MARK M ALDRIDGE "Community Advocate" SA - LABOR ATTACK MOTORCYCLE RIDERS a.userlink { color: #253741; } a.userlink:visited { color: #6a818c; } a.userlink:hover { color: #005e85; } font[size="1"] { font-size:10px; } font[size="2"] { font-size:13px; } font[size="3"] { font-size:16px; } font[size="4"] { font-size:18px; } font[size="5"] { font-size:24px; } font[size="6"] { font-size:32px; } font[size="7"] { font-size:48px; } .GuestBookMessage { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 13px; } .GuestBookMessageRow { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12px; } .GuestBookHeader { font-family: Arial; color: #000000; font-size: 12px; } .div-text-footer-color { color:#000000; } .div-text-footer-container a, .div-text-footer-container a:visited, .div-text-footer-container a:hover { color:#000000; } Labor attack motorcyclists hip pockets once again The state Labor government are about to rip of 170,000 motorbike riders in South Australia, says Mark Aldridge Independent candidate and motorcycle enthusiast. A government-imposed safety levy that could almost double Motorcyclists annual licence fees, is highway robbery, we use less space, less fuel, we emit less pollution, yet we already pay premium registrations, now we are to be hit even harder, one has to question the motives of the government.The move is nothing but a ploy to cut the number of riders on our roads, and I doubt any funding raised must be spent exclusively on motorcycle safety initiatives “Says Mark”. The Advertiser has reported the "River Murray" style annual levy would add $300 to a 10-year driver's licence fee of $370. A motorcycle safety levy was proposed in the South Australian Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 to fund road safety initiatives on "high-use motorcycle routes", but we all know it is the result of a desperate government trying to make up for their less than adequate financial prowess. Revenue raising has already seen a huge increase in road traffic fines, the loss of the protections registration labels offered, and a host of cost of living increases, surely this move makes no sense considering one would think the government should be promoting the use of motorcycles to lower traffic congestion and carbon emissions, if the Federal Labor party’s position is an honest one."There are over 160,000 motorcycle licences in SA and about 50,000 registrations so licences is a much bigger area, which means the government make more money, when the fact is motorcyclists are already paying more than their fare share on registration fees alone. "This move is nothing but blatant discrimination” Says Mark, it is past time the government stopped funding their own stuff ups by attacking we the peoples hip pockets, and looked into their own back yard for some money saving ideals, Labors added over 1000 spin doctors in recent years, now threes a great place to considering cutbacks.For many South Australians motorcycling is their way of life, for others it is a hobby or past time, either way, there are a lot of businesses who survive on their continued licensing, a loss of licensed riders will have a flow on effect to many other sections of the industry.I sincerely hope those independent thinkers in the legislative council deny Labor this nasty piece of discriminative legislation, it is past time Labor learned the meaning of the word accountability, and paid for their own stuff ups, rather than attacking innocent motorists.Mark Aldridge Independent Home | FARM DIRECT MARKETS SA | DODGY ELECTIONS THE TRUTH | SAVING OUR FOOD INDUSTRY 2013 | VOTING 4 ANIMAL WELFARE | VOTE NO TO AUST WITH OUT FARMS | THE RSPCA EXPOSED | DAFWA undermine justice | WHY VOTE FOR AN INDEPENDENT | ABOUT MARK | STANDING UP FOR LOCAL BUSINESS | BILL OF RIGHTS FOR AUSTRALIA | AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTION | MARK BRIEF IDEALS OVERVIEW | THE DEMISE OF AUSSIE RIGHTS | CARBON TAX WHOLE STORY UPDATE | DEMAND SUPPORT FOR DAIRY FARMS | SA ELECTION FACTS FOR 2010/14 | FLUORIDE THE SIMPLE TRUTH | HEMP / CANNABIS EXPOSED" | WATER PROOFING South Australia | WHERE DOES OUR TAX MONEY GO? | MY POLITICAL HISTORY 1999/2012 | CONTACT ME | DIGNITY FOR THE DISABLED | The Muddied Water Debate | 2013 REWRITE OF ELECTORAL LAW | MY RALLY FOR THE CHILDREN | 24 POLICE STATION IN SALISBURY | WORKCOVER....NO THANKYOU | 2013 REFERENDUM ON COUNCILS | REFERENDUM 2013 VOTE NO DEBATE | On line Gambling | On line security | Aboriginal Soverignty in SA | Regional Aust missing out! | The water story part 2 | DODGY ELECTORAL LAWS | GETUP THE FULL EXPOSE 2011 | Nuclear Power & the future | COUNTRY PEOPLE DESERVE MORE | Family Law reform please | 11/5 election dispute update | SMALL BUSINESS DESERVE MORE | Federal Tax reform figures | Electoral commission affidavit | BILL OF RIGHTS V COMMON LAW | MULTICULTURALISM OR NOT? | Climate Debate the Way Forward | ROAD SAFETY FOR SA | The Carbon Tax explained | AUSTRALIAS DEBT "TOO FAR?" | ROAD SAFETY AND TRAFFIC LAWS | How Labor won Ramsay | RESTORE REGO LABELS? | LABOR ABANDONS INNOVATION | AUSTRALIA... 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