Pedalling bike registration

LET us consider the conflict concerning vehicle drivers and bicycle riders using the same strip of roadway.

My solution is for governments to exempt bike registration for riders who are without a driver’s licence and concentrate on those who are vehicle owners, who are licenced and have vehicle registration and also a bicycle rider.

Link the bike to the vehicle registration. On registration of the motor vehicle, the owner declares he/she also owns a bicycle.

They pay a one-off fee for a bicycle numberplate, that plate has the same registration as their vehicle, and the plate attached to the rear of the seat that must be visible at a distance of 15 metres.

A lot of problems will be solved immediately.

The police can quickly identify the rider/driver or complete a numberplate recognition if required and, should there be a confrontation with other road users, the identification of each party through the plate will assist the authorities as done between motor vehicle owners.

I suppose the most daunting objection from the bike riders is that those with a vehicle dash-cam can ID those who breach traffic regulations with video evidence sent to the authorities.

However, riders would show great respect to all of the traffic regulations.

I can hear the cries of discrimination already coming from riders before finishing this letter.

However, without the support of governments, their agencies and the public this idea has already burst, but, I ask that the authorities consider the proposal because there is nil cost. Robert S Buick, Mountain Creek