IAM Cycling Poll

http://www.iam.org.uk/iam_polls/

FYI here are the Questions, pretty sure you know which options are bad[tm] :)

Cycling Poll
This poll will close on the 10th March 2010 at 5:00pm.

Are you an IAM member?
No

Associate

Member

How frequently do you cycle?
Frequently

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

Would you be prepared for additional public money to be made available to make cycling safer in the UK?
Agree strongly

Agree

Disagree

Disagree strongly

Which of these would you consider the most important to help cyclists in the UK?
Compulsory basic training (CBT) for cyclists (or a cycling element to the driving test)

Further introduction of physically separate cycle lanes

Further introduction and enforcement of 20 mph zones

Compulsory wearing of cycle helmets

Mandatory use of lights on bicycles 24/7

Other

Do you think additional police resources should be made available to ensure cyclists adhere to the rules of the road?
Agree

Agree strongly

Disagree

Disagree strongly

Would you support the introduction of a licence or registration process for cyclists?
Agree strongly

Agree

Disagree

Disagree strongly

Be careful about how you respond. If the poll is clearly being gamed then they will be selective about the results that they process.

Which of these would you consider the most important to help cyclists in the UK?
Compulsory basic training (CBT) for cyclists (or a cycling element to the driving test)

Further introduction of physically separate cycle lanes

Further introduction and enforcement of 20 mph zones

Compulsory wearing of cycle helmets

Mandatory use of lights on bicycles 24/7

Other

I chose "other" and stated actual enforcement of traffic law for ALL road users being of a better help to cyclists.

After all, if motors gave us room and behaved as the highway code says, we would be fine, if pedestrians took heed of the guidelines in the highway code we would be fine..etc..

Cycle training is all well and good, but who's going to pay for it if it's compulsory? and will it stop uninsured drivers talking on phones from ramming us at the lights?

The poll is far too limited to be of any use. I put a near-essay into the 'Other' field, the only place in it where you can say something sensible, really. The person who designed the poll clearly doesn't have the faintest clue about the relevant policy areas.

Yeah I put other as well - went off on one about attitudinal changes of drivers to be more like European drivers wrt cyclists