cent-in-favour-fo-taxing-Scots-cyclists" rel="nofollow">http://www.bikebiz.com/news/31648/Just-2-per-cent-in-favour-fo-taxing-Scots-cyclists</a> </p>