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Title: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: hunter on October 12, 2015, 04:18:02 PM http://www.languedocliving.com/bikers-protest-in-34-french-cities-news-4040.html
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: morrag on October 12, 2015, 04:24:28 PM Love 'em or loathe 'em at least the French wont take it lying down! :o, unlike some of the things that Brits take on board without a murmur!! ??? ??? ???........" never, never, shall be..." and all that! Morrag
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: stinkey on October 12, 2015, 05:10:41 PM How bloody brilliant..I know how to bring London to a standstill if we ever need to protest..but doubt most have got the balls..iv been witness to so much apathy in the past..well done Froggies 8)
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: minimutly on October 12, 2015, 06:02:43 PM If they ensured all taxis and buses were lpg/electric it would solve their polution problems overnight.
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: hunter on October 12, 2015, 09:23:08 PM Remember,This is all comming from the EU.
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: morrag on October 12, 2015, 10:41:53 PM Nope, I think you will find its coming from France, and they would ignore legislation they didn't like anyway :o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: andbolt0 on October 15, 2015, 07:09:44 PM this was protested a few years back you will be surprised at the numbers present in the manchester area
Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: JayJay on October 15, 2015, 11:56:05 PM On the 25th September 2011 (I can't believe it was that long ago) MAG organised a protest whereby bikers met on service stations across the country and then rode on the inside lane of the motorways at 45mph (I think it was). This was to warn the Government and, in particular, the EU to keep their hands off biking. There were many different issues that MAG were protesting about, and banning older bikes from urban areas was one of them.
Well I remember the bikes/trikes on the M27 taking up all three lanes at times. At the same time a load of scooters were doing the same on the other side. They even waved to each other! :o Other road users were pretty good about it all. Police on motorbikes joined us so they couldn't resort to road rage! Well after all that, my main point is we are not always apathetic. Yes, the French are brilliant at protesting but UK bikers (of all ilk) can be too. Now I know not everyone thinks MAG achieves that much but at least they are doing their best to give bikers a voice. So did the protest do any good? I don't know. I think perhaps more media coverage would have helped. Perhaps we were even too nice and should have been more disruptive (like the French). Trouble is, you don't want other vehicle users to support this type of legislation because they have become anti-bike. At least we do now know many bikers are willing to stand up (or sit down) for biking. Title: Re: Lets hope this doesn't happen over here Post by: stinkey on October 16, 2015, 08:29:05 AM I was on that demo on the m27.. I think the only thing that came out of it was we had a great day riding with lots of like minded people..I didn't see anything about it on the local TV ,let alone national coverage ?
If you REALLY want to prove your point..you HAVE to disrupt mr average on his way to work..not a jolly jaunt on a Sunday morning which was ASSISTED by mr plod..wait for the state opening of parliament ,get hundreds of bikers/scooters/hotrods ? To park up on every bridge in London,then SLOWLY move off towards parliament square ..guarantee FULL media coverage ..never going to happen.. ::) |