>because who's going to pay for it otherwise?
so I'll be staying as far away from the type of people expecting to go to this thing as possible.
The type of people...really? Those that are finding the state of our roads a disgrace and wanting them fixed... :o :crazy
The type of people...really? Those that are finding the state of our roads a disgrace and wanting them fixed... :o :crazy
Considering the links you posted. The name of the Facebook group is called "Hogs, Cog's and Two Aussie Flogs" and the Instagram post you also linked shows fake signs saying the "Roads F'd"
It's not rocket science to expect the event to be full of the "type of people" I don't want to be associated with. Go or don't, I don't care.
The levy isn't there to fix potholes https://transport.vic.gov.au/road-and-active-transport/road-rules-and-safety/motorcycles/motorcycle-safety-levy/about-the-motorcycle-safety-levy
I would expect the levi to focus on bike riders, if they fix some bad areas of the road then bonus, enjoy, but I'd rather the levi be 100% on motobike issues.
Calling it an insult to injury is a little too extreme for my liking, <
You must be right then, Dale... :-++
Everyone else, me included, must be imagining it all...
Bottom line re. the rally and the organisers (like 'em or lump 'em, it doesn't really matter.) is that at least these guys are having a crack, a red hot crack. If anyone doesn't like that, negative comments about them or the rally are only counter productive.A red hot crack at trying to get rid of a levy which helps every single rider, just because the money isn't getting spent the way the flogs want it spent. Road surface improvements are a small portion of what is listed that the levy money is spent on.
The Motorcycle Safety Levy (MSL) - currently $83.60 (incl GST) - is included in your registration fees for any motorcycle with an engine 126cc or larger.
The MSL is collected as part of the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) registration premium and used specifically for motorcycle safety projects. These projects are led by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP).
If you ride a motorcycle that is registered in Victoria, you’ve paid the MSL, and it’s being used to make your ride safer.
More than $100 million has been spent in the last decade on a range of safety initiatives across the following areas:
- road safety infrastructure for motorcyclists
- technology and intelligent transport solutions (ITS)
- education and research
- motorcycle policy and law
- Infrastructure improvements that make your ride safer are the biggest area of spending from the MSL. This includes improved curve alignment signage and delineation, protection systems at the base of roadside barriers, bell-mouth sealing, post cushions, and road surface improvements.
Examples of projects in the other safety areas that have been funded by the MSL include:
motorcycle lane filtering legislation (motorcycle policy and law)
motorcycle graduated licensing scheme (education and research)
motorcycle anti-lock braking technology promotion (technology and ITS).
A red hot crack at trying to get rid of a levy which helps every single rider, just because the money isn't getting spent the way the flogs want it spent. Road surface improvements are a small portion of what is listed that the levy money is spent on.
Lane splitting? Poor use of the levy if it went towards that initiative. Other states have lane splitting, they don't have a levy.Just a correction, it's filtering...not lane splitting... :thumb
Other States don't feel the need to slug motorcyclists a "safety levy" on their registration so why the need to do it in Victoria?
Me thinks you need to get over who is organising the protest, Marcus!
They are not just fixing bitumen roads, ALL areas, including dirt, that motobikes traverse
Regardless of what you think of them, at least these guys are getting off their backsides and are trying to get something done about the poor state of our roads and adding the discriminatory motorcycle safety levy as part of the protest just makes sense...
Other States don't feel the need to slug motorcyclists a "safety levy" on their registration so why the need to do it in Victoria?
Motorcycles don't destroy roads yet here in Victoria it's motorcyclists who are being slugged a discriminatory levy to help fix roads, barriers & signage to make them "supposedly" more motorcycle friendly, something, considering roads should be suitable for all road users, should be coming out of Vicroads road repair budget.
Speaking of lane filtering, it wasn't so long ago that bureaucrats tried to make filtering illegal as they considered it was dangerous... :||||
How things change as filtering is now seen as being safe... :clap
I don't have a problem with the flogs, I know nothing about them. I'm simply referring to them by the name they chose to call themselves
They are not just fixing bitumen roads, ALL areas, including dirt, that motobikes traverse
Was that before or after the levy Funded that change. You can't have it both ways.
Hundreds of bikers take pot shots at the Victorian premier
Good onya Michael & Martin! :clap
Hopefully the protest makes a difference although there hasn't been a lot of media coverage from what I've seen, or should I say, haven't seen...
Channel 7 were there, Nick McCallum was the reporter / presenter, so I watched Channel 7 News last night, the segement was early in the 6:00pm News.