Safety levy

I read in motorcycle trader that the SA
govt is considering a safety levy on motorcyclists . below is my
response to .........minister.rankine@dfc.sa.gov.au
any comments to the above minister is most welcome






As a motorcyclist of over 40 years it is with disdain that I
have read the government are proposing a safety levy for motorcyclists .This
must surely be just another way of taxing to raise more for govt. coffers.
For example , a trip up Willunga hill on the Victor Harbor
road to see wire rope barriers ( which are extremely dangerous to motorcyclists
) being installed for km after km must surely be an indication of the lack of
safety concern of motorcyclists by the powers that be .
Driver / rider education along with a safe & well
maintained environment would be more appropriate , but I fear the opposite will
happen & unrealistic " safety measures " will be put in place to band-aid
fix the problems that exist & any monies raised will just end up as part of
general revenue & squandered on other white elephant projects instead




Today they requested my home address for correspondence which has now been supplied ...............Paul__________________

Well done Paul--Have done same & also filled out the form thats on the site. Hope a lot of others do as well.The levy.have to have a car license for a year!! no alcohol for m/cyclists (P) Please have a look at the suggestion papers & have your say.

Cheers.

F

Yep filled the form out earlier; but was prompted to respond about the levy this time after I saw miles of wire ropes being put up as we speak on the Victor road & also fear any money raised will go the way of the desal plant et all of late; instead of where it could really do some good ............be interesting to see what they post out to me

Sounds like another case of get as much money out of riders before they crash or cark it. Is there a safety levy on horse riding? road or mountain bike riding? All of these recreational sports/hobbies etc are just as dangerous as riding a motorcycle. Looks like the nanny states influence is creeping across borders.