Motorcycles are not motor vehicles

[Pixie]

According to the Census.

That grate anyone else a little bit?

Is it also naughty to put Jupiter as my country, my address is a N.Z one so it seems like a more than a slightly pointless question. It's tempting.

2011 New Zealand Census

Name: Pixie

address: Old shack, Bugtussle

Occupation: Motorcyclist

Religion: Motorcyclist

Race: Motorcyclist

How do you travel to work: By motorcycle.

etc.


Get the drift?

[Str8 Jacket]

Census cancelled, we can all go back to our knitting now....

[Big Dave]

According to Google it's two words.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0522650/

[avgas]

Census cancelled, we can all go back to our knitting now....

Sweet. Almost finished my "I love HONDA" cardigan.

[Max Preload]

Pretty much - because everyone ticked "tax break would help"
and
good for you - I am still waiting for a candidate that is worth bothering.

This year's line up shows it's only getting worse too!

[MSTRS:Me]

Apart from being canned...
This is their reasoning behind not including motorcycles in the dwelling form.

With regard to your question on why motorbikes and scooters are excluded as motor vehicles, the standard and classification are designed for collecting data by private dwelling or household rather than from individual people.
The assumption is that the vehicle or vehicles are available for use by all members of the household and/or on behalf of all members of the household.
This specifically excludes motorbikes and scooters because:

A motorbike is typically a personal rather than a household transport option
In the event of an emergency, or a specific need to transport others, a motorbike is not a good option
There are barriers to the use of motorcycles because you need a more specialised skill set, and indeed license, to ride a motorcycle.

Makes sense in general terms, but still assumes 1 size fits all.

[Str8 Jacket]

Apart from being canned...
This is their reasoning behind not including motorcycles in the dwelling form.


Makes sense in general terms, but still assumes 1 size fits all.

In a way yes.... However I would imagine that in the case of an emergency that I am not going to be allowed to get away with driving a car with no licence to drive it; "just cause it's safer"? Secondly, where the fuck am I gonna get this magical car from if I don't own one, steal it?

[Dave Lobster]

Apart from being canned...
This is their reasoning behind not including motorcycles in the dwelling form.
With regard to your question on why motorbikes and scooters are excluded as motor vehicles, the standard and classification are designed for collecting data by private dwelling or household rather than from individual people.
The assumption is that the vehicle or vehicles are available for use by all members of the household and/or on behalf of all members of the household.
This specifically excludes motorbikes and scooters because:

A motorbike is typically a personal rather than a household transport option
In the event of an emergency, or a specific need to transport others, a motorbike is not a good option
There are barriers to the use of motorcycles because you need a more specialised skill set, and indeed license, to ride a motorcycle.
Makes sense in general terms, but still assumes 1 size fits all.

Sounds like at least one government department realises we're more skilled than car drivers.

Our household has used a bike as its only means of transport.

Not a good option also includes Prius things too. I'd expect they'd be covered by 'car'.

[oldrider]

This is their reasoning behind not including motorcycles in the dwelling form.
With regard to your question on why motorbikes and scooters are excluded as motor vehicles, the standard and classification are designed for collecting data by private dwelling or household rather than from individual people.
The assumption is that the vehicle or vehicles are available for use by all members of the household and/or on behalf of all members of the household.
This specifically excludes motorbikes and scooters because:

A motorbike is typically a personal rather than a household transport option
In the event of an emergency, or a specific need to transport others, a motorbike is not a good option
There are barriers to the use of motorcycles because you need a more specialised skill set, and indeed license, to ride a motorcycle.

Makes sense in general terms, but still assumes 1 size fits all.

Bullshit.

All the people (of legal age) in our house are licensed to ride motorcycles and we have a motorcycle which we share between us!

Our motorcycle is a legal and legitimate form of transport capable of carrying one passenger if required.

Motorcycles should be included to signify their legitimate existence and right to use the road!

At least then other drivers might stop knocking us off the road because subconsciously they think we don't legitimately exist!

Now that they have canned the census we should try to get this changed before they set the next census date!

[ajturbo]

as i have never filled one out, it doesn't bother me what they put in it..