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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of Engine-Cars
Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2024 01:12:38 -0000 (UTC)
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On 3 Nov 2024 01:03:44 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Nov 2024 00:17:56 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> On 2 Nov 2024 23:47:06 GMT, rbowman wrote:
>> 
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_Fastest_Indian
>> 
>> Motorbikes ... eugghhh.
>> 
>> If they were invented today, they wouldn’t be allowed.
> 
> Luckily they weren't invented yesterday so I have three in the driveway.
> I believe in the proper tool for every job.

Look at all the safety improvements that have been incorporated into four-
wheel vehicles over the last half century or more ... almost none of which 
are applicable on two wheels.

A few years ago there was a protest against an increase in Accident 
Compensation levies on motorbike riders, being proposed because the agency 
was paying out something like 4× the amount it was collecting from that 
group. The protestors being predominantly from upper income brackets and 
politically well-connected, the protest was successful, and the agency 
backed down.

One of the organizers of the demonstration died on the way home, when his 
motorbike lost traction on a bend and crashed. Single-vehicle accidents 
with motorbikes? Happen all the time.

That just sums things up for me.