CANCELLED - Due to weather - Wellington Action - 19 December - Oriental Parade

**Nasty** · 13th December 2009, 21:27

This has already gone out in email!!! Should be fun - thanks Bald Eagle for organising!

Where: Oriental Bay

When: Saturday December 19

Time: 8:00am onwards

Fancy a coffee and a bite to eat, while keeping this ACC issue in the public face? Join us for coffee and breakfast at Oriental Parade. Get in early and find yourself a carpark. Yes folks a carpark. Make sure you have change for the parking fees if any. One bike per park please. Then take a leisurely stroll to the nearest cafe and get a coffee and something to eat. Take your time, relax, enjoy your brunch.

Please find a park on the street front first. We will be assembling around the fountain to make a bit of noise, this will kick off at 8:30am. After the rebel rousing we will then be free to go and enjoy our brunch.

If we do it right, there wont be any parking for cars available, highlighting the fact that if these bastards tax us off the roads, we will be forced to "drive" a car, and there will be no parking available anywhere. We also will be supporting the local businesses so they are not disadvantaged because of this protest action.

At all times this will be a peaceful gathering, we are not out to upset anyone, we just want to make a point. Please ensure you do support the businesses after we have made our point. Talk to people about why we are so angry.

Bring your noise makers, this one is going to be LOUD!

Hand out leaflets to the general public letting them know we are fighting this fight for all of us, dont forget WHOS NEXT?

A few rousing rounds of our battle cry from time to time would not go amiss either.

**FIDH** · 13th December 2009, 21:33

I'm fairly sure the council can, and will, have motorcycles removed from carparks even if you mange to attach a parking coupon to your machine. Might be a better idea for those of us with a four wheeler to take that, park it, and festoon it with propaganda illustrating the point we wish to make - ie this park would be free for a cage driver had the Govt not taxed my bike off the road.
Great idea, and I'm in, but maybe we need to start demonstrating just what WILL happen when our bikes are taxed from underneath us.

**Nasty** · 13th December 2009, 21:36

Originally Posted by FIDH

I'm fairly sure the council can, and will, have motorcycles removed from carparks even if you mange to attach a parking coupon to your machine. Might be a better idea for those of us with a four wheeler to take that, park it, and festoon it with propaganda illustrating the point we wish to make - ie this park would be free for a cage driver had the Govt not taxed my bike off the road.
Great idea, and I'm in, but maybe we need to start demonstrating just what WILL happen when our bikes are taxed from underneath us.

We will not park in pay and display parks ... we are not allowed to. For those who wish to bring a car - try and make sure it is appropriately adorned.

They can not remove bikes without a stink . .and I am sure that we can create an appropriate one should it be required.

**FIDH** · 13th December 2009, 21:51

I'm all for taking my gigantic van in, give me some posters to paste to the side.

**Nasty** · 13th December 2009, 21:57

Originally Posted by FIDH

I'm all for taking my gigantic van in, give me some posters to paste to the side.

Wizards Eugene should be there with the posters

Make sure it is clean enough to stick stuff too!

**Laxi** · 13th December 2009, 22:00

will make sure i'm early this time

**Ms Piggy** · 14th December 2009, 06:14

See you all there!

**Nasty** · 14th December 2009, 08:01

Just spoke to Council - saturday pay and display are free (this does not mean that bikes can use them) ... but time restrictions apply ... pay and display is before the pool .. after the pool is fair game.

**craneman** · 15th December 2009, 20:37

I would like to be there but going to fleetwood mac so good luck and go hard.

**KrazyGixxerBoy** · 15th December 2009, 23:38

Sorry guys, as much as I'dlove to come and lend my support I will be at my kids softball games all morning then playing myself. Good luck to all, ride safe and let our message be heard!

**Azi Dahaka** · 16th December 2009, 07:32

so where abouts is the fountain anyways?

**StoneY** · 16th December 2009, 07:51

East of the pool mate, cant miss it, huge round thing just off to the left...dont crash while looking tho

Just head around the parade, youll see the bikes

The time limits neat, we can just move each others bikes into each others space, meets legals

**Laxi** · 16th December 2009, 07:53

haha my bikes got a WOF now and will be reg'd by COB today, will bw all legal for saturday

**Nasty** · 16th December 2009, 19:54

OK - from speaking to parking people at council. DO NOT USE pay and display parks unless for cars and they are time limited. DO USE the parks that are not pay and display.

**Azi Dahaka** · 16th December 2009, 20:54

here is the bylaw for what nasty is saying

traffic bylaw
subsection
6.5 No person shall park a motorcycle in any parking meter area controlled by a multiple parking meter, other than in any part specifically set aside for motorcycles.

here is the definition of Multiple Parking Meter

Multiple Parking Meter means a parking meter which functions in respect of more than one parking space and includes pay and display parking meters.