If you're in any doubt of their position, its made pretty clear here!....
http://www.camcycle.org.uk/elections/2013maycounty/eastchesterton/
Does he still think roads are funded by "road tax"?
What an absolute fool.
All cyclists are a danger, but cars are only a danger if not driven with care. Can you see what he did there?
What a plank.
I hope to god he is a one off, somehow i doubt it 🙁
What really astounds me is that people vote for this bunch of loons, has anyone actually bothered to look at their policies beyond getting out of the EU?
What a complete idiot!
It isn't party policy though is it? Just the view of an absolute tool.
😆
Hilarious
nope, most of its party policy.
Also notice on page 4.. "A transport investment programme centred
on [b]high-speed rail lines[/b], reopened railways"
http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2416-ukip-says-no-to-hs2
Doesn't cambridge have a lot of cyclists, won't this harm his... oh.
Peter BURKINSHAW
(UK Independence Party)I am constantly subjected to verbal abuse from cyclist
Nice.
He must be trolling.
Mustn't he? 😯
I am constantly subjected to verbal abuse from cyclist
I suspect that might become more literally true.
think he's going for the DM vote? He certainly isn't trying to ingratiate himself with the interviewer. Going for the cycle growth backlash element? Shrewd move maybe?
(or they just got him on a bad day and his complete bellendery showed through his usually calm, politically astute, poker face image)
nope, most of its party policy.
Can you point out where? I read the transport bit and couldn't find any of that mentioned - I'm damned if I'm going to read the whole of the UKIP manifesto.
It isn't party policy though is it? Just the view of an absolute tool.
No, they're manifesto is very anti-cycling - including paying road tax, displaying tax discs and being excluded from various roads
You know those nutters who always post rabid comments on various new websites - the BNP in Blazers reflect their views
No, they're manifesto is very anti-cycling - including paying road tax, displaying tax discs and being excluded from various roads
Fact or urban myth? There's a link to the manifesto up there, and not a single reference I could find to cycling - would be very happy if you could correct me.
Sorry, wrong manifesto...
Analysis here from 2010..
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/apr/14/general-election-cyclist-pledges
http://road.cc/content/news/16598-election-special-ukips-cycling-policy-sends-your-bike-message
I'm just pleasantly surprised he wasn't offering tax breaks, or a free pint, for any driver who ran us over. Phew!
Can someone give him a few pointers to his "clue"? What an ill-informed oaf.
I actually wouldn't be against this - [b]if[/b] there was a corresponding massive increase in cycling infrastructure as well as harsher penalties for those who accidentally or deliberately harm/kill cyclists. Which won't happen of course.No, they're manifesto is very anti-cycling - including paying road tax, displaying tax discs and being excluded from various roads
I actually wouldn't be against this
If you damage a car, on a bike or otherwise, you are liable to pay up. The insurance just means the insurer pays out rather than the cyclist. It only protects the cyclists. its pointless demanding *other* people have it. And why attach it to the bike anyway? Its the person that needs insuring. only one country had this, Switzerland who recently abolished it because the cost of running the scheme was too high given the relatively rare payouts.
I just read the majority of it and found myself in agreement with most (maybe)
10.1 UKIP supports pedal cycles as a healthy means of personal transport, but is
concerned at the accident rate rising from 114 deaths in 2003 to 148 (2005), and the fall
in regular cycling according to the Department for Transport, despite so much promotion.
10.2 We believe that there needs to be a better balance of rights and responsibilities for
pedal cyclists, with too much aggressive abuse of red lights, pedestrian crossings and a
lack of basic safety and road courtesy.
10.3 There is also substantial amounts of bicycle theft, as David Cameron can testify to
personally. The British Crime Survey records c.440,000 bikes are stolen every year, but
many thefts go unreported. Halifax Home Insurance estimates a bike is stolen every 65
seconds in the UK.
10.4 According to CTC, the national cyclists’ association: “The police make almost no
effort to catch bike thieves… What’s more, the few who are caught face derisory
sentences” and this is reflected in a clear-up rate of around 5%28
.
10.5 UKIP’s proposed new elected police boards could also put greater emphasis on
tackling bicycle theft, particularly in theft hotspots such as London, Reading, Bristol and
Oxford.
10.7 UKIP believes that basic cycle and safety training should be made mandatory, and
be funded in schools or via local authorities. UKIP supports the campaign work of
national cycling organisations.
10.8 Cycling on safe cycle routes, lanes, tracks and trails should be actively encouraged,
particularly as a leisure pursuit. UKIP believes off road dedicated lanes are preferable to
a confusing maze of cycle lanes on unsuitable or dangerous roads, which is problematic
for cyclists as well as other road users.
The man's a legend! When does his national comedy tour start? 😉
> paying road tax, displaying tax discs and being excluded from various roadsI actually wouldn't be against this - if there was a corresponding massive increase in cycling infrastructure...
I would!
We [i]already[/i] pay for roads and infrastructure, why should we pay for them twice when we opt for an option that reduces congestion, pollution, road maintenance, and public health costs?
Just keep pointing out to these idiots that VED is based on emissions as such bikes would be zero rated anyway, just means more cost producing tax discs
[url= https://www.eta.co.uk/2011/12/13/co2-emissions-from-cycling-revealed/ ]study from 2011 put a figure on overall CO2 emissions from bikes[/url]
peter burkinshaw
ukip
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[/i]I am constantly subjected to verbal abuse[i]
More likely I feel
what a tool 😯
They sound more like the views of [i]random-annoying-bloke-down-the-pub[/i], rather than a serious political candidate.
Which pretty much summarises most UKIP policy for me 😀
What a PRATT.Wonder if he can ride a bike?
To be fair he did manage to resist blaming the deadly cycling menace on the Germans, which is quite a restrained view from a UKIP candidate.
What a nob.
Wonder if he can ride a bike?
Q: [i]"What experience do you have of cycling in the Cambridgeshire area?"
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A: [i]"None"[/i]
I suspect cycling is all a bit too European for him.
Nice summary of his previous policies here:
http://cambridge.tab.co.uk/2010/05/05/the-tab-election-profiles/ 😉
[url= https://twitter.com/aslongasicycle/status/327786054067314689 ]@aslongasicycle[/url]: "Just sent this email to Peter Burkinshaw, UKIP spouter of anti-cycling silliness:"
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Looks like a few others on twitter are also correcting him. And [url= http://road.cc/content/news/81887-ukip-cambridge-candidate-if-everybody-cycled-there-would-be-no-roads-ride ]road.cc have picked up on it[/url].
What an absolute [s]f[/s][b]T[/b]ool.
That's better
it's just to tempting...
Peter,
I hear you like to walk around Cambridge. How pleasant. But hold on, who pays for those pavements you walk on? there's no Pavement Tax is there?
STOP TAKING ROAD SPACE FROM PEOPLE WHO PAY FOR IT, YOU THIEF.
Kind regards
Steve
There should be a stupidity tax. Especially for politicians, whose stupidity has a greater influence on society.
The art of winning the hearts and minds of the voting public............
Which telly tubby was he again?
Hmm, I'm Canbridge based, I pay a higher rate of VED because I have a car that isn't very efficient and yet I commute to work by bike out of choice. I think my vote will be for him, he sounds like my kind of guy.
The art of winning the hearts and minds of the voting public............
UKIP is very much the party formed by, and specifically designed for, the proverbial "Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells".
Being insulting and offensive to those you disagree with is considered to be a virtue and a sign of strength.
As an example, that is why Farage clearly basked in the glory of the outrage he created when he called Belgium (AKA Brave Little Belgium during WW1) as a "non-country", and the jeers he received when he said to the EU President's face that he had "the charisma of a damp rag" and the appearance of a "low-grade bank clerk".
That sort of behaviour wins UKIP votes. Although it obviously costs them votes too. It does however generate huge publicity, and UKIP receives far more publicity than their general level of support deserves.
I sent him an email this morning to which he replied very promptly.
Obviously my well reasoned argument didn't change his opinion.
