Well bikers are screwed - ACC levy

[6ft5]

good point, so from another angle, bikers are more green in their CO2 output, take less space to park, congest the road less, and this is all relatively indepenent on the engine size. Still we get penalised !!!! RUBBISH THINKING GOVERNMENT !!!!!!!

[Danae]

And they'll say "grandad, what's a motorcycle?"

That's a sad thought

SUV-driving mothers should pay more levy!

[Toasttsaot]

I have just pissed the wife off by ignoring her and surfing these halowed forums looking fot the date and time of the protest ride.... Is it on or not? Anyone? So fugged off by this I will even get out the Hitler bike for a protest scratch! Comon BRONZ, sort something out (the cheque is in the mail)

[6ft5]

We need to mobilise al motorcycle clubs and immobilise the capital for a week or so to create sense into the policy makers !!!

[peasea]

Lets see em laugh when we disrupt traffic enough. Mobilize in the largest numbers we can and hold up peak hour times as much as possible. Back in the old country we murdered prime ministers for less.

And so you should........

BOT>

It's been (sensibly) suggested that multiple, regional protest rides would be more effective in making a point. One day in Welly is great but protest rides up and down both islands (simultaneously or not) would attract bigger numbers overall. Not everyone can get time away for a trip to Welly but the same people would most likely attend a local ride. (There is also the cost factor for non-Wellingtonians, especially Mainlanders.)

Regional protest ride anyone? Our MP is none other than Nick Smith, I'd love to gridlock his patch for a few hours on a Friday night.

Pick a date, I'll be there.

[mad.mike]

That's a sad thought

SUV-driving mothers should pay more levy!

Very sad.

However this would upset a majority....govenment can't do that...

[Insanity_rules]

And so you should........

BOT>

It's been (sensibly) suggested that multiple, regional protest rides would be more effective in making a point. One day in Welly is great but protest rides up and down both islands (simultaneously or not) would attract bigger numbers overall. Not everyone can get time away for a trip to Welly but the same people would most likely attend a local ride. (There is also the cost factor for non-Wellingtonians, especially Mainlanders.)

Regional protest ride anyone? Our MP is none other than Nick Smith, I'd love to gridlock his patch for a few hours on a Friday night.

Pick a date, I'll be there.

I agree, I'm in!

[6ft5]

And so you should........

BOT>

It's been (sensibly) suggested that multiple, regional protest rides would be more effective in making a point. One day in Welly is great but protest rides up and down both islands (simultaneously or not) would attract bigger numbers overall. Not everyone can get time away for a trip to Welly but the same people would most likely attend a local ride. (There is also the cost factor for non-Wellingtonians, especially Mainlanders.)

Regional protest ride anyone? Our MP is none other than Nick Smith, I'd love to gridlock his patch for a few hours on a Friday night.

Pick a date, I'll be there.

Count me in !

[sunhuntin]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Community/M....aspx?id=21328

biker acc thread on tardme.

[Mokadah]

[peasea]

I agree, I'm in!

Thank you sir.

We should have a central place to post suggested dates for each region. The evenings are getting longer, the weather is (supposed to be) getting more like summer; so would we want to do this now while the spotlight of the media can be exploited? I really think it should happen before Christmas.

(Or perhaps on the last late shopping night before Christmas, that'd create havoc.)

[peasea]

Count me in !

Where? When?

[Bangbug]

good point, so from another angle, bikers are more green in their CO2 output, take less space to park, congest the road less, and this is all relatively indepenent on the engine size. Still we get penalised !!!! RUBBISH THINKING GOVERNMENT !!!!!!!

and the pathetic amount of damage we do to roads... i think we could all ride doing burnouts all year and make the roads BETTER not WORSE with some fine rubber layed down.
How many times around a corner would it take for a bike to ruin a corner? (flaking, braking bumps, corrugations)
It's not even relative to our fuel consumption as we probably use more fuel vs weight. (damn air resistance)
Less parking required. less width of road required. less maintenance of narrower roads required, no need to make straight bridges or cut through hills and fill in valleys for straight roads, no need for public transport subsidies.
Surprised I don't take off, i'm full of hot air

[6ft5]

somehow this needs to be coordinated such that it creates maximum impact - we need to come up with a consolidated submission to the ACC CHairman and the minister

[Smokin Joe]

Yesterday I rode the GSX14 over to Tauranga. I came back to Rotorua via the Welcome Bay road. On one particular corner large chunks of tarseal was all ridged up. It is an accident waiting to happen. In this day of liability who gets fined for the accident or would the biker who falls off, get a careless riding charge and statistically single bike accident on a corner?

User pays. "I don't fall off or have accidents" says he touching as much wood as he can find.

I am up for a protest, ride on parliament or the likes sounds good.

Please keep me posted.

Regards to all,

Smokin Joe.