TheEarlofPearl
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You seem confused. Allow me to refresh.So "motor" insurance covers bicycles that are "not mechanical vehicles"? Your words.
They should be paying insurance for using the public roads
You seem confused. Allow me to refresh.So "motor" insurance covers bicycles that are "not mechanical vehicles"? Your words.
They should be paying insurance for using the public roads
No what I'm laughing at and clearly you missed the point is you seem to think that someone that pays insurance to drive on public roads should have another insurance policy to cycle on public roads and another one for their kids.You stated you are paying motor insurance which you laughably seem to include cycling.
Should pedestrians, joggers etc have insurance?People who use public roads have liability to use such a facility.
Unless you're walking in rural Ireland, in which case, for way too much of it, the road is also the footpathNo, they use what are called footpaths. Or else are inside yellow lines, different ballgame if you are sharing car space.
No, it doesn't.So that negates the marked delineation in the city then?
No, it's pointing out that if you're having the criteria that "They should be paying insurance for using the public roads like everyone else and should have number plates front and rear" because "People who use public roads have liability to use such a facility." , then that includes pedestrians in an awful lot of the country.So it's just whataboutism so?
Pedestrians don't walk on motorways.
FYPPedestrians shouldn't (but sometimes do) walk on motorways.
Cyclists shouldn't but do cycle on motorways
So people walking on public roads where there are no footpaths or “yellow lines” should have insurance?No, they use what are called footpaths. Or else are inside yellow lines, different ballgame if you are sharing car space.
If you don't think pedestrians don't meander onto the middle of the road, may I suggest you pay a visit to St. Patrick's Street in Cork? I think you might find it interesting.Cyclists meander onto the middle of the road and hurtle up motorways, do pedestrians?