Adrian wrote:

Mmm. Some good points. Perhaps we just ought to get rid of
plates/licences/insurance for all road users, since it's all so unworkable.

Having a discussion in work on Friday a country was mentioned where the
basic third-party mandatory insurance for road vehicles was provided by
the state. We then went on to suggest the idea of having this here,
with the charge for insurance being on the price of petrol, thus making
it impossible to drive without insurance.

It wouldn't do anything about cyclists, of course[1], but it would make
*that* system much more workable.

[1] Or would it? A tax could be placed on the sale of bicycles to pay
for it, perhaps?

Neil