Car Registration
To settle an old argument by motorists when they claim that cyclists shouldn't be on the road because cyclists don't pay registration but motorists do!
How many of us cyclists have registered cars?
I myself have 2!
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Permalink Reply by Mark S on -
Also 2.
In addition I have bike specific insurance with Velosure, plus through bikesa membership personal and 3rd party insurance. Which is more than a lot of motorists have for their own vehicles.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Young on -
The trouble is that this isn't really a great argument - just because you register one car, doesn't mean you shouldn't have to register the second. I think a better argument is that most of the registration goes towards CTP insurance - but bikes don't have nearly the same ability to injure others as cars do. Couple that with policy considerations - cycling is healthy and environmentally friendly, and as such governments want to promote it, not create road blocks (pun intended) to newcomers.
I had 1 registered car. But then it died. Bikes are a little easier to fix than cars are though, so I'm currently motorless.
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Permalink Reply by Martin Turner on -
One car. The boss drives it most of the time.....I fly to work and my pub and cafe are within walking distance from my house.
I have both my bikes fully insured.
As an aside its not just car rego that gets spent on our roads. Local Councils do a fair bit of road maintenance around my area and you pay Council rates no matter what sort of mode of transport you employ.
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Permalink Reply by Julia on -
Yes, the argument that cyclists should pay "rego" for their bikes is a complete fallacy when analysed properly. Road maintenance - not relevant. CTP - as Sam says, the ability for bikes to injure others is pretty low. There might be an argument that we should pay nominal CTP in the event that a cyclist injures a pedestrian or perhaps other riders.
I think the nub of the argument advanced by those who use it in defence of their attitude towards bike riders is based on "user pays". If there was a "user pays" system, I think every road should be called a toll road, and we don't have any of those in SA.
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Permalink Reply by Stephen Battye on -
Actually you could probably make a case for a bike rego system. The money raised could go toward making more bike lanes on more roads - that's road maintenance for cyclists. It could also cover CTP. I'd pay it if we got good service and less agro.
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Permalink Reply by Rob (Chewbacca) on -
Third party insurance should be required by all road users....registration is another issue.
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Permalink Reply by Noel Probert on -
Two cars, one motorcycle and a trailer, all registered.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Murray on -
Two cars both registered and neither driven much. You should of course compare the weight of the car and the bike and scale the registrations fees as they are for car versus truck. That will me them a few dollars for a bike and not worth collecting. Alternatively charge registration by actual kilometres driven so that people who don't drive much like car owning cyclists are no longer subsidising road hogs.
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Permalink Reply by David B.o.R. on -
Ummmm, I share one with my wife. Does that count?
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Permalink Reply by Jilden on -
Waste of time arguing with this kind of person. They want rights, not responsibilities. You could register every bicycle in Australia and they would still whinge about being held up. It is simply one of many excuses they trot out when their road dominance is threatened. Personally I think registration fees should be scrapped across the board, and fuel taxed to raise the funds needed for road maintenance and universal insurance. This would be a better way of paying for your share of road damage. And allow cyclists the luxury of having a car available for a rainy day.
PS I keep 2 cars registered in the family at all times, plus a couple of trailers. Just because I can. Mine gets used once or twice a week because of living in the hills.
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Permalink Reply by MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS) on -
I am against registering bicycles as it won't make any difference and it would be another revenue raiser for the government. Also are primary school students expected to register their bikes?
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