| This is the reply I sent him
Sir Why not also ban cycles pedestrians horse riders and anyone else who dares to go near the road without the protection of a car. a motorcyclist takes the concious decision to ride a bike and considers the risks involved. he/she also dresses with appropiate protective equipment. others that take a calculated risk are skiers mountaineers potholers horse riders football & rugby players even cricket can cause injuries. Do you suggest we ban these as well?
My wife and I have been riding our motorcycles for over 40 years doing many 1000s of miles a year. Niether of us own a car so your suggestion would a) prevent us getting to work
b) Curtail our social life & c) deprive us of the basic right to travel the country that others enjoy
I do a 70 mile round trip to work each day and if I were to use a car instead of a bike I would use more fuel take up more space on the road take up more parking space and cause more pollution and wear and tear to the road.
we are unable to use public transport to commute do to the fact that I work on the railway and therefore have to travel outside the times of public transport and my wife works where no public transport is available.
There are many things in life that I do not agree with such as fox hunting bit this does not mean that I would want to ban them. the old saying live & let live would seem to apply here
I have also posted this on other bike related groups  | 
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