We are losing the battle to ACC

[terbang]

The squeaky wheel gets oiled. Or so they say. But only if it doesn't fall off by the way. We have so far made a lot of noise and the pollies (forget ACC, its the pollies) will be betting on us losing interest and momentum along the way. Its just human nature and after a while, people get on with their lives and their cause often fades into obscurity. If we fade away for a while, then yes we will have lost. They need to hear our screech as loud and as long as it takes to get what we want. And yes, I3 is right, embarrass them, piss them off and hurt them (or their mates) in the pocket. All within the law of course.
Now is not the time to be talking defeat...
Battles do cost money, so perhaps we should all put in a few bucks to help our cause. Worth the fight I reckon.

[candor]

it is about ACC,the pollies will be mulling over the "problems" with ACC but the ideas will be coming from ACC

Nope from independent advisors and whichever industry stakeholders are highly regarded enough to consult. A report on WHAT is causing the road safety blowout is due early next year - and they will have prepared projections based on same same policy impacts. Would equal a tripling of the motor vehicle liabilities in the next 5 years (repeating the last 5 years trend if they keep the speed and drunks quotas approach up).
http://www.dol.govt.nz/initiatives/w.../acc/index.asp

Ixion - that legislation closely ties in from my reading - as it doesn't so much move to a fault basis but to a risk based one. On such a basis those 64 year old pre pensioners should be paying big ACC fees due to their frail bones.

[Coldrider]

Nope from independent advisors and whichever industry stakeholders are highly regarded enough to consult. A report on WHAT is causing the road safety blowout is due early next year - and they will have prepared projections based on same same policy impacts. Would equal a tripling of the motor vehicle liabilities in the next 5 years (repeating the last 5 years trend if they keep the speed and drunks quotas approach up).
http://www.dol.govt.nz/initiatives/w.../acc/index.asp

Ixion - that legislation closely ties in from my reading - as it doesn't so much move to a fault basis but to a risk based one. On such a basis those 64 year old pre pensioners should be paying big ACC fees due to their frail bones.

OI!, we'll be pensioners some day, and I'll be riding more than ever,
and pensioner motorists are more heavily subsidising others as they receive the pension anyway, and do not receive 80% of their lost income.