AA not happy we're getting off speed camera fines.

[BMWST?]

How 'bout Pete Fucking McDonald?

on no account refer to your self using your kb moniker!

[Ocean1]

In the UK they've been successful fining road users with speed averages using the SPECS system, so say you pass point A, if you're going the speed limit you should not pass Point B for another 2 minutes. If you do, KA-CHING! Fine.

You can get pinged for doing well less than the theoretical average speed too, on the basis that there's corners and intersections involved which require lower speeds. Somehow I'm not OK with the thought of getting pinged on the basis of some probability I've exceeded the speed limit. Seems it'd come just a little upstream from getting pinged because you were in the neighbourhood and might have robbed the off-licence.

[Berries]

The Southland Times appear to have jumped on the bandwagon as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...ers-for-bikers. Still no mention of whether it is actually a problem with a gazillion riders each week riding towards a speed camera at 1,000 km/h on the back wheel while giving the finger.




Must just be me........................

[Voltaire]

The Southland Times appear to have jumped on the bandwagon as well - http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...ers-for-bikers. Still no mention of whether it is actually a problem with a gazillion riders each week riding towards a speed camera at 1,000 km/h on the back wheel while giving the finger.




Must just be me........................

They seem pretty pleased to see them for the Burt Monroe Week. Suggest the writer of article visits the campground and gathers some opinions
The much maligned ACC had a tent at the campground and were giving out freebees like rider training, rider information and so on, at least they are doing something and not just sensationalist articles like the two recycle bin fillers mentioned.

[Scuba_Steve]

I still can't beleive there's people out there that are so retarded they think the speed scam is there to do anything other than bring in that cash moneys

[Voltaire]

Suitable bike plates are available if they do go with front plates.




probably others....http://www.kiwiplates.nz/get-a-plate...vmlRoCq2fw_wcB

[trufflebutter]

And for your partners vehicle.

[Katman]

Now of course these numbers include motorbikes on rego hold. Don't know where to get the numbers to exclude these. So increases/decreases will be skewed by those.

The numbers also fail to account for multi-bike ownership.

[scumdog]

Just remember people, removal of a numberplate is only a screwdriver away

Creative use of black insulation tape is another idea - so I have been told...

[Quiltzig]

The AA can honestly go fuck themselves with an iron rod.

This is a group which is purports to stand up for motorists rights, which is the opposite of what they're doing here. Of course their anti-motorcycle stance is well established so this is fairly predictable.

I agree - I was rightly pissed off to see an AA spokesman branding all motorcyclists in this way. I ride responsibly and am a member of IAM where we teach safe and responsible riding. It is a comment typical of uneducated office bound types who have probably never ridden a motorbike in their lives. As an AA member for many decades, I will be writing a letter of complaint to the AA.

[old slider]

Reading through all these posts and I find the most interesting statistic is the 200+ % increase in the number of riders on the road since 2012, This alone shows there has been a massive decrease in fatalities using percentages.

Post #7 right near the start.

[Katman]

Reading through all these posts and I find the most interesting statistic is the 200+ % increase in the number of riders on the road since 2012, This alone shows there has been a massive decrease in fatalities using percentages.

Post #7 right near the start.

And as I've pointed out, the increase is in bikes registered - not the number of riders.

It doesn't account for multi-bike ownership.

[Zedder]

AA Members have and organisation the can moan to and some group clout.....motorcycle riders have KB to bleat on

When they put the by pass in past Orewa the AA moaned it was unfair that bikes were free ( from memory) and TPTB caved in

and put a charge on it.

My personal protest was to never use the tunnel depriving the Govt of several dollars per year.

I also wrote to the AA complaining about their anti motorcycle stance and cancelled getting their propaganda magazine....that

showed them.

On the subject of number plates those sideways mounted ones and ones stuck in front of the back wheel don't look cool, they look stupid, as generally are the riders of such bikes.

Yep, it was the AA-defacto-Gubbermint-department who did the moan about it. Going by that, their general attitude and Parlane's post on increased motorbike registration figures, they probably see the loss of potential revenue from speeding tickets and just can't let it go.

[old slider]

And as I've pointed out, the increase is in bikes registered - not the number of riders.

It doesn't account for multi-bike ownership.

Really!!! so the figures for 2012 is showing the number of riders? or is it bikes registered? and the 2016 figure is just showing an extra 91,323 more bikes have been registered?

[pritch]

When this thread was created I thought I'd fire off an angry email to the AA, since I am a member after all. Sometimes the anger doesn't last and good intentions, like a baby crying in church, should be carried out immediately. This time though the residual annoyance was enough to do the trick. Even had to edit the email a bit. So the deed is done.

It probably wouldn't hurt if the others hereabout who are AA members also expressed their disapproval to the AA? Politicians generally understand that every angry letter they get represents a number of other people who were angry but didn't write. It may be doubtful that the AA are equally aware of this.