Re: [St] The Future of Motorcycling

[JES_VFR <jes_vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:03 PM 3/20/2008, you wrote:
>That has been happening here in Oz and there has been a concerted government
>effort to stop people getting onto bikes. Petrol (gas) is $1.40 - $1.60 per
>litre. $2.00 per litre isnt far away.
>
>In the state of South Australia, there was a massive increase in people going
>through compulsary rider training to get their bike licence. The training
>scheme is subsidised by the state government. Their response to this 
>increase was
>to remove the subsidy from the licence scheme, effectively doubling the cost
>of getting a bike licence. A state minister went on record as saying "due to
>the increasing cost of fuel, more and more people are turning to 
>motorcycles as
>a cheaper form of transport. If we dont do something, this trend will
>continue..."
>
>Brett.

Somebody needs to get some reporter to ask that screwball to explain 
"what is wrong with that trend".


JohnS
A Dragon Ascending
"Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"

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