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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS
    Someone's siggy covers that, something like "A committee is somewhere that good ideas are sent to be quietly strangled to death"
    That's whe nthe government forms the comittee. When it's made up of concerned citisens(sp?) then they usually work. Then it's just up to congress to "quietly strangle" it to death.

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    Two words...Arse Biscuits.
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    Im just gonna say......... arsehole
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    Quote Originally Posted by Waylander
    That's whe nthe government forms the comittee. When it's made up of concerned citisens(sp?) then they usually work. Then it's just up to congress to "quietly strangle" it to death.
    Any committee is structured along the lines of an incomplete skeleton - you know.
    The Knuckle bones that knock everyone else
    The Jaw bones that do nothing but talk
    The Arse bones that sit around & do nothing
    The Back bones that actually do something

    That is not a recipe for long term success is it?
    Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waylander
    Pretty much the same in the states, difference is if you want a law changed you start up a pettition then form a commitee. Works most of the time when the people arn't to lazy to actually do something.
    We have those too. Tens of thousands sign a petition, then the Govt ignores it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSTRS
    Any committee is structured along the lines of an incomplete skeleton - you know.
    The Knuckle bones that knock everyone else
    The Jaw bones that do nothing but talk
    The Arse bones that sit around & do nothing
    The Back bones that actually do something

    That is not a recipe for long term success is it?
    The ones that I've been involved in mostly just had the knuckle bones and backbones. All the ones against us had the rest of those. Anyway the only way things change is by when you go and do it. Don't expect others to do it for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pixie
    ACC means never having to say you were responsible for fucking up someone's life.
    Where'd you get that idea from. You injure or kill someone on the road and you can bet your sorry arse you're going to have to explain yourself. If that explanation is unsatisfactory charges will be laid. And if you think ACC is going to come to your defence..................think again.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Motoracer
    60kmph might sound and seem like very slow but when you hit the deck at 60kmph with out the protective gear, it is pleanty fast enough to cause serious damage. Imagine a brick being chucked at your head at 60kmph, how big of a mess will that be? Now imagine you being chucked at a brick wall head on at 60kmph on a bike. Both are the same.
    you got it mate. The bloke who wrote that letter is clearly living on another planet. If you picked him up in the back of a truck one day and said 'You're about to get pushed out the back at 60kmhr, do you want to wear these leathers and a full face helmet or go in that t shirt?' you can bet his backside he'd take the leathers

    all the letter writer is really saying is 'i'm too stupid to know what hurts'

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    Gotta add my 2c here...

    IF I'm riding under 50kph, (local, nothing motorway like), than I'm quite happy with jeans.
    I don't use the full gear, except for a helmet, gloves and sometimes a cordura jacket.
    I dont feel unsafe at all.
    I can ride my bicycle at about that speed with less protective clothing, and still feel safe too.
    Why is that?
    I work in the operating rooms at a Hospital, and see at least one biker crash a week, I know the damage that can be done, the pain, the cost.....
    I have crashed myself a couple of times, (motorbike and bicycle), so I also know firsthand how it feels....

    Still don't feel unsafe putting about town despite massive amounts of evidence detailing most crashes occur within 5km or closer of home.

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    You mean like when you're at the end of a long drive from Taupo; 3 kms from home and you drive thorugh a red light? That kind of accident CG? That kind? Really? Never......

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    Ahem...
    I still don't feel like a dickhead riding in jeans, I know the risks, accept the penalties, and would feel like a right cahn if I did crash.....

    As for some people suggesting there should be some sort of compulsory law with safety gear....I would probably agree with you.
    So long as we can also limit you bike to under 100kph, and the HP, and in the near future limit it in 50kph zones with the GPS your bike will have to have fitted.

    Oh well. Cant stay wrapped up in cotton wool for ever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by That Guy
    You mean like when you're at the end of a long drive from Taupo; 3 kms from home and you drive thorugh a red light? That kind of accident CG? That kind? Really? Never......
    Bstard. Just like that kind OF GENUINE MISREAD THE LIGHTS, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED accident. *still sorry about that - really I am...*

    Proves the point though. Accidents often happen close to home, when they should'nt really.

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    The guy in the letter is confused, he just wants freedom of choice.

    Motorcling is an expression of "FREEDOM". Safety is an expression of "EXPERIENCE". If he doesn't get the first one right and lives through it, he certainly will begin to appreciate the second. I have and have got the scars to proove it. Ouch!!!!

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    G’day,
    I’m the person who actually wrote this, my letter was published in street machine magazine.

    I believe that you cant/shouldn’t out law stupidity and that other people shouldn’t suffer because of a few stupid people. OLDRIDER got it 100% right in that that’s all i want is freedom of choice.

    i understand that wearing shorts, t-shirt and helmet is taking a risk and understand the risks involved with riding a motorcycle. but its not something I’m going to change.

    we can kill ourselves by smoking, taking drugs, by alcohol or by not wearing protective gear when riding. i just happen to choose the last one

    its like that saying "i don’t believe there should be capital punishment for stupidity, what we should do is remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort it self out"


    damien pearse

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    Quote Originally Posted by dame
    G’day,
    I’m the person who actually wrote this, my letter was published in street machine magazine.

    I believe that you cant/shouldn’t out law stupidity and that other people shouldn’t suffer because of a few stupid people. OLDRIDER got it 100% right in that that’s all i want is freedom of choice.

    i understand that wearing shorts, t-shirt and helmet is taking a risk and understand the risks involved with riding a motorcycle. but its not something I’m going to change.

    we can kill ourselves by smoking, taking drugs, by alcohol or by not wearing protective gear when riding. i just happen to choose the last one

    its like that saying "i don’t believe there should be capital punishment for stupidity, what we should do is remove all the warning labels and let the problem sort it self out"


    damien pearse

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