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Title: Protest Rally Post by: Serge C on October 24, 2012, 09,39:47 PM The following was received from Damien Codognotto (former head of the M.R.A.)
Please pass the October 29 protest ride assembly areas on to as many riders as you can. Three things. 1. The Melbourne Age ran the pothole story. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/grand-prix-fans-at-risk-on-damaged-roads-motorcyclists-warn-20121023-283l2.html The Independent Riders' Group's Dale Maggs was interviewed by Red Simons on ABC Radio 774. He also did interviews on 3AW News and 3YB which covers the south west of the state. Dale raised the "Bracks tax" too. 2. Since the IRG route survey of the main route to Phillip Island on Thursday, October 18, and the following media exposure, VicRoads has made an astonishing effort to patch the long-offending potholes on the Bass Highway. The IRG did another route survey on Tuesday, October 24. In just five days, over a weekend, VicRoads has patched the worst potholes on the road. The Bass Highway is safer than it was a week ago but it's not pretty and not smooth and the work does not look permanent. And the fact that the work was done makes Minister Mulder's excuses about the poor condition of too many roads across Victoria's a bit thin. The IRG maintains that if VicRoads cut a lot of the waste in the areas of road barriers and signage there would be a lot more money for road surface maintenance and repairs. 3. Responses to the October 29 protest rally in Melbourne have been very positive. Three groups will ride to the city for the rally the day after the GP. The rally, among other things, is protesting against recent moves to force motorcycle & scooter riders to wear high visibility vests, make government approved protective gear compulsory and bring back front number plates. Three groups will ride to the city. All motorcycle & scooter riders are invited to join them at the assembly areas or en route. CRANBOURNE: The ride will be led by Johnny Gee in the Antique Motorcycles truck - 0439 393 912. www.antiquemotorcycle.com.au Riders will assemble in the car park next to the BP service station. As you come through Cranbourne heading for Melbourne you pass the Centro shopping centre on the left, then the car park, then the BP. The route will be up the Monash Freeway. The ride departs at 11am. CAMPBELLFIELD: The ride will be led by Anthony. Contact Leah - 0433 908 545. The assembly area is in the Kmart car park at 1434 Sydney Road, Campbellfield. The route will be down Sydney Road past Highway 31 and Harley City to Royal Parade. There will be a short stop by the park to regroup. Thyen on to the Haymarket roundabout, Peel Street past Garner's Hire Bikes then left into A'beckett Street. The ride departs the Kmart car park at 11am. HEALESVILLE: The ride will be led by Heather - 0425 720 193. The assembly area is at AJs Cafe - 5962 2662. www.ajsmotocafe.com.au 335 Maroondah Highway, Healesville. The route will be down the Maroondah Highway through Lilydale to Springvale Road. Turn right on Springvale then left onto the Eastern Freeway. The ride departs AJs at 10am. There will be a short stop in Lilydale opposite the Olinda Hotel to pick up riders. CARLTON: This ride is organised by the Victorian Scooter Riders Association. www.vicscooterriders.com.au The contact is Steve on 0409 848 428. The assembly area is Argyle Square in Lygon Street from 11am. The ride departs at 11.40am. Damien Codognotto OAM Independent Riders' Group Melbourne Title: Re: Protest Rally Post by: Serge C on October 25, 2012, 06,01:24 AM John Voyage from Maurice Blackburn Lawyers will address motorcycle & scooter riders at the October 29 protest rally in Melbourne. He will speak on the SMIDSY driver awareness campaign. Link below. The Independent Riders Group is pleased to support and recommend the "TAKE A LONGER LOOK" TV ad. Congratulations to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers and Motorcycling Australia. A job very well done and a real contribution to safer roads. www.lawyers4riders.com.au Had Victoria's Transport Accident Commission consulted stakeholders on it's motorcycle safety campaigns instead of treating those campaigns as "products", it may have produced several TV ads as good as the SMIDSY ad (link below) and avoided the embarrassment of the recent costly deconstruction ad. It is time for the the TAC Board to have a member with road safety expertise and motorcycling experience. Damien Codognotto OAM Independent Riders Group Melbourne Tel: 03 9846 8621 Title: Re: Protest Rally Post by: Serge C on October 25, 2012, 06,03:37 AM (http://www.vinamtra.com.au/forum/gallery/61_25_10_12_2_02_51.jpg) |