WCC is about to stab all motorcyclists in the back

[Crasherfromwayback]

Your plans and discussions HAVE no inherent value, except to further your political career.

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If you were toilet paper, and I was so desperate for a shit that I actually used you to wipe my arse, you're so annoying that I bet my arsehole would get all inflamed at the first touch.

[Ronin]

If you were toilet paper, and I was so desperate for a shit that I actually used you to wipe my arse, you're so annoying that I bet my arsehole would get all inflamed at the first touch.

Don't hold back Pete. Say what you really mean.

[StoneY]

This is one situation we simply cannot risk NOT showing up in numbers
If 4000+ signatures on that petition means anything, we MUST be able top get 100 bikes and bikers there to attend....surely!

C'mon Wellington, we simply cant let apathy prevail on Thursday morning....
We cannot allow one prejudiced view of one or two senior council officers to corrupt the public view of our mode of transport with inaccurate science and anti-motorcycle rhetoric.

We worked diligently with the Council to establish good faith, show we can compromise, and now they have twisted the whole PnD access thing into a tool of spite, to create jealousy and disharmony between US and THEM (Them = non motorcyclists)

It brings to mind how a certain European Nation in the early 30's started to edge out one large part of it citizenship by policy and prejudice.....
First the ACC hikes, now our own council goes against us despite the best efforts we have made to work with them.
I said all along, if they DO allow us into the PnD parks, we will risk losing our free parking at the next round.... and for once I was bang on the money.

We will have to be willing to step up, and get disruptive if they do not remove the inflammatory rhetoric designed to inflame any resentment or jealousy of those who do NOT ride motorcycles

Watch the Dom Post for more

Anyone keen on assisting to organize and marshal a pack of bikes on Thursday morning please send me an email

President@bronzwellington.org.nz
Brent

[mrchips]

If 4000+ signatures on that petition means anything

"An ePetition was presented to SPC on 12 May 2011 with 4265 signatures. The petition requested that the possibility of charging for on-road motorcycle parking is excluded from the various options being considered as part of this review. The petition was not supported by Councillors"

This pretty much says it all... the e-petition was as good as Crashe's toilet paper !

[cheshirecat]

We don't need large numbers to make a point or two. I've seen some very effective strategies used by just a few bikes, shunting, the net, media and so forth. Whats more they are legal. Don't forget the Major came in with a very slim majority and there are a lot of disgruntled Welly people out there not just Bikers, just that we have a high profile so we can use it and gain support from a wider circle.

Oh what are MAG doing?

[Bullitt]

Or a convoy of bikes riding round and round every roundabout on the Airport route causing massive give way queues at each intersection.....

You may mean this anyway but AFAIK theres a limit to how many times you can legally ride/drive around the same roundabout. Wouldnt have thought the same problem would apply if you linked the 3 roundabouts together into a continuous loop though (maybe boyracer anti-cruising legislation?)

[Berries]

You may mean this anyway but AFAIK theres a limit to how many times you can legally ride/drive around the same roundabout.

I don't think so. But I'm not sure how long the roundy roundy convoy would last before someone decides to push in. After about 10 seconds I would. And if everyone is riding with such small gaps to try and prevent people getting on to the roundabout it'd be like a load of dominoes falling over. Probably not the best method of disruption. I'd say suck up the cost of a parking ticket and just put one bike per parking space around the council building. The public would see that there is a protest on but are less likely to be antagonised. And they would get to see what may happen if WCC get their way.

Good luck anyway.

[Lurch]

Marcus Lush mentioned on this mornings news round up on radio Live that Wellington bikers were planning to 'disrupt the rugby world cup' in protest over WCC's planned implementation of pay and display for motorcycles.

Is this via you Brent?

[pzkpfw]

I've seen huge delays on the motorway just from people rubber-necking a freakin' grass-mowing tractor. (I swear the flashing safety lights on the tractor actually decreased safety).

So I don't think it would take too many bikes, riding side-by-side (or maybe just riders, in their cars), just slowing down a bit, in rush hour traffic, to really snarl up the motorway.

But as with the roundabout idea, we need to think good and hard before doing actions that screw up the roads. Making a point to the council is one thing, alienating all drivers and making them want to run over us is another.

And we need a very very clear message, and a better one than "I want free parking".

[James Deuce]

Marcus Lush mentioned on this mornings news round up on radio Live that Wellington bikers were planning to 'disrupt the rugby world cup' in protest over WCC's planned implementation of pay and display for motorcycles.

Is this via you Brent?

That is genius on the part of WCC communications dept. Release an unconfirmed rumour on the rabble rouser radio station that the oval ball sport religion is going to be fecked with by smelly bikers. Who get free parking.

I am in awe. That is Goebbels level genius.

[StoneY]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...ring-World-Cup

[pzkpfw]

That is genius on the part of WCC communications dept. Release an unconfirmed rumour on the rabble rouser radio station that the oval ball sport religion is going to be fecked with by smelly bikers. Who get free parking.

I am in awe. That is Goebbels level genius.

Genius, or just quoting Mr Hutchison?

(That stuff article seems to say so.)

[Deano]

Not trying to be negative but it might be a good idea to disrupt things before the event and rugby head 'mobs' get too pissed.

Few hundred bikers vs several thousand drunk rugby heads. Mmmmm

[Ronin]

Here is the bit that makes us unpopular with the great unwashed:

"And if they go ahead with this report then we will get really disruptive. We have plans in place to start rolling disruptions during the Rugby World Cup and... to disrupt traffic flow from the airport during the Rugby World Cup."

Here is the bit that makes the council look reasonable:

A charge of 80 cents an hour for a motorbike would be comparable to a $4 an hour charge for a car, according to council papers.

Seriously? Messing with rugby?

[Bald Eagle]

Seriously? Messing with rugby?

It's just a game. Albeit one which is going to cost the NZ Taxpayer a lot of coin. So yeh mess with it by all means.