BBC Program: War on Britain's Roads

[peterb]

So, will all pedestrians require a number? They are road users too. Perhaps the number could be tattooed on the forearm...

Car drivers would need a number too for the odd times that they actually get out of their cushy little box.

As for not paying to use the roads, I pay council tax, vehicle tax for a car and motorbike, income tax and value added tax. I cycle for health reasons which means saving on the tax you pay for the NHS. Swings and roundabouts.

Registering bikes won't work. Bikes are changed often and DVLA wouldn't be able to cope. It just isn't necessary anyway.

No, no, this a technology forum. Think out of the box!

Everyone will be fitted with an RFID chip with a GUID as will all bicycles, which will also have human readable identifiers. Sensors on lamp posts will link the two so the rider and cycle can be identified at all times, as will pedestrians and car drivers.

Just needs some political will to implement it.

[santa claus]

No, no, this a technology forum. Think out of the box!

Everyone will be fitted with an RFID chip with a GUID as will all bicycles, which will also have human readable identifiers. Sensors on lamp posts will link the two so the rider and cycle can be identified at all times, as will pedestrians and car drivers.

Just needs some political will to implement it.

Yikes, the mark of the beast and the end of the World! I'm gonna dump my mobile tracking device (phone) asap