ACC calls for “greater awareness of motorcyclists”

**Brian d marge** · 12th June 2007, 01:30

thats because NZ has ACC, its coming out of the governments coffers ,,, hence they are try ing to stop the bad before it happens ( a good thing )

Here its insurance , who cares if you need a new leg/ arm or skin ,, you dont get if you dont have insurance ( Or you pay the FULL amount ,,,, )

if you dont pay then its the courts ,,,( we are not to clear on that cause we have never heard of it happening !

Stephen

**Karma** · 12th June 2007, 01:49

Originally Posted by Bob

ACC spokesperson Phil Wright said “In most cases motorcyclists are not at fault in an accident

Then who is?

In this no-blame culture it couldn't possibly be the car drivers... couldn't be the governments complete lack of ability testing... couldn't be the police focus on speed as opposed to dangerous and careless driving.

Must be mercurys fault.

**caesius** · 12th June 2007, 06:37

Motorcyclists bleed taxpayer

Since 2001 the number of people claiming for motorcycle accidents around the country has nearly doubled to the point where the crashes are now costing ACC more than $52 million a year.

And how much are boyracers/obese families etc etc costing?

That cost does not include treatment injured motorcyclists receive in public hospitals.

For some reason, that reads like they're saying we shouldn't receive treatment.

In 75 per cent of the accidents the motorcyclists were not at fault.

And finally, at the very end of the article, they allocate one sentence that doesn't demonise evil, malevolent motorcyclists. I bet the writer was having a dilemma whether to include this and ruin a perfectly good "motorcyclists = tax thieves" article.

**BigB** · 12th June 2007, 06:50

The headline sucks, but at least they're trying to do something about the Auckland drivers who drive around with blinkers on.

I commute every day from Onehunga to College Hill Ponsonby (have been for the last 4 years) and I'v lost count of the amount of near misses I've had.

I'm not on a small bike, but I've got to say since I put 100w bulbs in there have been less near misses.

Cheers

B

**Cibby** · 12th June 2007, 07:02

good on you for bring this to light, being out of NZ i miss a lot of the media hype.

It is simply unbelievable that they would put such a slanderous headline on an artical and then include one sentense at the end.

It is almost like, we choose to ride therefore it is our own problem if we get hit and hurt..

how rude

**sAsLEX** · 12th June 2007, 07:07

Since 2001 the number of people claiming for motorcycle accidents around the country has nearly doubled to the point where the crashes are now costing ACC more than $52 million a year.

Maybe if they engaged their brain they would follow this up with....

" During the same period new registrations of Motorcycles, Scooters and Mopeds has matched if not exceeded this doubling"

But Lies, Damned Lies and Andy Dickhead and his loons.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 12th June 2007, 07:13

Someone really needs to write an article in response really and get the the papers to publish it...

sorry it was a tui moment... yeah right

**sAsLEX** · 12th June 2007, 07:23

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Someone really needs to write an article in response really and get the the papers to publish it...

sorry it was a tui moment... yeah right

Calling Batman.... opps I mean BRONZ.... there are/where a few members on this site and maybe pointing out say the dramatic increase of relatively inexperienced riders on commuter scooters etc would be a logical way to fight back at the bureaucracy

**Delerium** · 12th June 2007, 07:29

Motor cycle accidents have increased....ohhhhhh the boogey man might get you too. Doesnt state how many more bikes are registered than in 2001 though does it. I bit the increases are similar.

**xwhatsit** · 12th June 2007, 07:40

Shit you guys are negative.

OK the headline sucks, but did you actually RTFA?

It's talking about how they're launching a new advertising campaign for us, to tell cagers to look more closely for us. They're even pulling stunts like dropping bikes from cranes. This is a good thing you dumb twats.

**James Deuce** · 12th June 2007, 08:05

Two points:

1. They're right. We do.

2. An advertising campaign to watch out for motorcyclists and cyclists is annual ACC/LTNZ round robin event.

**Calo** · 12th June 2007, 08:11

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10445028

I don't like the headline - 'Motorcyclists bleed taxpayer' - when 75% of accidents aren't our fault. Besides, we're taxpayers too!