Calls for cyclists to require licences

Calls for cyclists to require licences

If you use the road, here's something that probably gets you hot under the collar – cyclists.

If you're in a car, the cyclists get in the way and slow you down. If you're on a bike, the motorists don't give you any room.

Would it help if, just like with cars, cyclists were forced to get a licence? That way we all play by the same rules.

They're thinking about doing it in Australia. Should we do it here?

In New Zealand, while the idea's been floated in the past, even the likes of the AA say it just won't work.

But even members of the police are still suggesting it, and other groups do seriously support some sort of cyclist registration.

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