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By: Ru Mohammed

Ru Mohammed — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:31:45 +0000

so sorry for the spelling and grammar issues, I am at work so had to rush type, but i do hope you understand my point.

By: Ru Mohammed

Ru Mohammed — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:30:19 +0000

This is in response to Trun Nanda’s point ,
The fact is that motorbike are not the Greenest way to travel, and yes in some bikes do take up a lot of space when they are on the road.

But you cannot avoid the fact that on a 2 meter by 10 meter parking space you will be able to park more motorbikes then cars.

our tube system and buses are almost full and the morning run to work, for most Londoners is possibly the worst part of the day, the motorbike is a serious alternative to the car although it is not the best, where possible people should try and understand that a motorbike is correct not the best answer to our problem in London but it is a better answer then a car.

Until be deal with the bigger problem of London, people should be encouraged to ride and not drive.

By: gafr

gafr — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:32:33 +0000

this tarun seems to a bit overboard regarding motorbikes. seems to me that she”d be quite happy to see bikes banned. only one word for that GORM!she”s obviously feeling really peeved because she”s stuck in her tub of a car in traffic jams etc… perhaps she needs a good ride to make her see the benefits of owning a bike.
why should we pay? we don”t use as much space on the road (even 2 loaded wings would only take up the space of a mini)
we are totally different to a car, therefore we should be treated differently.
and that doesn”t mean charging us!
we generally pay more upkeep for our vehicles, seen the price on a big tyre these days?
peaple who slag other forms of transport off need to remember that if you haven”t tried it then you can”t say that you don”t like it.
i could go on all day about the good things to be had by owning and riding a bike, but for now i wish you all the best…………..

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Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:44:24 +0000

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By: georgina Melton

georgina Melton — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:57:54 +0000

Hi fellow bikers & just a thought about having to pay for parking but does anyone else not fancy standing by your ‘bikes & yelling all your bank details in public into your mobile – always assuming you’ve got a mobile of course! ‘Bikers can’t lock ourselves into our Audi can we to keep our details private; then there’s the lorry grinding past, the ‘plane flying over & the nice Romanian contact centre operator gets your number plate wrong – so you haven’t paid for your ‘bike but a vehicle anywhere else in the country but not where you are & welcome to a penalty for not paying. We just cannot, cannot, cannot be treated in the same way as four wheels; not everything with an engine is the same & such differences just have to be recognised.It’s just common sense & very good luck with the protest.

By: tarun nanda

tarun nanda — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:59:43 +0000

I do not understand why you are objecting to the charge except to save yourself a quid. Why exactly do you think you should not have4 to pay parking charges?

Motorcyclists do not reduce congestion significantly. I believe you create more delays myself than if you were in a car. At every traffic light a queue of motorcyclists will form, when the lights change to green cars muct wait while a long line of motorbikes goes first. A motorcycle takes up just as much room as a car when following traffic. You are constantly weaving in and out of traffic to gain one extra space.

There is a public perception that two wheelers reduce congestion, do you have any evidence for this? cyclists and motorcyclists take up an entire lane on dual carriageway road and as far as i am concerned there would be greater road capcity without either of you.

Following your demonstrations I will be expressing my full support for the proposals both with westminster and the legal review. In fact I find your objection to the proposals unjustified, disgusting, and typical of motorcyclists.

Perhaps you should think twice before inconvienancing other road users becasue you dont think you should have to pay for parking.

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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:31:24 +0000

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