"Peter Jason" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 May 2015 15:28:49 +1000, F Murtz
wrote:

I do not know If any one has heard 2UE afternoon talkback, think his
name is Justin smith,on the subject of bicycle rider registration, he
seems manic on the subject and howls down anyone who has an opposite
view to his, he seems to have the opinion that it is a foregone
conclusion that we will have rider registration by the end of the year.

Long long lonnnnnnnngg overdue!


He seems to have Duncan Gay (roads minister)on his side.
He also has the opinion that bicycle ordinations should not be allowed
representation at the soon to be,round table group on the subject with
Duncan Gay because "they are going to say no to everything".
His idea is registration of rider not bicycle with mandated fluoro
jackets with number on the back.

Good idea. Ot tattooed on the back of the neck.

We would then be the only place in the world with it.

Onwards and upwards, brave Oz!


It would almost mean the death knell for cycle riding.


We poor suffering motorists live in hope!!!!!


He has a bee in his bonnet about insurance associated with license,which
would in my opinion eventually make the license fee expensive which is
the case of all mandated insurance since the beginning of time.

Anyone who uses the roads must pay insurance.

Nope, not the ones that walk on them.

Why not the pestiferous cyclists.?

Because they don't injure people enough to matter.

He would be better served to get government paid cover for the minute
cases of third party claims against bicycles. (every so often a bicycle
knocks some one down injuring and even killing where the victim has no
cover and can not identify the culprit)

Ah, the good-old age of entitlement,

It is not worth registration just for revenge against the rider,it is
better to cover the third party through special govt.paid insurance and
would be much cheaper than an other licensing monolith.
It would mean that I would never ride again as it is rare that I do and
would not be worth it (I sometimes take train with bicycle to the city
or places like Gosford for use at the other end)

We ratepayers wonder who's paying for the bicycle
strips with the pretty green anti-slip coatings.

None of ours have anything like that. There
are a few dedicated concrete bike tracks.

And why the endless road narrowings
to accomodate these traffic pests,

We don't have any of those.

and the bike tracks, and all the attendant maintenance.

There is no maintenance of the bike tracks.

Yes the cyclists should pay plenty for their
licences just as dog and cat owners do.

Cat owners don't.

Further, ban them form streets between 6.00am
& 12.55pm. The roads are safer then too.