Rego petition
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/peti...ego-fee-on-all
Hardcore Biker
Rego petition
https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/peti...ego-fee-on-all
"May all your traffic lights be green and none of your curves have oncoming semis in them." Rocky, American Biker.
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Given that the reasons given for the petition are just about all wrong I wouldn't botherOriginally Posted by rok-the-boat
"If you can make black marks on a straight from the time you turn out of a corner until the braking point of the next turn, then you have enough power."
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Most bike accidents are single vehicle. Less and less people commuting so less interaction with cars.
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Rasta Ratskins
If it were to make regos cheaper, why wouldnt you sign?
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No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Because that's isn't likely to convince anyone. It is a weak argument.
It's like - I deserve a payrise because I turned up at work and barely stole anything.
The counter argument of the most receptive government department (good luck) would quickly slip into, gee, I guess we could do something for Electric Motorcycles. Not those dirty petrol ones.
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He's the only one I've got.
Geriatric hoon
Because it has the proverbial snowball's chance in Hell of succeeding. Also it's so bad I'd be embarrassed to be associated with it.
If it were professionally done and factual I'd sign it, but as is? Thanks but no thanks.
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Me too!!!!!!!
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No8 Wire Extraordinaire
I'd certainly favour a rego on the driver with incremental increases for additional vehicles. As it is many probably most riders have cars as well, and many of us multiple bikes. I have an additional Van for carting dirtbikes about. Fortunately that has reduced significantly, but it gets used once a month.
That's unfair, but I don't see govt departments giving a shit.
Stay at school children.
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He's the only one I've got.
Forum whore
smaller carbon footprint? there's plenty of electric vehicles changing that ratio slowly but surely, not many bikes out there. MPG they aren't great, especially when the limit is two people on a bike and more in the car so a weak argument too
got onto the #metoo and groundswell people, they'll sign it
The worst thing about bikes is their ratio of super toxic emissions (nitrogen oxides) to engine capacity. That's because there isn't the physical space to add all the scrubbers that cars get. CO2 output is way up too, except for the Honda NC700/750s (the most boring and unpleasant to ride bike I've ever tried), simply as a factor of the pumping capacity at higher RPMs, that are 50-100% greater than the average car engine. The only resource based argument you can use with a bike is they take less stuff to make a functional device.
My bike also keeps misgendering me so that makes it much more likely to be cancelled than my car.
Oh, forgot to say. No one in a legislative or regulatory position gives two shits about bikes, even if they own and ride one. They know a motorcycle is a cost negative device, socially and economically. You'd do better to shut up and stop drawing attention to bikes.
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Forum whore
Couldn't have said it better.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
Well, this is awkward...
So technically just my carbon footprint is an improvement on a car? And I haven't managed to have a single vehicle accident so far...I might start my own petition. Just for me.
You lot with your exciting, fun to ride but toxic and prone to crashing bikes clearly don't deserve one.
Moe: Well, I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt. I mean not that fancy store bought dirt. That stuffs loaded with nutrients. I...I can't compete with that stuff.- The Simpsons
Forum whore
Not quite. 1,266 injury crashes last year involving a moped or motorbike, 492 involved no other vehicle so 39 percent.
Was tempted to chime in about the incorrect claim that car drivers are more at fault than riders when the two collide but figured that would drag the thread down.
No8 Wire Extraordinaire
I certainly don't deserve one. Or the other 6. But I'm not sure what to get next and whether it is worth the constant reorganisation parking hassle.
But despite being my middle name, I've never had a Harley.
Maybe a new set of clothes, and some new leather biker 'friends'?
Grrr. Grrr. Ohh, whoopsiedaisy.
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No8 Wire Extraordinaire
Ohh. Ok I stand slightly corrected. Thought I'd heard otherwise at least in previous years
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