BBC viewers hate on cyclists for "not paying road tax"

http://ipayroadtax.com

A Cambridge cyclist wearing a helmetcam captured himself being knocked off his bike by a following motorist. The footage was broadcast on BBC East on 20th May 2010. Viewers contacted the programme to complain about a piece broadcast earlier but these comments are played directly after the footage of Paul Jones being knocked from his bike, crassly insensitive. The BBC reporter and editor also allowed viewers to say cyclists don't pay 'road tax' - this is factually incorrect and should have been flagged as such by the BBC.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• road tax
• ved
• cycling
• bike
• shocking
• ignorance

[strangefacekid]

All motorists should spend a month riding a bicycle in the city. THEN you will pay more attention & your attitudes towards cyclists would change DRAMATICALLY

[210482fmj]

Its very concerning how motorists are very reluctant to stop for almost anything other than traffic lights or other cars stoping. Anything else and they have to think on whether to stop or not. Our driving test is a joke and doesn't psychologically profile drivers

[Harmonyww]

@mavericklondoner Man, if you're going to troll, at least make it convincing. A good troll comment is subtle and believable, whereas you've made your efforts to annoy people and provoke a hostile reaction painfully obvious.

[mavericklondoner]

I like pissing on the bicycle shrines. A sprayed white bike at the side of the road where some idiot cyclist died. Cyclists of the world go to Afghanistan cycle in front of the patrolling soldiers, do something useful, and become IED detectors, die for a noble cause. Then we shall leave a nice white bike for you there lol fucking cockroaches...........

[pseudotruth]

@Makie1977

Ah! The Dunning-Kruger effect!

watch?v=XyOHJa5Vj5Y

[Makie1977]

@pseudotruth hahaha I've caught myself a big one this time lol

[pseudotruth]

@Makie1977

Yet more irony! With each comment, you reveal yourself as an even bigger fool.

[Makie1977]

@pseudotruth I think it's you who needs to learn about irony. Thick bastard.

[pseudotruth]

@Makie1977 - Lard-arse

So propelling a bicycle is lazy and sitting on your fat-arse in a car is not lazy?

Thanks for explaining that to me. I think you need to learn about irony.

[pseudotruth]

@Saxoncloset

Fines are not a tax. If you don't want to pay the fine, don't do the crime!

Motorists do not pay the external costs of motoring. GIYF.

I don't believe you are a cyclist.

[pseudotruth]

@worshiphotgirls

If drivers want to pay less fuel 'tax', then they could drive a smaller car and learn to drive more efficiently. Most drivers drive cars that are far too large and then proceed to drive them very inefficiently - wrong gear, wrong engine speed, too aggressive and inappropriate overtakes, braking etc.

[pseudotruth]

@210482fmj

One only has to wait at RED traffic lights to see motorists NOT STOPPING.