Comments on: Nice T-Shirt… http://bikers-b.blog.friendster.com/2007/10/nice-t-shirt/ SIngapore has got to be one of the "toughest" place to own a bike that is bigger than 400cc... Read on to see why... Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: tahrey http://bikers-b.blog.friendster.com/2007/10/nice-t-shirt/#comment-50 tahrey Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:59:58 +0000 http://bikers-b.blog.friendster.com/2007/10/nice-t-shirt/#comment-50 Though I agree with the core sentiment, having and using a pedal cycle and a small motorbike myself, there may be a slight flaw in the argument if things work similar in her area to how they do here (UK). As a car driver I pay £185 a year currently to license my car. For the motorcycle, £15 a year (it isn't exactly a racer!). For the pedal cycle... nothing. Zip. Nada. Nothing contributed towards the building or upkeep of the roadway I (or other pedal cyclists) so happily use. So when making use of and paying for the car, you could say that I may not own the road, but I've certainly helped pay for a significant chunk of it. Part of the reason I try to keep out of the way when on the motorbike - as well as just for safety and courtesy's sake - ... I've paid for *some* of the road, but nothing in proportion to how much of it I'm using vs the car (maybe 1/4 as much and causing 1/5th the wear... vs less than 1/10th the payment). Hmmm! Though I agree with the core sentiment, having and using a pedal cycle and a small motorbike myself, there may be a slight flaw in the argument if things work similar in her area to how they do here (UK).

As a car driver I pay £185 a year currently to license my car. For the motorcycle, £15 a year (it isn’t exactly a racer!). For the pedal cycle… nothing. Zip. Nada. Nothing contributed towards the building or upkeep of the roadway I (or other pedal cyclists) so happily use.

So when making use of and paying for the car, you could say that I may not own the road, but I’ve certainly helped pay for a significant chunk of it. Part of the reason I try to keep out of the way when on the motorbike - as well as just for safety and courtesy’s sake - … I’ve paid for *some* of the road, but nothing in proportion to how much of it I’m using vs the car (maybe 1/4 as much and causing 1/5th the wear… vs less than 1/10th the payment).

Hmmm!

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