Labour MP motorcycling views:

[Clanger]

Barry Sheerman: “If you have a husband, boyfriend or son who wants to get a motorbike, please try and persuade them to get something with four wheels instead.”

Barry Sheerman: “The widow-makers and orphan-makers are the people who drive such vehicles and are killed. That is disgraceful in a civilised society.”

Barry Sheerman: “I think it’s my job as a politician to say to some young woman, who’s married a man and she’s got two small children, that the most dangerous thing her husband can do is probably drive a motorcycle."

Barry Sheerman: “I would always be worried about motorcycle travel, people who are travelling on motorcycles, whatever the [casualty] rate.”

Full story here: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2010/March/mar2610-Labour-MP-Tell-loved-ones-not-to-ride-motorbikes/
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[Bloggsy]

Send that politician round to me and I'll kick seven kinds of shit out of him. Tosser

[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^Used to be 10 shades...But there is a recession on.

A stupid comment..His not mine.


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[JonB]

I think the fact he is Labour is irrelevant as it is a personal opinion, I suspect there are MP's of other parties that also think the same.

There are some odd people in this world, he is just another.
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[instigator]

No offence like but the following equation is engraved in my head:

Motorcyclenews readers = fuckwits.

[yuri2085]

I am naive to have expected better of an MP than stupid quotes like ' In two years nearly as many people are killed in motorbike crashes as British soldiers killed in combat in the last 40 years.'



You know what that means guys, cars are more dangerous than motorbikes.


Also, think how dangerous those soldiers are to other people compared to motorcyclists!!!!

[Raffles]

Not all Labour MPs are anti-motorcycle.

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[Redoko]

It's my choice whether I ride a bike or not.

My girlfriend/family telling me otherwise will not stop me.

It's not that bad. And I for one enjoy it more than I care about the risks.



I'm selfish? Loved ones can be selfish for not letting you do what you want. 2 sides of the same coin.
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[neil.]

Selfish eh?

What about this: I can't afford to commute to my job by any other means. The bike is the only way I can do it and afford to feed my family. I learnt to ride out of necessity - cheap transport for long distances (30 miles each way in my case). The train would cost 3x as much and a car would be much more expensive. Make the car cost the same as my bike in terms of running/tax/insurance etc and I'll drive.
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[Philious]

A quick google and I found this

Barry Sheerman MP website Have your say

So I sent him this:

[colin1]

I think the fact you had 3 accidents, would support his case.

It is dangerous riding a motorbike. I dont think he is saying motorcyclists are responsible for the accidents, but the fact is you are more vulnerable on a bike.

Motorbikes are fun, but what would be a minor prang between two cars, would involve injusry between a motorbike and a car.

However, rather than rush hour traffic being clogged with cars with one person in, it would be far more sensible if more people commuted by motorbike.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

We might not agree with him, but at least he appears to be being open and honest with his opinion here.

All the best

Keith
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[L4Isoside]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Suppose possible, but I would suspect the number who ride bikes are wouldn't vote for him now at all are probably way higher than the small number who would be swayed in favour of him from what he has said.

All the best

Keith
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[Phoenix]

[yuri2085]

Phoenix while you could not write a worse letter that him, I could not write a better reply than you.
Said everything I wanted to say.

[bazza]

Definition:

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•
in sport, a point that a player scores by mistake against their own team
Our team lost when we scored an own goal late in the second half.
•
something that you do which gives you a disadvantage and helps someone else, even though this is the opposite of what you intended.
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[swanny]

[Kickstart]

[Al]

I thought in national surveys 75% of people supported the fox hunting ban.

I hope Conservative do get in, in a way, as you just know that all the working class anti Labour, conservative voters are just going to get stuffed over under Conservative and be eating there words.
The normal response is " well they can't do a worse job then Labour are now".
I bet they bloody can
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[Raffles]

[bazza]

[Phoenix]

[willis1337]

https://mpsallowances.parliament.uk/mpslordsandoffices/hocallowances/allowances-by-mp/barry-sheerman/

Have a look through these pdf's - looks like he goes everywhere by rail (wonder if it's first class)

I think this sums it up beautifully:

https://dungeekin.blogspot.com/2010/03/barry-sheerman-mp-twat.html