UK school requires bike number plates
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UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:32 pm
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-45636870
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby uart » Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:51 pm
Hmm, surely students that are not on bikes can still misbehave or act dangerously. Why no a large identification number attached to every student - to and from and during school. Oh that's right, that would seem draconian.10speedsemiracer wrote:Interesting situation, a South London High School
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:09 pm
uart wrote:
Hmm, surely students that are not on bikes can still misbehave or act dangerously. Why no a large identification number attached to every student - to and from and during school. Oh that's right, that would seem draconian.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Thoglette » Sun Sep 30, 2018 10:42 pm
Oh, "recent reports". Hmmm17th September 2018
cycling to and from school
Last week we asked parents to encourage their child to cycle. However, we are aware that across the borough, there are some children who are cycling in a way that endangers themselves and others.
We have decided to introduce a cycle registration scheme, and students who cycle to school will soon be issued with a bicycle number plate which must be displayed when riding to and from school. This will help us to identify students who are putting themselves at risk. Students without a number plate will not be permitted to cycle to school, or lock their bicycles on school grounds.
A letter will be issued to parents and carers with further details this week, which must be signed and returned to school before the plates are issued. This is seen as a measure to ensure the safety of our students who cycle, and a way of tackling the concerns drawn to our attention by recent reports.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Jmuzz » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:01 am
That and other measures saw the transition from full bike racks to about 3 bikes over my highschool years.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby g-boaf » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:24 am
I think this will get shouted down pretty fast.10speedsemiracer wrote:Interesting situation, a South London High School, obviously in response to complaints from the public, has decided to ban all students riding bikes to school unless said bike has a school-issued number plate. Not sure what would stop a student ripping the number plate off as soon as they left school grounds and reattach "around the corner" before arrival, but hey..my concern is the edict that affects a student and/or their property outside of school. Fairly sure this'll last, oh about 48 hrs.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-45636870
What about kids not riding who behave in a way that endangers them? Will they be forced to wear number plates? Really silly.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Ancientflatulence » Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:47 am
I detect a certain amount of arse-covering ...... they recently encouraged the children to ride bicycles and when they rode to school in a less than safe manner someone has obviously thought that if someone ends up under a bus they may be liable for encouraging the little darlings to ride to school.
In these litigious days we live in who is responsible for a child's actions and safety whilst riding to school is one of those horrible grey areas ......... and no doubt if there was an accident it would be all the government's fault (as everything always is cos they have the money to pay when you sue them).
The number plate is dumb but safety education and lights etc are all good .....
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby fat and old » Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:20 pm
Wow, why? My school in the late 70’s - early 80’s insisted on the opposite. Until year 11 anyway, when I got my m/c license and a mini pretend HarleyJmuzz wrote:We got banned from riding in school uniform 25 years ago. We had to put a t-shirt on. Teachers would patrol in cars to catch us misbehaving.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:03 pm
Bingo...Ancientflatulence wrote:https://www.stanleyparkhigh.org.uk/intro/blog .... check the posts 17th and 24th
I detect a certain amount of arse-covering ...... they recently encouraged the children to ride bicycles and when they rode to school in a less than safe manner someone has obviously thought that if someone ends up under a bus they may be liable for encouraging the little darlings to ride to school.
In these litigious days we live in who is responsible for a child's actions and safety whilst riding to school is one of those horrible grey areas ......... and no doubt if there was an accident it would be all the government's fault (as everything always is cos they have the money to pay when you sue them).
The number plate is dumb but safety education and lights etc are all good .....
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Jmuzz » Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:24 am
The school thought it hurt their reputation when kids broke the rules on bikes.fat and old wrote: Wow, why? My school in the late 70’s - early 80’s insisted on the opposite. Until year 11 anyway, when I got my m/c license and a mini pretend Harley
You know how terrified society is of teenagers on bicycles, even more frightening to some pensioners than bikie gangs.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:13 pm
yeah, that's the other bit.outnabike wrote:How do you get a rego plate for a bike in a country that does not register bicycles?.....Or have I missed something?
The school issues and fits the plates, sort of suspended from the top tube and tethered to the downtube, like the advertising placards that were on delivery bikes in the days of yore.
Which raises the other question of who pays for this? Well, the parents obviously. And who pays for the damage the plate may cause to the paint/cable housing? I'd be pissed if this were my kids school and I had built up a nice bike for either/both and then some jumped-up administrator who doesn't want to get sued decides, 'oh let's make them display number plates'.....wot a bunch of complete muppets
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby queequeg » Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:44 pm
Nek minute, BMX Bandits lolJmuzz wrote:The school thought it hurt their reputation when kids broke the rules on bikes.fat and old wrote: Wow, why? My school in the late 70’s - early 80’s insisted on the opposite. Until year 11 anyway, when I got my m/c license and a mini pretend Harley
You know how terrified society is of teenagers on bicycles, even more frightening to some pensioners than bikie gangs.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Tue Oct 02, 2018 8:25 pm
and the resurgence of the words grouse and ace...and maybe even the mullet.queequeg wrote:...
Nek minute, BMX Bandits lol
Such a dystopian future
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Jmuzz » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:20 pm
Checkout the movie Turbo Kid for just how horrible a dystopian future that is.10speedsemiracer wrote: Such a dystopian future
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:33 pm
Checkout the movie Turbo Kid for just how horrible a dystopian future that is.
ok, that was actually quite funny.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby queequeg » Wed Oct 03, 2018 9:58 am
That was pretty hilariousJmuzz wrote:Checkout the movie Turbo Kid for just how horrible a dystopian future that is10speedsemiracer wrote: Such a dystopian future
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby uart » Wed Oct 03, 2018 3:56 pm
I wonder how long before one of the kids gets the bright idea of making up his own plate with, the same number of headmaster's car. And then breaking every law that he can, in front of every traffic camera he can find.10speedsemiracer wrote:The school issues and fits the plates
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Wed Oct 03, 2018 4:11 pm
Fairly sure the planned system isn't that sophisticated, rather just an internal school thing. I think the idea is for the plates to provide a measure of accountability for when nosy OAPs living near the school ring in with complaints of teenage hooligans doing wheelies up and down the street. I do however like the way you think...uart wrote:I wonder how long before one of the kids gets the bright idea of making up his own plate with, the same number of headmaster's car. And then breaking every law that he can, in front of every traffic camera he can find.10speedsemiracer wrote:The school issues and fits the plates
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Jmuzz » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:28 pm
Get them to run up complaints.
Get mum to go ballistic at principal over her innocent baby being falsely accused on day she knows it was impossible.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby Ancientflatulence » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:55 pm
How would you like your mum to got through that? Maybe consider other peoples lives and situations before condemning their responses to what they perceive as a threat to their wellbeing.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
Postby 10speedsemiracer » Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:10 am
The scenario you've described though is better handled by those empowered to handle careless or reckless use of a vehicle...not little Johnny's year 8 geography teacher.
The main issue is the school's disproportionately clumsy response to risk management. No offence intended, and really only posted here for awareness/discussion.
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Re: UK school requires bike number plates
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I foresee a roaring trade in removable cable ties around there as little johnny travels incog for the bulk of the trip...
Here's one we prepared earlier...
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