Re: bicycle road rage

"Phil Allison" <philallison@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Noddy"
> duncanmcrae@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> Ah yes... because we all know your rego pays for the roads..
>>
>> Rego pays for the *right* to use the road,
>
> ** The " right " to use the publically funded road system requires no 
> payment. Rego fees mostly go towards the overall cost of operating the 
> motor vehicle registration system.


Then why is it that they tells us that all registrations costs go towards 
the upkeep of the road system
Are you saying that my registration fees are going toward paying the wages

and upkeep of all the curry munchers in there ??

>> and compulsory third party insurance covers those injured in any 
>> accidents the vehicle may cause.
>


Sure, tell me another one

> ** CTP insurance is effectively a government license for drivers to main

> and kill without facing the financial consequences.


Huh ? please explain, in English please ..........


> CTP coverage cannot be denied to any licensed driver, no matter how bad 
> that driver's record becomes  -  even if he/she has killed people while 
> drunk driving etc.


COmpulsort Third Party Insurance is for the hospitalisation  and recovery
of 
any victims of a road incident

> Plus - an injured person ( or dependant of a deceased) must find a
lawyer 
> and sue the insurer in order to get one dime


One dime ....?
what are you...a septic tank, always full of ****??
what is a dime?


>- in reality only a small fraction of the harm done to people by road 
>accidents is ever compensated by CTP insurance payouts.
>


Then okay braniac, where does it all go to?


>
>> Two things cyclists seem to not only be exempt from, but vehemently 
>> opposed to.
>
>
> ** Cyclists are just as liable under the law as a motorist for causing 
> injury or damage - the fact is they cause very little.

You really need to check up on the facts before you start dribbling

>Most bicycle riding clubs hold PLI policies covering all their members
and 
>very few claims are ever made.


Try telling that to the family of the old bloke who was run down and
killed 
by a recreational bicycle club rider.