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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, 9 August 2010

Office workers, mums, dads, motorcycles and scooters
to converge on Parliament.

On that day, at 12 noon, the street in front of the NSW Parliament will be awash with motorcycle and scooter riders of all ages who will have gathered to show parliamentarians their disgust at the blatant cash-grab that has become the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme under the Keneally government.

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NSW GOVERNMENT FAILS THE STATE’S MOTORCYCLISTS ONCE AGAIN
21 July 2010

With the arrival of new mobile speed cameras, and the RTA’s proposed new 4km/h tolerance limit for all speeding offences, it is time to take an objective look at the facts the speed-camera-revenue-addicted Keneally government is not telling us about motorcycles.

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MEDIA RELEASE

22 June 2010

The Motorcycle Council of NSW (MCC of NSW) has today described the planned increases in motorcycle CTP premiums from July 1st, as further evidence of the failure of Governments to recognise motorcycles as a unique and independent road user group.

Whilst the MCC of NSW understands that changes to the old CTP system were necessary, and even worked with the Motor Accidents Authority (MAA) on these changes, the MCC of NSW has not been provided with any evidence that those drivers or riders causing CTP claims, can justify such extreme increases in prices in some classifications.

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Solid result for motorcycle sales in 2009

Jan 11, 2010

Official figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) show that 115,981 motorcycles, scooters and all-terrain vehicles were sold last year – a decrease of 13.6 per cent (18,298 units) over 2008.

“Given the circumstances, this is a very solid result,” FCAI Chief Executive Andrew McKellar said.

“The market has come off a very high base over the previous year, so the industry has certainly stood up well to the economic challenges,” he said.

“In fact, this is the fourth highest annual sales result on record and was achieved in tough economic circumstances,” Mr McKellar said.

“Some brands actually increased sales and deserve congratulations for that,” he said.

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Protective Clothing

Position Statement – Protective Clothing

Research has shown that in a crash protective clothing is able to reduce the severity of injuries. However, there is no guarantee that what is sold as motorcycle protective clothing is “fit for purpose”.

Priority:- High

Where we are now:-

The Motorcycle Council of NSW has been able to obtain funding from the Motor Accidents Authority (MAA) to review research that has been conducted into the effectiveness of protective clothing. The findings of this review are the basis of the information which is on our website.

This review found that there is no guarantee that what is sold as motorcycle protective clothing will actually perform as expected in the event of a crash. The only standards currently available are those that have been developed in Europe. These are called CE standards and currently retailers promote the benefits of armour that conforms to the CE standard.

A protective clothing seminar was held in May 2005 which was attended by representatives of manufacturers, importers and retailers as well as other interested parties and the recommendations of this seminar were:-

  1. to adopt the European CE Standards
  2. that these standards should be voluntary

Where we want to be:-

When riders purchase protective clothing they can be certain that they will be adequately protected in the event of a crash.

How to get there:-

Maintain representation of the steering committee that was formed to implement the recommendations of the protective clothing seminar.

Work with the Australian Motorcycle Council (AMC) and rider groups in other states to raise awareness of CE standards for protective clothing.