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He was using the reply that I use
"I am happy to pay registration if you spend proportionally as much on cycle infrastructure as you do on motor vehicle infrastructure. As the registration only contributes a minute fraction of that amount cyclists would be streets ahead. I would also expect a refund on some part of my car registration as I cannot be using both at once" He also pointed out the admin costs would be horrific and the whole thing unenforceable. At least that is what I heard on ABC 702 this morning. Patrick Keogh wrote: I can handle Pat Farmer being clueless on this, but it is harder to handle when the CEO of Bicycle NSW is quoted in support!!!! My letter to Alex Unwin: Alex, The online version of the SMH on the subject of registration for bicycles (http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...234066487.html) says: Bicycle NSW said it supported initiatives that seek to legitimise cycling. "A form of bike registration or levy may help achieve this," said its chief executive, Alex Unwin. Surely this is a misquote. It goes directly against Bicycle NSW's purpose - More people cycling more often. I can't believe that you would have made an off-the-cuff statement like this in direct contravention with the wishes and aspirations of members. So I am writing to let you know about it so that Bicycle NSW can issue a press release and you can write to the SMH requiring a retraction. Regards, Patrick Keogh -- Remove norubbish to reply |
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Jack Russell wrote:
He was using the reply that I use Then you are both fools. Bicycle riding is already a legitimate activity as is kite flying, taking photographs, walking in the park, going shopping, pushing a pram, etc, or do you advocate that people should be forced to buy a lisence to do these as well? "I am happy to pay registration if you spend proportionally as much on cycle infrastructure as you do on motor vehicle infrastructure. As the registration only contributes a minute fraction of that amount cyclists would be streets ahead. I would also expect a refund on some part of my car registration as I cannot be using both at once" He also pointed out the admin costs would be horrific and the whole thing unenforceable. At least that is what I heard on ABC 702 this morning. All Alex Unwin has done is support the opponents of riding bicycles on roads and declare himself a fool who should not be in the job he is in. BNSW needs someone who understands when to keep their mouth shut if they do not understand how media works. You can not make a sound bite to national media and then expect to moderate the damage by explaining your statement on a local blather box radio station. |
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"Terryc" wrote in message ... cfsmtb wrote: Poll: Should cyclists pay registration fees? http://www.smh.com.au/polls/national/form.html Closed. 79% said "No, things are fine as they are" Gee, he looks hapy on his website! Submitted the follwing (possible drivel alert): "Regarding proposing that cyclists pay rego fees. I have 6 bikes. I commute on some, race on others, and go bush bashing on some more. Do you propose I pay rego on each of these bikes ON TOP OF the registration I pay on my motorcar and motorcycle, as well as tax upon tax I pay for the petrol each of these mechanical devices uses? If you advocate a user pays system, then I would expect a rego fee based on damage to the roads, carbon footprint of transport option and distance travelled. Would not it cost more to admister such a bicycle rego scheme than it would create funding (speaking of which, doesn't most road funding come from conolidated revenue and not rego?) Given the Governement often caters for for lowest common demoniator or small interst groups, I see why you are citing that motorists 'often complain' about cyclists so called free road use. More bikes get sold than cars, so bikes users must have more voting power than car users. Introducing a levy/rego fee will discourage cycling. This will increase conjestion. Increase CO2 emissions. Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. You should be encouraging activities that are environmetally responsible and a health benifit. I believe there is a recent study out that concludes all this. We do not need more bike lanes, what we need is better education for all road users, rather than the poor excuse for a licence test and leniency on hoons, speedsters, red light runners and various other law breakers. How about I complain about people using the excuse "I need my car for work/lifestyle" when the judge wants to take awy their licence. I humbly suggest the honorable MP stick to his shado portfolio topic of sports rather than dabbling in infrastruture and transport. He needs to be encouraging people to take up sport!" |
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Paul Yates wrote:
Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. |
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Terryc wrote:
Paul Yates wrote: Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. Healthy young people also tend to live longer and spend long years dragging extra cost out of the health system. Unfit people are I'm told more likely to kark it quickly and comparativly cheaply. G-S |
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G-S wrote:
Terryc wrote: Paul Yates wrote: Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. Healthy young people also tend to live longer and spend long years dragging extra cost out of the health system. Unfit people are I'm told more likely to kark it quickly and comparativly cheaply. G-S THe problem with these comparisons is that the "cost to the health system" isn't the main consideration. Look instead at the difference between productive capacity and cost. If I live a long and healthy life and inject (say) $3M into the tax system and my health costs are (say) $0.5M then that is a better result that someone who comes out of school, works for 2 years and then gets sick and dies at a cost to the health system of $0.1M. |
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On 2008-02-09, G-S (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Terryc wrote: Paul Yates wrote: Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. Healthy young people also tend to live longer and spend long years dragging extra cost out of the health system. Unfit people are I'm told more likely to kark it quickly and comparativly cheaply. Yeah, and fit people should be made to work longer too, because otherwise they get more years of retirement where they're only sucking from society. gd&r from any oldies I offended -- TimC My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK |
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Patrick Keogh wrote:
G-S wrote: Terryc wrote: Paul Yates wrote: Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. Healthy young people also tend to live longer and spend long years dragging extra cost out of the health system. Unfit people are I'm told more likely to kark it quickly and comparativly cheaply. G-S THe problem with these comparisons is that the "cost to the health system" isn't the main consideration. Look instead at the difference between productive capacity and cost. True, but I was referring more to retired fit vs retired unfit people, not people still in the workforce (although I freely admit I hadn't made that sufficiently clear G-S |
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On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:21:18 +1100, ray
wrote: And where do you draw the line? Do 7 year olds have to pay rego too? This type of debate degenerates rapidly into farce. How does it work if its not National? I'm in the ACT. If I cross the border with my required ACT rego(none), am I ok in looney NSW? |
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"TimC" wrote in message ... On 2008-02-09, G-S (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Terryc wrote: Paul Yates wrote: Increase the amount of fatties already possessing the potential to burden the heath care system in 20-50 years. Apparently, thin people cost the health system more. Seems they have more strokes, which are more costly to treat. Healthy young people also tend to live longer and spend long years dragging extra cost out of the health system. Unfit people are I'm told more likely to kark it quickly and comparativly cheaply. Yeah, and fit people should be made to work longer too, because otherwise they get more years of retirement where they're only sucking from society. gd&r from any oldies I offended -- TimC My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. Thats almost $7.00 in dog money. -Joe Weinstein in ARK Geez, You are a hard lot. Us fit people will have sufficient retirement funds to not be a financial burden! |
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