VIC RIDERS

[blackninjazx6]

Posted this in the rider day section, may as well add it here also
Not sure if this can be posted, but a ride for a worthy cause. Word is getting around quick. In the AMCN this month.

Anyone Keen? Pass around

Sat 5th PROTEST RIDE - TOLLS, TAC TAX, FRONT ID & MORE

This is a protest ride being arranged by Damien Codognotto. The media release and information is as follows. Meeting time from 10am at the Doncaster Park & Ride with the ride departing at 12 noon.

There will be a protest ride on Saturday, July 5, 2008. The primary argument will be against road tolls for motorcycles but we'll be collecting signatures on the petition to abolish the $56 a year TAC tax too. And front ID for motorcycles and scooters is definitely a big issue on this protest run.

If we get the numbers we plan to have stands at the bike expo and the OZ GP to collect more signatures against the TAC tax. The petition will be given to an MP to present to Parliament probably on November 12, 2008.

The assembly area will be the Doncaster Park & Ride - Melway reference Map 46 K1. It's virtually empty on a Saturday. It's left out the gate. A few metres and left onto the Eastern Freeway which becomes the Eastlink toll road. Very safe. Eastlink opens Sunday, June 29. There is a toll free period of a month.

At noon riders will proceed to Frankston at 10 kph under the speed limit. Probably 90 kph most of the trip. The distance will be around 60 kms. The destination is the Frankston Civic Centre in Davey Street. - Melway reference map 100A C9. There will be no road tolls and no entry fees or registration. A bucket collection will help defray costs.

All road registered trikes, sidecars, motorcycles & scooters are welcome. On the ride, normal road laws apply and each rider is responsible for him/her self.

We will be inviting City Councillors and MPs from along the route to be at the start or the finish or to ride with us. The media too. We'll have responsible pilots to take passengers. Let me know if you can take a passenger.

If we get the numbers, the November protest goes ahead, if not, it doesn't.

Hopefully some riders will be tempted to come a fair distance for a chance to ride the new super road before the tolls start. Others may be inspired by the recent successful protests by taxi drivers and pensioners but I doubt we'll see any topless riders this time of year. Others still may attend because they are angry that our representatives on VMAC have not stood up for the motorcycle community's interests.

http://www.docv.org/events/itin.shtml

[dilligaf]

this is probably in the dumb as bat shit category

its just going to piss people off. be OK if it was just about bus lanes or lane splitting.

some loser trying to reclaim past glory?

[GlennB]

Sounds good, beats whinging about it all in the forums and nothing being done, this may get something done.

[dilligaf]

its some sort of political thing around mra and dc is apparently unhappy with the people running it now.
but they have representation on vmac (Tony Ellis) and are negotiating about the tolls.
why not wait until we know how that turns out?

Tony posts on netrider and the mra forum if you want to read what is going on