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Originally Posted by fz911

what u expect us to do, float to work on the same drugs your smoking????? silly comment, no need for it, just ruined your chance of being taken seriously in a debate
we could always ditch the bikes and buy cars instead, which take up more space and cause more congestion, and also use more fuel - well done, you've just had a go at the majority of people on here that do use cars for safety and practicality reasons
most normal bikes get about 40mpg, nowhere near the 100mpg of scooters etc - and?
anyway, enough of the scorned biker rattling on
heres a post ive just made on another site

Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:
it pizzes me off,
really it does
not so much the price, but the fact that they are doing this for 2p a litre
and in doing this demonstration they are creating a standstill which will only damage the working class
the working class dont need this - good old class debate. most working class people need the price of fuel to come down to survive. Cheaper fuel, lower overheads for food suppliers etc. Also more money in haulage firms, more jobs, more money in food suppiers etc, more jobs and so on
they wanna move the demonstration to downing street, chain their bikes to the gates
and leave them there till the price comes down by 30p a litre - not even going to comment
its a complate waste of their time and the poor people who are trying to travel to work on that route - if there are fair warnings to people, I think the majority of folk would be happy. I dont recall many unhappy travellers with the last protests, most people inonvenienced would benefit from the lower prices anyway and support the protest. Obviously peak travelling times would have to be ruled out.
if them motorways and roads are blocked, some people may lose their jobs
what if an ambulance has to get thru on a life/death call
the trucks should just stay out the way for that reason
precious minutes could make a hell of a difference to an ambo on blue lights - true but again I dont recollect this happening on the earlier fuel protests, and I'm damned sure that if it had, the Government would make sure we'd still be hearing about it now
if ur gonna do a demonstration, do it right, 1000 bikes is impressive but its all for so little, they would have to do this once a month for 2 years to get anywhere, and thats if its successful in bringing the price down 2p a litre, which it probably wont be
we should get all the bike clubs in the country, and all the sites, and work together on a proper demonstration -depends what your aim is. The Government are not going to drop the prices because of 1000 bikers. However people are votes. The more the votes protest, the more they will listen


something has to give somewhere, and as usual its left to the bikers to do the dirty work, coz the truckers have proved all they can do is cause a nuisance, - ermmm pardon?? Did the truckers not have a demonstration last week. or does that not count because it was down south? With the greatest of respect, how about you stop putting yourselves above car and truck drivers and work together. I would happily support trucks, lorries, bikes, cars. Hey I'd cheer on a tram if I thought it would help. To me, anyone that can take the time out of their normal day to protest about something for the good of the country and its population should be commended, no matter what vehicle they use to do it in

carl

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