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Travelling under your own steam
May 31st, 2010 by admin
With the issue of should bikes have number plates, we’re back to that knotty problem of a person’s basic human right to travel under their own power. A bicycle is not a motorised vehicle. It does not have to pass an MOT and the rider does not have to have insurance to ride one. Perhaps this is the first area that could be addressed. A basic form of insurance would at least give someone involved in an incident with a cyclist some form of redress. If a cyclist runs into your car and puts a dent in the wing, there is nothing you can do to claim any form of compensation back. With insurance, you could at least carry out that traditional roadside pastime and ‘exchange details’.