Looks like VicPol are gearing up for another revenue attack on bikers'. Standard for VicPol and the Vic Gov - whip up a media frenzy and then say they're responding to "community concerns".

 

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/ken-lay-blames-motorcyclists-for-stupidity-in-high-victorian-road-toll/story-e6frf7kx-1225883146873

 

http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-news/police-blast-motorcycle-hoons-20100623-ywqs.html?autostart=1

 

37 bike deaths compared to 17 @ the same time last year...  Hmmm...  I wonder how many are new riders on scooters ?

and giving "THE BIRD"    to the camera operator only pisses them off more, so they have a crack down on us all..

wozza theyii add offroad accidents as well ,revenue raisin in the public interest

Scooter riders on a car license

the conspiracy theorist within me thinks they may be getting ready to introduce some new safety measures ? any of these perhaps
front number plates , fluoro vests , air bags , engine limits, feel free to insert your own

I always worry when the Government says it is going to help me ride safely

bloody scooter riders,dont need a bike licence what a joke,bloke from work got killed a few months ago 200mtrs from work when scooter rider decided to turn infront of him without warning,both gone because of bloody scooter.

Just saw that myself on the news, 3/4 of deaths are the riders fault. MMM I wonder.

I hate scooterists. I see them everyday, riding in their suits and loafers, sheilas in cotton dresses and sandles. It will happen that we will all be required to wear approved clothing and footwear. Then see the price hikes of the gear most of us already wear and currently buy at reasonable or competative prices. Trendy scooterist will spend $500 on the tendy flip top full face no run mascara helmet, but wont shell out for decent boots.

For some inexplicable reason there is a paradigm that low power = low accident risk. The most serious accidents I have ever had (I equate serious to being hospitalised for more than one day) over 40 years riding, have all been at low speed less than 60 kph. Most serious gravel rash and finger and toe loss are suffered by the thong nongs and scooterists in and around urban areas. Most deaths involve a third party vehicle.

 

I agree with schemes to introduce training progrms and to offer incentives for attending programs. I wish they would do it for all drivers and riders. Through my work I get to attend advance drivers courses every couple of years or so and even with my driving experience I get to re learn or learn new things. For example it is the only way I find out how my vehicle will behave in a critical situation other than actually being involded in a real incident.

 

You dont have to be a scooter rider to be a dickhead. Saw a bloke on a red japa tonight. Tooko ff so quick the car in front only had to half miss a gear change and it would have had a new boot emlem, as it was he had to grab a handful of stopping. Dickhead also wearing knee high ugg boots.  Suppose you cant let functionality get in the way of looks.

I've not had an accident since i fell of at 17, had a lot of near misses, and if i've had say 20 near misses , i can positivly say 2 were my fault , through fatigue , before i learnt what my limits are . 9 would be car drivers and 9 would be ABOSOLUTE SHIT ROADS

come off 5 times .... 4 were my fault ( careless , speeding , stupidity etc ) 5 th accident was hitting oil which i dont count . all have been on sports bikes. still ride em and i expect to come off once in a while.

i dont agree with the Vic Govt on new measures as this is simply an excuse for revenue raising in the giuse of protecting bikers from themselves ... they might as well start putting a levy on footballers , parachutists , and anything else that could cause harm

A few years ago in the UK there was a move to ban boxing because it was a dangerous sport and past time. The boxing lobby merely pointed out that on that argument fishing should be banned because more people die per year fishing than they did in boxing.

Logic of legislators is at times most peculier