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,

Nope, never listen to any of that, ever.

The most I do that is anything like that is to listen to
radio national podcasts when walking for exercise.

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.
He seems to have Duncan Gay (roads minister)on his side.

Its more likely Gay is driving it and he is commenting on it.

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".

Wota terminal ****wit.

His idea is registration of rider not bicycle with mandated fluoro jackets
with number on the back.

Even for kids ? Raving mad.

We would then be the only place in the world with it.
It would almost mean the death knell for cycle riding.

I doubt it.

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.

Dunno, apparently some personal liability insurance does cover it already.

He would be better served to get government paid cover for the minute
cases of third party claims against bicycles.

Why should the govt be paying for that ?

Maybe you mean run by the govt with cyclists paying for the cover.

Can't see that being viable with kids.

(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)

It is not worth registration just for revenge against the rider,

Its not for revenge, its so you have cover if you get run over.

Corse Medicare does cover that unless you get killed.

it is better to cover the third party through special govt.paid insurance
and would be much cheaper than an other licensing monolith.

That suggests you don't mean a govt operation running the insurance
that is paid for by the cyclist. The govt already pays for injurys thru
Medicare and I don't see the point in the govt paying for those that
get killed by bike riders, there are so few of those its not worth doing
anything about when the relos can take a civil action in that case.

It would mean that I would never ride again as it is rare that I do

I don't ride at all.

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)

I don't ever do anything like that. Don't use trains at all either.

I do get a few loons ride past when walking in the scrub at
the back of town on some pretty rough bush tracks and fire
trails but never have any problem with them, I generally
notice them coming and they are sensible if I don't.

Get a few on motorbikes, but far fewer than ordinary
bikes. The ones on motorbikes would almost all be
completely illegal, no insurance or rego at all.