You're right, enforcing the current laws would work too. Shame they rarely do. At least I've seen them try once of twice.
As to if you where going to liscense cyclists, I think you could only practically do it as a liscense to ride in the city centre or similar, and have it revoked for no lights etc etc. I doubt though the cost of setting it up and the almost certainly poor way such a think would be managed would ever make such a scheme worth will.
As for pedestrians, while many are suicidal, they rarely display the same level of absolute contempt for the law as if doesn't apply to them that many university students display. I think pedestrians are just more intimidated by the squish factor of cars.
I personally don't see what is so hard about stopping at red lights, and have lights on you bike. But it seems that a large number struggle.
I wonder what the stats are for no light/pavement cycling/red light jumping in oxford/cambridge. I'm guessing it must be 10's of percents.
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Date: 2006-12-11 01:56 pm (UTC)As to if you where going to liscense cyclists, I think you could only practically do it as a liscense to ride in the city centre or similar, and have it revoked for no lights etc etc. I doubt though the cost of setting it up and the almost certainly poor way such a think would be managed would ever make such a scheme worth will.
As for pedestrians, while many are suicidal, they rarely display the same level of absolute contempt for the law as if doesn't apply to them that many university students display. I think pedestrians are just more intimidated by the squish factor of cars.
I personally don't see what is so hard about stopping at red lights, and have lights on you bike. But it seems that a large number struggle.
I wonder what the stats are for no light/pavement cycling/red light jumping in oxford/cambridge. I'm guessing it must be 10's of percents.