Government response to petition 'cycle-drive'

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[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

Well, thats a very political answer to my petition, but basically says that no, they do not see a specific part of the driving test aimed at cycle awareness as valuable.

 

[magnatom]

Was that your petition Jacomus. Good of you to try but the response is typical in its avoidance of the actual question

Maybe someone should start a petition asking the government to actually start answering the questions asked in the petitions!

 

[Jacomus-rides-Gen]

Yes, that was me. Its an idea I had knocking around in my head for a long time, sparked by a German friend of mine telling me about a specific cycle awareness section in his advanced driving test.

It is such a crying shame that the standard of driving required to pass the test is so low, and yet it is higher and we have safer roads than almost all other countries!!

 

[Canrider]

Maybe someone should start a petition asking the government to actually start answering the questions asked in the petitions

I almost did, went there after seeing what you wrote (as I'd been thinking the same thing in the past).
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Then I saw what kinds of petitions they get. Most deserve exactly the answer they get, in the non-answer to non-petitionable-issue sense.