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THE Royal Automobile Club of Spain (RACE) has suggested cyclists should require licences before they can go on the road.
A points system for the licence, compulsory insurance and even a licence plate are also included in the proposals.
As it stands, cyclists share almost identical rights as pedestrians, except that they are obligated to use the roads.
A spokesperson for RACE said: “We are not against cyclists. We want all road users to be safe… What we are proposing is that road users follow the same rules and have the same rights.â€
A bicycle licence would cost an estimated â,¬70, plus the cost of insuring a bike and the necessary paperwork to get a licence plate.
Manuel Martin, head of the cycling pressure group, ConBici, said it was “absolutely ridiculous that RACE has made a proposal that nowhere else in the world would think of implementing.â€
Bringing in such measures “would stop almost everyone from riding a bike,†he said.
That's good news... and fine them 1,000â,¬ for riding 3 abreast too.
Quote from: hev on January 20, 2017, 00:05:07 AM
That's good news... and fine them 1,000â,¬ for riding 3 abreast too.
And using pedestrian crossings.