Federal Election - what they say about bikes

http://www.mccofnsw.org.au/a/108.html

The MCC of NSW sent letters to the Libs, Labor, Democrat, and Greens.

The questions asked.
· In your policies do you recognize motorcycles as a legitimate mode of
transport?
· In your policies do you recognize motorcycles as a specific class of
vehicle that has advantages over other modes of transport such as less
polluting, less damaging to roads, does not add to congestion, requires
less parking space?
· Do you recognize that as road users motorcyclists have specific road
safety needs?
· Do you support recommendation 36 of the recent House of
Representatives Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services
inquiry into road safety, Eyes on the Road Ahead that recommends a
specific road safety strategy for motorcycles be developed?
· If you support the development of a specific motorcycle road safety
strategy, do you support the model used to develop the road safety
strategy of the MCC, `Positioned for Safety2, which had a high level of
rider involvement. Positioned for Safety is recognized as a strategy by
motorcyclists for motorcyclists and as a result has been very successful
in bringing about improvement of motorcycle safety in NSW?
· Do you support the role of the ATSB Motorcycle Consultative Committee
as an effective means of addressing motorcycle issues at the federal
level?
· If you support the Motorcycle Consultative Committee will you provide
additional funding so that rider groups in each state as well as the
national rider body, the Australian Motorcycle Council, can be more
actively involved in this committee and as a result the committee will
function more effectively?

See the web page for answers.

Zebee

 

Is the vice-chairman really Warren Buffett?

Any chance he could lend/give me $15K for a new bike? Hell, he could buy us
all new bikes!

;-)

Russell

 

<snip of questions>

Why?

Even when there isn't an election, how exactly is one supposed to figure
out if the answers (if any) bear any relationship, however passing, to
the truth, as we know it, in the real world.

Most of the pollies on offer are liers, and the ones that aren't, aren't
likely to have any power to do anything. :-(

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Single issue voters are the ones who ultimately decide who will govern us and
unfortunately due to the inherently greedy nature of man if the cost of a $10
per week tax cut is the resulting deaths of thousands of people on the other
side of the world on the receiving ends of our soldiers bullets and bombs then
that is the price of democracy.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

I believe they are called Iraqis Ken

You do know the difference between death toll (circa 10-15K civilians +
??? Iraqi military) and injuries (a number I don't know precisely off
the top of my head but its usually significantly higher than the death
toll - the last figure I heard was circa 100K).

Did Aussies do all that - of course not, the Yanks do most of it, but
without being overly pedantic there is no doubt that a significant
number of people are being killed and injured by our soldiers over there
- granting that there is only a relatively small number of our guys and
hence the inpact of our troops is probably 1% or 2% of the total, which
coincidentally is a couple of "thousand people on the receiving end of
our soldiers bullets and bombs"

We should never have been there Ken.

 

Given that 'our' PM has joined us up to the 'coalition' waging the war,
any military personnel engaging in the hostilities on behalf of the
"coalition" are 'our' personnel.

Even for lying weasels.

Moike

 

Want some cheese with that fuckin' whine?...

 

Sore Loser.

Boxer

 

Nope.

The people voted. They chose a lying warmonger with a pathetic record
as a money manager, who has damaged their nation for all time.
Apparently it was seen as a choice that might possibly result in some
more money for a few people.

I am grateful for the insight into the character of my nation.

Moike

 

The funniest part is this:

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/17/1097951559065.html
"Interest rates tipped for a substantial rise"

Oh the irony.

I'm really glad that he got the senate majority, there's nothing to keep
him in check and the population will see the true colours of the Tories
(they're not Liberals - they've long since disgraced most of what
Menzies stood for)

JL

 

Are you going to winge and bitch like this for the full term JL ?.

 

Moike wrote:

Yup. Sad, isn't it? :-|

I find it rather depressing that we seem to have gone down the yankee
route yet again.

Where do you queue up for a Greek passport anyway? ;-)

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Would you like me to ? I can if it'll make you happy.

I think you'll find I've barely mentioned the subject, if my possibly
faulty memory is correct that's my second posting on the subject, and it
was hardly bitching - given all I did was extend Moike's point with a
posting of an article from today's paper

JL

 

Ah if you say so , Id say you should be ready to take it like a man :_)

 

<rolls eyes skywards>

I think you'll find every public posting of mine has been along the
lines of what Moike said. The Australian people have shown their true
colours. I find that sad and rather disappointing, but I've hardly been
railing about it. In fact my sig line says it all, and it was all I
thought needed saying.

JL

 

I wont pursue it here JL , wrong forum

 

Smee wrote:

Seems like the right time for a <woosh> posting.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

No need for a whoosh posting

Who do you think started the whole (p)assport saga?
The whoosh is on you.

 

No, he's leaving Australia in 12 months...

Toosmoky
Ride the Penguin...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au