theo wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2:57*pm, PeterLucas > wrote:
>
> > WE pay for the upkeep of these same roads when we pay rego and fuel
> > taxes. Maybe its time to register all push bikes? Then we will see how
> > much these fanatical cyclists wish to whinge.
>
> Hey Peter, When I was kid my pushbike had a numberplate and I paid
> rego.

What sort of whackjob nation would do that?! I mean to say!



> > We wouldn't have the roads we do have without cars.
> >
> > Do you *really* think we'd have the road system we have now if we all
> > rode around on bloody push bikes? I think not
>
> The Romans built most of the great roads in Europe 2000 or more years
> ago, for their pushbikes.

Only problem being that they *never* had push-bikes back in Rome, nice
try ;-)

I know some other folk who are better knowledgeable than us on the
subject so will redirect this to them while I am at it.


Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

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