AA AND THE RADIO NETWORK ARE ANTI-BIKE

[SARGE]

had the stereo on in the shop this morning.. Classic Hits had an interview with an AA representitve.. she said (paraphrasing) "dont buy a bike.. you'll get killed.. just go ahead and eat the high gas prices.. blah blah blah"

what kinda retards work for AA and the Radio Network.. @#$% fearmongering bastards..


if your company has any dealing with either of these companies.. please call them up and bitch.. boycott thier advertisers and call them up and let it be known that we are PISSED OFF!!!

the Radio Network - 373-0000.. station manager's name is Dallas.. flood his voicemail

AA Head Office 99 Albert Street
P O Box 5
Auckland
T. +64 9 377 4660
F. +64 9 309 4563
E. info@aa.co.nz

NZ Herald letters to the editor http://www.nzherald.co.nz/info/letters/

lets reallly get together on this one folks .. we have the numbers.. lets use them

[Brains]

Hmmm, wonder why AA is advising against people buying bikes? Oh yeah, the AA generates it's income from road users other than bikes. What do you expect? Good friend of mine is an AA mech, currently rides a ducati 916 - doesn't own a car, so please don't generalise about the AA.

[SARGE]

Hmmm, wonder why AA is advising against people buying bikes? Oh yeah, the AA generates it's income from road users other than bikes. What do you expect? Good friend of mine is an AA mech, currently rides a ducati 916 - doesn't own a car, so please don't generalise about the AA.

its never the soldiers who are fucked up.. always the generals.. apologies to the bikeies at AA .. i know a few also

[Postie]

had the stereo on in the shop this morning.. Classic Hits had an interview with an AA representitve.. she said (paraphrasing) "dont buy a bike.. you'll get killed.. just go ahead and eat the high gas prices.. blah blah blah"

what kinda retards work for AA and the Radio Network.. @#$% fearmongering bastards..


if your company has any dealing with either of these companies.. please call them up and bitch.. boycott thier advertisers and call them up and let it be known that we are PISSED OFF!!!

the Radio Network - 373-0000.. station manager's name is Dallas.. flood his voicemail

AA Head Office 99 Albert Street
P O Box 5
Auckland
T. +64 9 377 4660
F. +64 9 309 4563
E. info@aa.co.nz

lets reallly get together on this one folks .. we have the numbers.. lets use them

Thats a pretty loose paraphrase there Sarge
As written in todays herald,


And the AA has given a warning to anyone considering getting a motorcycle to save a few dollars to "carefully weigh the increased risk to life and limb".

A modern small car has similar fuel efficiency but is up to 80 times safer than a large motorbike, says the association.

"A better option would be a bicycle, which is 10 times safer than a motorbike and gets you fit as well, while buses are the hands down winners on safety."

[Patrick]

Unbelievable...must be on a different planet or sniffing something (oil mans arse?)...AA should be promoting whatever to reduce oil consumption, doesn't get any better than getting a bike ay? Should be promoting the fact that getting a bike not only saves gas but some of these car drivers will learn what it is like out there and be a better driver and road user for it...

[Mr Skid]

Here's an article in the Harold on the topic http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectID=10344590

It would be interesting to know where they got their figures from.

[SARGE]

Here's an article in the Harold on the topic http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectID=10344590

It would be interesting to know where they got their figures from.

thanks for that guys .. bling to both of you

[Patrick]

Here's an article in the Harold on the topic http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/st...ectID=10344590

It would be interesting to know where they got their figures from.

True. Probably a fair comment for Auckland driving standards though ay...put me off bikes years ago after 4 near misses in one day! Much safer down in Taranaki....which is why I am back into it again. Definitely don't miss the bad AK traffic/drivers

[Lou Girardin]

My boss will be discussing this with the AA, seeing that we are customers of theirs.

[James Deuce]

Thats a pretty loose paraphrase there Sarge
As written in todays herald,


And the AA has given a warning to anyone considering getting a motorcycle to save a few dollars to "carefully weigh the increased risk to life and limb".

A modern small car has similar fuel efficiency but is up to 80 times safer than a large motorbike, says the association.

"A better option would be a bicycle, which is 10 times safer than a motorbike and gets you fit as well, while buses are the hands down winners on safety."

Those are random stats pulled out of someone's arse.

Of 4 fatal accidents on the Hutt motorway between Melling and the Haywards in the last 6 months, 2 were pushies. 10 times safer than what?

I stopped using the AA's "service" when they left my wife in the shit with a cracked distributor cap at 7 months pregnant. They are nothing more than Government propaganda toadies.

I don't care about the "Soldiers vs Generals" distinction either. AA=You Suck in my Lexicon.

[Postie]

Unbelievable...must be on a different planet or sniffing something (oil mans arse?)...AA should be promoting whatever to reduce oil consumption, doesn't get any better than getting a bike ay? Should be promoting the fact that getting a bike not only saves gas but some of these car drivers will learn what it is like out there and be a better driver and road user for it...

I agree, i think everybody should be made to get a motorcycle licence before they get a car licence, it will teach them to look out for bikes when they are driving cars and like Patrick said, will make them all better drivers, much more aware of whats going on around them.

[Postie]

Those are random stats pulled out of someone's arse.

Of 4 fatal accidents on the Hutt motorway between Melling and the Haywards in the last 6 months, 2 were pushies. 10 times safer than what?

I stopped using the AA's "service" when they left my wife in the shit with a cracked distributor cap at 7 months pregnant. They are nothing more than Government propaganda toadies.

I don't care about the "Soldiers vs Generals" distinction either. AA=You Suck in my Lexicon.

well theres no way you would see me on a push bike in Auckland for any reason, all drivers in AK seem to think that cyclists are flys and they seem to aim to hit them.

not my stats, just out of todays herald.
Not sure how buses are safer other then there size obviously, but to my knowledge, there are no seat belts in buses and people stand up when its busy so when they crash, how safe is that???

[Pixie]

just sent off a polite but hardline e-mail

The silly arses don't realise that most bikers own cars

[Lou Girardin]

2 wheel accident rates have fallen in London since congestion charging sent scooter sales through the roof.
Perhaps through more bikes making more people aware of them.
And note the selective use of examples, eg. "large" motorcycles. Commuters use little bikes.

[dhunt]

A modern small car has similar fuel efficiency but is up to 80 times safer than a large motorbike, says the association.

I wonder if this true when you add in the extra time in commuting = more fuel consumed? Also the extra time waisted as well surely that needs to be added into the equation as well.