LETTER: Bikers leave drivers behind
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.ROBIN BUSS, the reviewer of Channel 4's Classic Motorcycles (Sunday Review, 5 March) is quite wrong when he makes the cheap comment that this is "a quite impractical form of transport". As a motorcyclist for 25 years I would argue that, on the contrary, motorcycles and mopeds are in fact the perfect form of personal, private transport. Nothing else can compete in terms of economy, flexibility, reliability and, of course, practicality. This is especially true in metropolitan areas.
Perhaps with regard to transport your reviewer can't see the wood for the trees, or should I say, the road for the cars. Hasn't he noticed the hundreds of thousands of them transporting mainly lone occupants, creating end- less jams and, furthermore, clogging every single street when parked? Now that seems a form of transport that really does deserve a comment about practicality - cars are a nuisance and hazard to everyone except their occupants.
Louise Richey
London E5
ROBIN BUSS can't be allowed to get away with "a quite impractical form of transport" in his preview of Classic Motorcycles. For those of us fortunate to have a motorcycle as our principal form of transport the situation is the reverse. For example: relatively non-polluting; immune to congestion; doesn't cause congestion; easy (and usually free) to park. Also, unlike any four-wheeled vehicle of my experience, fun to ride.
Tim Dennis
Colchester, Essex
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments