What an excellent well thought out letter.
You missed out 1 thing.
Now they'll listen
We really should remember that people with the biggest muscles then biggest rocks and sticks then swords and shields then guns rule us. It's still the same people. Violence to pacify those they rule, now it's laws. It's the same thing... except "laws" are good for us... 10% are, funnily enough they are the ones dealing with the previous forms of government enforcement (to stop someone doing what they've already done). The rest are the latest incarnation of the sticks and stones.
What's the next incarnation, if we can figure that out we'll be the ones in control...
Well maybe YOU guys figure it out, I have a good set of muscles and I'm going caveman on this MF'er. lol
Save the world, Kill someone
2010/11 levy rates for motorists - Key Points Summary
Interesting stuff.
So we need them to answer our OIA and tell us where their figures come from and how they do their calculations.
I'd also like to know:
What their economic assumptions are?
why it is taking longer to rehabilitate injured people?
what their actuarial analysis is, what it is based on, etc.?
why treatment costs are going up so much?
what does elective surgery mean?
is some of this the result of underfunding of the health system - and us now being asked to cross-subsidise that?
Are the historic costs being funded by motorcycles actually work claims (and other types of claims?)
What information do they have on the claim relativity between different cc sizes, and how that relates to accident 'fault'? What proportion do they have both those bits of information for?
I don't get the figures they provide for 09/10 levies in the table - I didn't pay that much this year... and didn't know it was divided by size of bike yet?
What they seem to be suggesting is that because our risk is greater, we should pay more rather than helping others to be better drivers - is that right?
How does the relativities table work? If the total cost is $62m, how do they work out this huge so-called "cross-subsidy"? And the number of vehicles cited is far more than those mentioned on the NZTA motor vehicle registration data, so where does that come from and what does it include? How many zerocc or thereabouts things are in that data?
Another point to consider is the fact that this will fall on our already understaffed and underfunded police force to enforce. Personally I feel sorry for them; they are already at a disadvantage with many bikers opting to make a runner rather than pulling over for them. Add to this a large number of people potentially riding unregistered bikes (because they can't afford to) and you will find that NOBODY will be pulling over for the police.
Well done Government, you have singlehandedly made yoru police force almost completely redundant, even more of a joke than it already is. You may aswell put them all into retirement now...
It will be another case of the police bearing the PR repercussions for government policies.But Police Management are a pack of government toadies,so it's business as usual.
Some poster suggested that front line cops aren't going to routinely stop motorists for rego checks
Hasn't LTSA chased you for the outstanding rego?
A mate registers his bike for 3 months a year and has never been caught. I've never had wof or rego checked when I've been pulled over or at a checkpoint, so I can certainly believe you'd get away with it.
Just watch where you park if you visit Auckland.
Nunquam Non Paratus
Not sure if they have that or voice command systems or they just key in your rego but when my mate was asked for his rego, because it was not displayed, he said to the cop "you already knew that I had rego before you got out of the car" and the cop agreed with him. He was just putting my mate thru the attitude test maybe? That is not to say that they all have or use it tho I guess?
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
Yep, exactly FJ!
I never have my rego displayed but I'm not rude t the cops when the situation arises, so it never even gets mentioned...
Only a Rat can win a Rat Race!
10 000 road km on one bike in a year, 750 bucks
10 000 road km across 10 bikes in a year 7500 bucks
Custodians of classic bikes are getting soundly rooted ..
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