The Green Party policy on motorcycles????

[Danny]

Dear Danny

Thanks for your email, apologies for the delay in replying.

Our policy on motorbikes is that Smaller, low powered motorcycles are
generally preferable to cars (especially those with a single occupant)
as
they take up less road space and are more economic consumers of fuel.
However, the Green Party does not wish to see increased use of
motorcycles
because they emit pollution and noise and can endanger road users. The
aim
is to encourage much less use of high powered machines and for low
powered
machines to offer an alternative for those who currently use these or
cars
and could not transfer to more sustainable modes.
The Green Party would take measures to encourage a transfer of motor
cycle
manufacture and use from larger, powerful machines to less powerful
ones
including scooters and mopeds. These would include setting and
enforcing
strict noise limits and, for higher powered machines, speed limiters.
For the safety of other users, the Green Party does not feel it
appropriate
for motorcyclists to be able to use any priority measures put in for
pedestrians and cyclists, including those shared with public transport.

Best wishes

Greg Patton
Administrative Officer
The Green Party
020 7272 4474


Amazing, they lost my vote in just one e-mail.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Amazing the number of people who do not realise how much of a nasty impact the green party politics would have on their lives.

Also note the phrase "could not transfer to more sustainable modes". So which modes would these be? Certainly not buses or trains, so effectively they mean walking or cycling.

All the best

Keith
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[ginguar]

Kind of makes me want to go burn a hippy.

[Dr Nick]

Bloody do-gooders , burn the lot of em i say.
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[Annabella]

[The#Doctor#]

Well what election are they going to win anyway??


Good thing to, scooters and mopeds instead of powerful bikes if they had there way we'd all be walking everywhere LOL

[Scotsman37]

I think the Green Party would prefer everybody to either walk to work or peddle it ? Personally, I think they live on cloud cuckoo land !

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Fire Bloody tree huggers

[innominate]

I'd respect them less if they said current Motorcycles are good.
The are the "Green Party" after all.

All vehicles that run on oil based fuel are going to be bad in their books.

Hopefully those "Fuel cell" Powered vehicles will come on leaps and bounds in the next few years...
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[map]

such a negative outlook.
Would not get my vote, I'd even feel a 'protest' vote would be wasted.

No wonder people get disillusioned with politics
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[mchaggis]

I need to send a letter to the Lib Dems about their policy on motorcycle usage. I think Lembit Opik at least is quite keen, maybe even a biker, he supported the Kill Spills petition?

The Lib Dems are the only choice imo. Common sense policy on everything that I've seen. Cut middle management out of the NHS, introduce a local income tax rather than council tax, increase pensions, cut tuition fees etc..
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[Kickstart]

[EuropeanNC30R...]

Funnily enough the Tories would seem to have a 'pro-bike' attitude if Michael Howards interview in MCN this week is anything to go by. Probably BS admittedly.

[Kickstart]

Yep. All we can really go on is how bad they have been in the past.

Tory Plan B went to the Ally Pally show in 1997 before he won the election, claiming all sorts about putting bikes at the heart of transport policy.

All the best

Keith
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[mchaggis]

Well, that one doesn't really mention motorcycles at all.

[Kickstart]

[dibbster]

[carnislick]

thats what they say, but what they meant was...

[PsychoHippy]

[maxicato]

I am an active member of the green party, im 17 and support them fully, we can't go on in a world like we are.

[Kickstart]

Hi

If we follow the green party policies we will not be going on either.

All the best

Keith
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[DukeRed]

I was a green party pro to but recently (well since getting in to bikes) I have changed my view.

On another note, I have no idea who to vote for, none of the policies seem very clear and can you trust them anyway?

Labour - Been shit so far.
Conservative - Can you really see Michael Howard as PM?
Lib Dems - ?? Don't know much about there policies.
Anyone else - A wasted vote.
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