Quote from newspaper:
"A motorcycle safety levy was proposed in the South Australian Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 to fund road safety initiatives on "high-use motorcycle routes".
What they've done with the money in NSW and Qld is put up road signs warning the road ahead is dangerous to motorcyclists (presumably based on its accident record). The target audience is far too focussed on their tacho and speedo to see the signs. A classic I saw a couple of times in NSW was a full billboard showing the correct line for a left hander corner. By the time you studied it you've run off the road or into an oncoming vehicle.
I thought I knew a lot of big words, so I figured this one was bs: "hypothecated fund". Turns out there
is such an animal!
Shows ya never too old to learn eh, Harie?
One worthwhile initiative here in Qld is the Gold Coast City Council's SMART programme. It offers to brush up your skills during a day's training for the princely sum of $45. Honestly, it's as good or better than a Stay Upright Course which costs $300! The GCCC instigated it in 2007 in response to 19 fatal motorcycle accidents in their Shire. You don't have to live in the Council Shire, just be a rider on their roads. I do one of their Courses every year. There are five levels, and if you are quite experienced they will let you skip the first one, but there's no harm in refreshing the basics. It is conducted by professional trainers from HART (Honda Australia Rider Training). You can find the details at
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard2.aspx?PID=6822Even though it's so affordable, they aren't swamped with applicants, so they're happy for riders who have attended to spread the word around their mates. I've completed four of them, and found them to be great skills refreshers.