The unpopular view

[jafar]

Under the proposed levies motorcyclists are suing themselves.

Wrong ! Under the proposed levies we are being charged for all the damages incurred to people who have been injured while on a motorcycle regardless of fault. We are locked into an "insurance" policy that we can't opt out of unless we decide to take up another form of recreation & or transport.

[Coldrider]

Wrong ! Under the proposed levies we are being charged for all the damages incurred to people who have been injured while on a motorcycle regardless of fault.

And how is this not like suing yourself with the proposed increases ?

[jafar]

And how is this not like suing yourself with the proposed increases ?

We can't sue the muppets that incurred the cost to begin with & we can't get a better deal elsewhere because we are locked in ....

[Mikkel]

We do most of our learning by Exsperiance, we learn what Hot means by burning ourselves, We learn that the Law of the land may catch us some times, We learn that when we break the laws of Physics, on a Motorcycle we come off second best to the tarmac, I have learnt about the laws of physics the hard way.

We don't break the laws of physics - the laws of physics break us!

The rules of mass and inertia need study...

Classical mechanics 101, happy reading.

[Hinny]

It is a scheme whereby I'm being expected to pay more to fix up habitual idiots.

That's why I'm protesting.

ACC apparently took in in excess of $1bn than it paid out last year.
Its fund managers were very successful returning in excess of 20% pa.
ACC has a lot of cash.
You are not being asked to pay more to fix up habitual idiots.

It is crying poor in response to an instruction to become a fully funded scheme on the one hand and by increasing levies as an attractive money spinner for future private competitor's schemes on the other.

It's a political rort.