Chair of Motorcycle Safety Advisory Council

[bogan]

I am tempted.



However, If I applied I very much doubt that I would be accepted as I'm not sufficiently politically correct. But enough applications from experience motorcyclists who are also active KB members and maybe we could start to have an influence.



Actually KM you are an excellent communicator. But even less PC than I am.

Go for it!

I think your chances might be better than you expect, they've had a few months now to search for cronies...

[HenryDorsetCase]

For example, the linkage of "speed kills" to speeding. I don't believe speeding kills, I believe it is inappropriate speed for the conditions.

and the sudden stop at the end

[p.dath]

and the sudden stop at the end

Haha, yes. Also the grinding down of the body on tar seal.

[Banditbandit]

Just lots of love from people on here.

Yeah Right !!! Whoever gets that job is a target for the people here ...

[oneofsix]

Yeah Right !!! Whoever gets that job is a target for the people here ...

I can think of a couple of people on here that are already targets for a lot of the other people people on here.

[Big Dave]

People - no.
Shitbags - yes.

You'd end up with an ignore list like Sarge.

[Supertwin Don]

I see the job description has " Treaty of Waitangi Awareness" as one of it's criteria - can anyone out there explain to me just what relevance that has to MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ????

[bogan]

I see the job description has " Treaty of Waitangi Awareness" as one of it's criteria - can anyone out there explain to me just what relevance that has to MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ????

Well, how many taniwha caused accidents are there currently? It is only through great treaty awareness that the numbers are kept so low

[oneofsix]

Well, how many taniwha caused accidents are there currently? It is only through great treaty awareness that the numbers are kept so low

how can you be sure? A lot of those put down as single bike crashes could in fact be Taniwha caused. Perhaps the real solution is not educating the riders on their road craft but rather on protocol and making the appropriate offerings befoe starting the bike.

[Jantar]

I see the job description has " Treaty of Waitangi Awareness" as one of it's criteria - can anyone out there explain to me just what relevance that has to MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ????

It is possibly because Maori are under represented in motorcycle accidents. The ToW gives Maori the same rights to motorcycle accidents as to all other motorcyclists.

Now I cannot be sure that Maori ARE under represented in motorcycle accidents because it is not PC to keep such records. But we must be aware that the ToW does give the same rights to all people.

[Banditbandit]

It is possibly because Maori are under represented in motorcycle accidents. The ToW gives Maori the same rights to motorcycle accidents as to all other motorcyclists.

Now I cannot be sure that Maori ARE under represented in motorcycle accidents because it is not PC to keep such records. But we must be aware that the ToW does give the same rights to all people.

I like that .. and under-repped? I'm not sure .. I've binned it 11 times (might be 12) ... that must make up for a few of you wimping whities who never ride hard enough to biff it ...

But seriously??? - it's because our Governments must always act cognizant of the treaty - so it's just a generalized public sevice employment thingy - I wouldn't worry about it too much ... don't let it stop you applying ... You're a moderator so you're used to having a target on your back for Kiwibikers to aim at ..

[Jantar]

I like that .. and under-repped? I'm not sure .. ....

I first wrote "over represented", but decided that was making an assumption for which I had no information. So in a typical about face I reversed it to say something that again I had absolutely no information on.

However, you are correct about it being a standard phrase, if only to stop the type of assumptions I've just highlighted.

[Zedder]

how can you be sure? A lot of those put down as single bike crashes could in fact be Taniwha caused. Perhaps the real solution is not educating the riders on their road craft but rather on protocol and making the appropriate offerings befoe starting the bike.

Nah, don't worry, koha will fix the Taniwha issues. It always does...

[bogan]

I first wrote "over represented", but decided that was making an assumption for which I had no information. So in a typical about face I reversed it to say something that again I had absolutely no information on.

However, you are correct about it being a standard phrase, if only to stop the type of assumptions I've just highlighted.

And he claimed to be not PC enough PC people always make minority look good instead of the opposite...

[Supertwin Don]

Just had another thought - maybe it's just to make sure that lots of non-motorcycle people can make lots of money arguing over the "customary rights" of idigenous people to make use of non indigenous technology and thereby having a financial interest in the provision of "safe" facilities for the use of said technology.