Moto Guzzi Club of Queensland

Has anybody heard any details of the protest ride organised for today, in Victoria?

I found one report which only said "hundreds" attended.

The ride was primarily to protest against the newly opened EastLink road, where motorcyclists will soon have to pay a toll.
Prior to this, motorcyclists travelled free on Victorian tollways.

It was also intended to protest the frontal identification proposal, which incidentally, according to a report in AMCN, was mocked at the recent Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's workshop on motorcycle safety, held in Norway last month.

At this two day world summit on motorcycle safety, enforcement barely made a mention, the article says, and this was significant in that the workshop was run by government, not motorcycle lobbyists.

It's about time Qld motorcyclists stood up for themselves more openly, e.g. surely there should have been a similar ride held in Brisbane to coincide with today's Vic ride.

How did we (motorcyclists) come to accept paying tolls?
I'm sure many car drivers would be happy to let motorbikes through toll booths free of charge, to avoid delays, while those bikers without E-toll transponders fumble for change with gloves, jackets etc.

Latest Aust Motor Cycle News, 9-22 July 2008, reports more than 2000 motorcyclists taking part in the ride, and it was about more than just the toll inroduction.
Excellent editorial by Matho, with some negative comments on the Victorian MRA.
He says where reasonable argument doesn't work on its own......backing it up with public demonstrations will get our voices heard.
He feels it is time for the various state MRA's and other lobby groups to show us the way.

And so say all of us....well, this concerned motorcyclist does.

That's the problem when you cross a bureaucrat with revenue you get an unintelligent spineless mass of selfrightious uninformed opinionated crap that spews more shit than luggage point.
I think I got that right?

I think you did.
Very eloquently

Hey Bob, well put! You only left out the bit about in your opinion.
But please, what do you really think of politicians.





Currently rolling around the floor P'ing myself.

Not much

Pollies=Bunch of Bananas.....

......start out a bit green, soon turn yellow, and before you know it, the whole bunch is rotten!

oops, "In My Opinion", that is.....seems that way anyway.

Some might start out with good intentions, and help a few people along the way, but as a collective group they're as bad as any "committee".
The worst of the worst seem to rise to the top, by default, and the media, lobby groups and certain members of the general public don't help.

Sometimes I think we get what we deserve as a society, but we deserve better surely!

Biggest problem seems to be that all they care about is getting re-elected, instead of doing what is best for the country/state.

Anyone watching "The Hollowmen" on the ABC?

That just about sums them up