Bye bye AGF?
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Postby The 2nd Womble » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:26 pm
Debate over whether riders should be made to register bikes was sparked by cricketer Shane Warne, after he was involved in a road-rage incident with a rider on Tuesday.
A Ninemsn poll today found well over half of readers believe cyclists should have number plates. At 6.30pm more than 75,000 readers had voted in the online poll, with 70 percent backing registration.
Bicycle safety advocacy group, the Amy Gillett Foundation, also backed the cricketer's calls, saying a comprehensive investigation should be undertaken to find out if a scheme was feasible.
But the idea has already been dismissed by VicRoads and Sydney's Roads and Maritime Services body (the RMS) with both saying they have no current plans to introduce a scheme.
An RMS spokesperson told ninemsn establishing and administering a scheme would very expensive.
"Cycling is a relatively cheap way to travel and the financial burden of registrations on cyclists, parents and carers or the wider community could be significant," they said.
The RMS spokesperson said registration could also discourage bike ownership and place hardship on children, who make up the majority of riders.
They said any potential scheme would need Federal Government support and would have to be introduced across Australia.
VicRoads Director of Road User Safety James Holgate agreed that "the administrative costs would be substantial and the benefits would not outweigh those costs".
Mr Holgate said there were significantly more bicycles in circulation than vehicles.
"VicRoads believes the most effective strategy is to improve cooperation between cyclists and other road users to improve road safety for cyclists," Mr Holgate said.
He said VicRoads planned to launch a Safe Cycling campaign in February.
Bicycle Victoria said bike registration had never been successfully implemented anywhere in the world.
Warne called for cyclists to be registered via Twitter after claiming he was harassed be a rider who hit his car when he was driving home from a training session at the MCG on Tuesday.
The sports star alleges the cyclist grabbed on to the back of his car to hitch a ride through traffic lights, and hit the bonnet of his car with his hand.
But the cyclist, who wants to remain anonymous, denied the cricketer's account of the incident in an email to a cycling blog.
The rider claims Warne drove into his bike and damaged it so badly he was unable to ride home."
SCA is thinking seriously about distancing itself perminantly if the AGF is going to continue courting the State Advocate bodies and pandering to the motoring lobbyists. Dumbfounded by their "no opinion"!
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Postby Sydguy » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:42 pm
Until something concrete is done in Australia showing that such a system would be a useless waste of tax payers money people will still call for bicycle rego.
Steps, however useless and costly, must be taken to eliminate the counterproductive antichange arguments spouted by halfwits.
Sad fact.
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Postby wombatK » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:15 pm
out on the blackboard, 1000 times:
AGF's position is clarified here: AGF Stance on Bike/Rider registration has not changed one iota.I MUST NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING WRITTEN BY THE TELECRAP, NINEMSN or its MEDIA FRIENDS.
CheersTo clarify, the AGF is not advocating a review of bike/rider registration. We do support legislation changes
which (sic) there is evidence that it will lead to safer bicycling. Bike registration has arguments for and against it,
depending on the scheme, however there is currently not the evidence to our satisfaction that bike
registration should be a priority for government to review.
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Postby The 2nd Womble » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:21 pm
There is a hankering for the powers that be to concider Rego so that the taxayer ultimately foots the bill
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Postby Mulger bill » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:35 pm
Bollocks to that idea. Time to get loud, they aint boiling this frog!The 2nd Womble wrote:The idea seems to be that registration will allow for more definitive research into cycling in Oz.
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Postby WestcoastPete » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:44 am
They've done a lot of good - for us and for road users in general, and I don't want to abandon them.
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Postby Kenzo » Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:09 am
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Postby PawPaw » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:13 am
I don't know how an deep govt investigation of bicycle registration can be deemed an effort towards shared respect.
Thanks for responding and for your very sage comments. All taken on board in the most constructive way. In all humility we don’t always get it right all the time.
The Foundation is, importantly placing its efforts towards realising a culture of shared respect on our roads that includes and transcends rule and regulations. This has been our focus since our inception and it hasn’t changed.
Because of how we came to exist, and importantly what we stand for, our public comment is under heavy scrutiny and we take responsibility for that. We can only take your feedback, and that of others on board and use it to spur us on to ensure that our actions speak louder than words in realising a safer environment.
Thanks again, and please keep the dialogue open.
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Postby rkelsen » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:40 am
Do you understand what size bureaucracy would be required to administer this?The 2nd Womble wrote:There is a hankering for the powers that be to concider Rego so that the taxayer ultimately foots the bill
You do realise that the price of car registration doesn't cover the cost of administering it, right? Put simply, none of your car rego is used to fund anything outside the registration office itself. There are many more bikes in this country than there are cars. How big do you want the registration offices to become? Then, if you wanted to use excess registration funds for something, what price would it have to be? FFS, car rego is over $600. Buggered if I'm paying more than that to ride a bike.
That's problem No. 1.
Problem No. 2: Where do you draw the line? Will a 5 year old's Christmas BMX be required to be registered?
Problem No. 3: Many cyclists have cars too. They already pay rego. Admittedly, we are a 1 car family. Still, we have to register it.
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Postby Tracey Gaudry » Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:36 pm
Really interesting discussion going on! Dave/2nd Womble, hate to say it, but you ain't playing fair - when I'm offline with colleagues and fellow safety-campaigners I'll talk about anything and everything safety and will debate all perspectives. Of course I talk about registration, as well as legislation as well as enforcement as well as education as well as awareness, as well as A Metre Matters, as well as driver testing, as well as Road Signage..
For the record, the AGF's public position is here: http://www.amygillett.org.au/agf-stance ... gistration. Hope that helps guys. Bike registration has arguments for and against it, no doubt. There is currently not the evidence to our satisfaction that bike registration should be a priority for government to consider. We are not campaigning (publicly or behind the scenes) for a formal review. If a review did happen it would have to be comprehensive. We have people safety initiatives that demand every ounce of our time. I've posted some of those initiatives on another thread in BNA's forum, and they are repeated here:
-Continuing to advocate for legislation on safe overtaking distance to improve bike-rider safety on our roads
-Remembering Amy for a Reason - Schools-based road and bike safety educational program
-Community based bike awareness toolkit for implementation with local councils drawing on ‘A Metre Matters’ and great work done with many local shires and Bike Safe
-Education of young motorists in partnership with motoring organisations
-AustCycle – practical bike safety skills
-Collaboration with Vic Roads as they prepare to launch their bike awareness campaign
-Increasingly working on safety initiatives with other bicycling organisations in a continuation of our galvanisation efforts commenced in 2010.
Would really welcome your feedback and contribution.
Cheers,
Tracey G, CEO AGF
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Postby Kenzo » Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:38 pm
I hear you on your other points, but # 3 has no merit seeing as multiple car owners still pay for rego on all the vehicles.rkelsen wrote:Problem No. 3: Many cyclists have cars too. They already pay rego. Admittedly, we are a 1 car family. Still, we have to register it.
Unlikely as it is... (i.e. I believe it will NEVER happen).. if Rego comes in and it is $10/bike, I personally have four bikes and will pay for all four.... ideally be able to transfer the one 'plate' from one bike to the other.
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Postby Percrime » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:10 pm
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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:29 pm
Been wondering about that for years. It aint the car driving itself into walls, peds or other road users.Percrime wrote:As far as that goes I believe everyone who can think thinks that rego and third party personal insurance should be separate (as they are even in Victoria) I do not see why the hell the insurance component should not be on the drivers licence rather than the vehicle /vehicles
Of course, there's more cars than drivers so methinks a hit in revenue would ensue and you know how addicted to dollars the Vic Govt is.
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Postby il padrone » Sat Jan 28, 2012 3:56 pm
Yes, however Joe Average's 20 yo son driving mum's Barina is going to present somewhat less of a risk to the community than when he is driving dad's Commodore SS Yahoo Ute . The TAC charge goes up and down with (I think) the driver's age as well. Once you list your young kids as drivers your TAC charge will go up (or maybe that's just with your comprehensive insurance ).Mulger bill wrote:Been wondering about that for years. It aint the car driving itself into walls, peds or other road users.Percrime wrote:As far as that goes I believe everyone who can think thinks that rego and third party personal insurance should be separate (as they are even in Victoria) I do not see why the hell the insurance component should not be on the drivers licence rather than the vehicle /vehicles
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Postby Kenzo » Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:46 pm
I can't be bothered figuring out what TAC means, but compulsory third party insurance goes by the age of the owner of the vehicle in NSW. In Qld, age does not come into it.il padrone wrote:The TAC charge goes up and down with (I think) the driver's age as well. Once you list your young kids as drivers your TAC charge will go up (or maybe that's just with your comprehensive insurance ).
With comprehensive and third party property insurance, the youngest driver's age is a major rating factor for the premium/price for all the insurance companies.
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Postby Marx » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:15 pm
Why are other people’s opinion (who probably don’t ride after all) more important than mine?
If this goes through they’ll have to up the policing, because someone will have to catch me & teach me that lesson…
A bike and a place to ride.
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Postby il padrone » Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:23 pm
Victorian Transport Accident Charge, levied by Vicroads and partly funds the the well-known TAC (Transport Accident Commission) - known for their shock & awe ads. Made a very big public impact for many years here.Kenzo wrote:I can't be bothered figuring out what TAC means
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Yep, another word for Compulsory 3rd Party, just that in Victoria it's also 'no fault'.Kenzo wrote:but compulsory third party insurance goes by the age of the owner of the vehicle in NSW. In Qld, age does not come into it.
Ah yes, what I thought.Kenzo wrote:With comprehensive and third party property insurance, the youngest driver's age is a major rating factor for the premium/price for all the insurance companies.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Postby Ross » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:16 pm
Most of the cost involved in registering a car (in ACT anyway, I imagine it would be similar in other states) is CTPI. The actual registration is only about $150 or less, the other ~$500 is CTPI. Presumably bicycle rego if implemented would include a CTPI component.rkelsen wrote:Do you understand what size bureaucracy would be required to administer this?The 2nd Womble wrote:There is a hankering for the powers that be to concider Rego so that the taxayer ultimately foots the bill
You do realise that the price of car registration doesn't cover the cost of administering it, right? Put simply, none of your car rego is used to fund anything outside the registration office itself. There are many more bikes in this country than there are cars. How big do you want the registration offices to become? Then, if you wanted to use excess registration funds for something, what price would it have to be? FFS, car rego is over $600. Buggered if I'm paying more than that to ride a bike.
That's problem No. 1.
Presumably only bikes that are planning to be ridden on the road so probably not little 5yo Johnny's BMX.rkelsen wrote:Problem No. 2: Where do you draw the line? Will a 5 year old's Christmas BMX be required to be registered?
Never understood this argument. Lot's of cyclists own motorbikes and trucks as well but as we know each vehicle requires it's own registration so why would bicycles be any different?rkelsen wrote:Problem No. 3: Many cyclists have cars too. They already pay rego. Admittedly, we are a 1 car family. Still, we have to register it.
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Postby jules21 » Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:50 pm
because it's widely acknowledged as unfair to charge people for the same cost (3rd party injury insurance), multiple times. just because that unfairness is widespread doesn't justify further expanding it.Ross wrote:Never understood this argument. Lot's of cyclists own motorbikes and trucks as well but as we know each vehicle requires it's own registration so why would bicycles be any different?
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Postby find_bruce » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:04 pm
Given that almost all bikes weighs less than 20kg, causes approximately no wear on roads, on this principle the contribution to road tax should be approximately zero
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Postby Kenzo » Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:10 pm
Just because you pay the CTP, doesn't exclude you from letting someone else use your other car / bicycle.jules21 wrote:because it's widely acknowledged as unfair to charge people for the same cost (3rd party injury insurance), multiple times. just because that unfairness is widespread doesn't justify further expanding it.Ross wrote:Never understood this argument. Lot's of cyclists own motorbikes and trucks as well but as we know each vehicle requires it's own registration so why would bicycles be any different?
This is why you need to pay for all insurable vehicles.
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