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Some experts say for road safety cyclists should pass a test before being allowed on public roads. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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Experts in traffic think that cyclists should be examined in order to ride
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. To that
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 I am partly in disagreement
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 the following reasons.
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 of all, we should think about the fact that we are day by day improving the use of public transport and we
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 applause who choose environmental friendly transport like bicycles. In fact, in some famous metropolises
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 as London, Amsterdam or Rome there are bicycles to be rented to discover the city in a healthy way. Nowadays the kilometres of bicycle lanes compound the landscape of these forefront cities and even
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 citizens prefer to leave at home their own cars and move on two wheels. For
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 reason, I am in total disagreement with that advice.
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, I think that behind
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 advice there is a big business hidden.
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 business involves driving schools and the governments. The
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 ones because they earn with each driving course and
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 ones with the fees and taxes to certify the licences.
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, I am aware that, not all citizens are able to ride correctly a bicycle and they could be potentially dangerous to pedestrians and car drivers.
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 the fact that drunk bicyclists could cause accidents. For
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 reason, I am partly in agreement to that extent. In my opinion, bicyclists should pass an exam in order to ride properly if they have had a recent history of accidents or if they have problems with alcohol, drugs or some substance that could alter their consciousness.
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