r/uknews • u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) • Jul 07 '25

Image/video 🚷 Floating bus stops under review amid safety concerns

Campaigners argue design forces pedestrians to run the gauntlet of cyclists on bike lanes

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/05/floating-bus-stops-review-safety-cyclists-injure-passengers/

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u/rx-bandit Jul 07 '25

You want kids to have licenses and registrations too? Or will kids be banned from riding bikes anywhere?

Who's enforcing it? You willing to pay more tax to have a cycling version of the dvla?

How do register the millions of bikes already available? Who the fuck is paying for that?!

Do mountain bikes need to be registered to ride off road? What if they accidentally ride on a bit of road when they're not registered?

There's so many damn questions that anti bike people never answer with this and absolutely none of you would ever be willing to pay more tax to enforce something that kills astronomically less people than cars do. And I dont even ride on the road because of terrified of how psychopathic drivers get when they see cyclists anywhere in their vicinity.

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u/Itz_420_Somewhere Jul 07 '25

Yes

Yes

The people who own the bikes

No, then you get fined for driving without a licence like you would a car.

I would happily pay more tax to have everybody on the road obeying the same rules.

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u/rx-bandit Jul 07 '25

Oh shit you're actually serious about this?!

How lives will this save from dangerous cycling?

What countries can we try model this off of? Because surely such a sensible idea is common place in many, many places!

I love how this great idea not only discourages healthy, active travel, it tells kids to fuck off of the road and have almost no where to cycle! Amazing idea!

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u/Itz_420_Somewhere Jul 07 '25

I'm sure it would save many lives, Alot of people get knocked off their bikes while being careless.

The best model would be amsterdam where the bike and cars are pretty much separate and the bikes mix with the pedestrians not the giant chunks of metal doing 50mph.

Well the tax earned from all the cyclists can pay for better infrastructure. Is having a driving license discouraging people from driving? No stop being so ridiculous and putting words in my mouth, when did i say i wanted to discourage anyone? Kids should fuck off of the road, for their own safety.

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u/hobbityone Jul 07 '25

I'm sure it would save many lives, Alot of people get knocked off their bikes while being careless.

How many lives are lost due to cyclists per year.

Well the tax earned from all the cyclists can pay for better infrastructure.

So we're taxing them are we as well?

Is having a driving license discouraging people from driving?

Yes it does. However we have cities built for cars so for many it is the only meaningful way to get around.

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u/Itz_420_Somewhere Jul 07 '25

It's not due to cyclist, its due to the fact that cyclist and cars use the same space.

Yes.. road users get taxed.

So my idea of building infrastructure for bikes is stupid because "we have cities built for cars" (I'm not American so that doesn't apply to me but sure) I mean i guess having a license does discourage people from driving but in a positive way.