View Poll Results: How do the general public perceive motorcyclists?

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  • "Temporary NZers - ban the lot of them".

    35 16.67%
  • "I can see the attraction - but they do themselves no favours".

    96 45.71%
  • "That looks like fun - but I might get wet".

    32 15.24%
  • They love us - they wanna be us.

    47 22.38%
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    Public perception.

    How do you think the general public perceive motorcyclists?

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    Motorcyclists are idiots, generally.

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    The subtle difference between options 2 and 3 is whether the public's issues are with motorcycles or with motorcyclists.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    How do you think the general public perceive motorcyclists?
    as gang members

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    And before anyone asks.....

    Yes, I was going to include a fifth option - 'Who gives a fuck what the public think of us'?

    (But I imagine I'd have been saddened by the response to that option).


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    To have perception, one must first have a thought.
    IMHO most people don't think..not about motorcyclcists or anything else either.
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    Judging by the clown that used his car to push me out of the lane ahead of him because I had just filtered past him at the traffic lights, he seemed to think I was sub-human and not fit to share the same road space as him.

    But then he demonstrated what a retard he was so his opinion isn't worth squat anyway.

    Funny thing is, when I kicked his car door he *555 me (I'd love to know how he explained to the Cops what could possibly have motivated me to behave in such a way)
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    They don't, they have no interest, don't care, they don't see or perceive us. If pressed, they might think we're silly for taking our lives into our own hands as we do, but only if stopped to think about it... left to their own devices, they just don't know or care. Maybe a greater percentage does now than say a year a go, but only because it's perceived to be 'cheap transport'.

    Not that I give a fuck, I don't ride bikes for other people.

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    Interesting program on the news last night...gangs in Australia....
    First it showed all those uncooths......next was a gang riding on bikes...
    sort of tars us with the same brush.....
    I hope not............

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    Horse's mouth

    I am part of the ''General Public'' and I see some bikers as wankers and some that are really nice (like me ) and some that shouldn't really be riding and some that look sooooooo cool when they ride and some are real posers and some are into it because they love it and some do shit on the road that they shouldn't. And these people are my friends.

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    "where's the motorbike?? what motorbike?? oh the one that i just cut off!!" option??
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    personally i think the general public think of us a lot of louts who make there own road rules to suit themselves.
    and i bet they think we own the road , and yep your 5 choice would get a lot of votes .
    and since i pay tax i do own the road .

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    Quote Originally Posted by homer View Post
    personally i think the general public think of us a lot of louts who make there own road rules to suit themselves.
    and i bet they think we own the road , and yep your 5 choice would get a lot of votes .
    and since i pay tax i do own the road .
    In fact since i pay more to register my bike than a car i have more right to be on the road than a car, yes i know its all acc but that doesnt give them more right to knock me off my bike cause i pay for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rockbuddy View Post
    In fact since i pay more to register my bike than a car i have more right to be on the road than a car, yes i know its all acc but that doesnt give them more right to knock me off my bike cause i pay for it.
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