Times, Gentlemen, Please?

It appears that the Times newspaper has become fully anti-cycling. In an editorial, the Times suggests that cyclists, like motorists, should have to have licences, carry insurance and display number plates (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2022/jan/31/the-times-editorial-cycling-licences). None of the Times' suggestions appear at all helpful, when attempts are being made to encourage cycling. Cycling provides exercise and reduces emissions (of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates). Poor air quality damages human health, especially in cities. Cycling is also less likely to kill and injure other road users and pedestrians than is motoring. If the Times' suggestions are adopted, children would be unable to cycle and bike hiring schemes would be almost impossible to run. No country in the world operates like this. It's not April yet, is it?