The rally would protest against:
1. a proposed law (Gore's law) to make motorcycle & scooter riders wear flouro vests when they ride.
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| Snr Sgt Gore of the Wangaratta Highway Patrol told riders at a road safety forum that flouro vests would be law for all road riders within 18 months and if riders did not like that they could give up motorcycling! |
2. Police proposals to make approved boots, pants, jackets & gloves compulsory for motorcycle & scooter riders.
3. Police plans to require motorcycles & scooters to be fitted with a front identifier in the form of a plate, sticker or electronic tag.
4. Police plans for an anti-association law that could see bike clubs declared criminal organisations with heavy penalties for people who, even unknowingly, associate with a member of a banned organisation.
If your answer is yes, you would attend a protest rally in Melbourne at lunchtime on the Monday after the GP, please email
d.codognotto.oam@bigpond.com
Road authorities in Victoria have displayed their contempt for the current Parliamentary Inquiry into motorcycle & scooter safety by pushing for restrictive and discriminatory laws/ADRs for riders before the inquiry publishes it's recommendations in December 2012.
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/rsc/inquiries/article/1407
There is no scientific evidence indicating flouro vests will reduce motorcycle & scooter casualties. Any benefit to be gained over a blazing headlight can be gained voluntarily without effecting a crash victim's legal standing or right to full CTP insurance compensation.
Front ID for bikes is a grab for cash from tolls and fines and a way to track riders for police intelligence gathering purposes.
Other issues would include:
4. the TAC antibike tax.
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/abolish-tac-antibike-tax.html
5. banning wire rope barriers.
http://www.banwirebarriers.org/index.php
6. road surface neglect by road authorities. Victoria the pothole state.
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