While I think this is a great idea I suspect that the costs associated with this come from the $25 ACC Safety Levy that we already pay with our rego-Some time ago this fund had got embarrassingly high and a bit was spent on "stuff"-Is it a case that the fund is bursting at the seams again and this is one way of reducing it?
I just did Reg on my 2010 Falcon and because the sytem failed to encourage people into newer cars, Reg for the Falcooon for 6 mths is now 56 odd dollars instead of 40 something!
I updated the Boss's car from an old 94 Civic to a new Suzuki Swift ! Reg at the time was much cheaper for the newer car.
Anyway the system has been wiped.
Bikes on hold, cos I can !!!!!!
Not as quick on the bars as I used to be , but still better than a lot, I bet ?
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LOL you naive princess. Ask people in Wellington how thats working out for them, or Christchurch (admittedly in a slightly different context) but insurance companies are fucking thieving scum and if given a state-mandated opportunity to fuck over their victims do you think they will decline and say "Nah we already make too much money". The only way that works is if the state provides a third party coverage. We could say its just for accidents. Maybe say its no-fault.... and provide compensation. Yeah, lets call it "Accident Compensation".....
I thought elections were decided by angry posts on social media. - F5 Dave
ACC has figures showing them that people who attend courses are 27% less likely to make an ACC claim.
New riders are encouraged to attend courses by discounts on the time they have to spend on the 6L and 6R. This doesn't mean anything to anyone with a full licence.
The people least likely to do a course are the ones being targeted by ACC Cashback.
Given that we all accept that the cost of licencing a bike is dreadful, any way to get a few dollars back is a welcome bonus.
To be picky, my annual registration only lasts for one year so I don't know how a $200 cashback on annual registration works if it is actually paid over two years. Isn't that a $100 cashback on annual registration for two years? Take off the two courses at $50 each and it is a $100 cashback over two years. Take off your time faffing around to book and attend the course and $200 seems like a bit of an exaggeration.
I know, I know, it's not about the money, think about the improvement in your riding skills. Whatever. I can ride safely when I want to. I believe I have demonstrated this over my 23 years riding in NZ paying ACC and never making a motorcycling claim. While there is quite obviously a need for new riders to learn both basic and advanced skills and this training will undoubtedly reduce their risk the fact is that a fair weather weekend rider with two years riding experience has to be more of a risk to ACC than a rider with say 15 years claim free all weather riding history. Stands to reason doesn't it? And yet all they could come up with was whether your bike was bigger than 600cc.
I'm afraid it missed its mark if I am the target audience.
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
to say the people who attend a saftey course are 27% less likely to lodge an acc claim would make it seem well worth them doing said course.
it also indicates that course attendee' s could be more safety conscious , or are more in need of training?
either way good on them for doing something to improve their abilities , and not join the statistics of those who have crashed.
I might have to attend a couple of these courses so that I can get the refund off my registration, and I might learn something or at least remember something I've forgotten that I've learned
23 years ...Kiwi Biker riders need to know your secrets to survival..
I've not had a M/C related claim since I was taken out by a Granny in her Austin Maxi in 1986 when she failed to stop at Give Way and My poor nearly new Z1000 ended up with a twisted crank.I think they paid for a new helmet back then.
The time I was knocked off lane splitting on the South Circular in 1990 on my R100 does not count ( was my own fault according to their insurance, which by the way is compulsory which I totally agree with for all road users.
As none of my bikes have modern rider aids I have to be on my game for riding around Auckland.
Must book myself on the gold as I did the silver last year, whilst the cash incentive is nice its not the primary driver of safety.
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