tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post1426309345235099137..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Nanny NSW increases cycling penaltiesJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-58108538106554550032015-12-24T11:17:14.409+11:002015-12-24T11:17:14.409+11:00Welcome, GL. Had to laugh at the phrases, kvd.
M...Welcome, GL. Had to laugh at the phrases, kvd. <br /><br />More broadly, once you have rules you have to try to enforce them, giving the police more to do. However, you can also rely on other sanctions that come into force when things go wrong. For example, insurance companies amend their rules so that they don't have to pay you because you weren't complying with the official rules. Additional employment is created, too, including more police, inspectors and lawyers. The nanny state becomes self re-enforcing!<br /><br />I think that I will come back to this one after Xmas.<br /><br /><br /> Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-6827523210370768232015-12-24T08:28:33.609+11:002015-12-24T08:28:33.609+11:00Agree with GL and tanners re id requirement; can&#...Agree with GL and tanners re id requirement; can't see how anyone would find it puzzling, let alone "bewildering". But of more importance, why are there no fines for "lycra'd whilst pudgy" and "cycling with hubris"?<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-43867521254293491862015-12-23T22:37:37.851+11:002015-12-23T22:37:37.851+11:00GL, I think that is the point in a nutshell. If th...GL, I think that is the point in a nutshell. If the cyclist must carry ID, then a traffic notice can be issued and they are on their way (motorists must already carry their licence, a full form of ID). The only other option for an infringing cyclist is to arrest them on the spot, which seems worse.<br /><br />Not supporting this either, just pointing out that there is a logic once you accept the initial propositions implicit in the NSW action.2 tannersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-66166686682180750622015-12-23T22:02:46.230+11:002015-12-23T22:02:46.230+11:00Hi Jim, the requirement to carry id for adult cycl...Hi Jim, the requirement to carry id for adult cyclists does seem bewildering. As do the increased penalties threatened against cyclists breaking the law. I am one of your described careful drivers and I see cyclists doing crazy stuff all the time - not only breaking the law but risking their own safety together with that of other road users. It won't sit well with your nanny state assertion but there seems little point in having these penalties when they cannot be enforced unless either a police officer witnesses the infringement or there is some system of identifying infringing riders. Thoughts?<br />GLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com