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i'm interested to see what happens this weekend with Ronnie Mac at the Aussie SX open,
if MA let him run a race with that cut up helmet, they will be the worlds biggest hypocrites ,
they banned go pros (and the mounts) and even stickers on helmets this year, (even worse than MNZ that banned go pro mounts attached to helmets,
if MA let him run a race with that cut up helmet, they will be the worlds biggest hypocrites ,
they banned go pros (and the mounts) and even stickers on helmets this year, (even worse than MNZ that banned go pro mounts attached to helmets,
“What if something happens?!”
“Think of the children!”
I’m very nearly “over” this once great country:
Fineing people big bucks for 4km over the speed target. (For safety....)
Compulsory pushbike helmets. My head, nanna’s decides what’s best.
No go pro cameras on helmets.
I’m not allowed outside at work without a high vis vest. I’m meant to put a helmet on to look in the boot (trunk). I wish I was joking.
Several friends have left. One to Canada, one to England, it has seriously gone too far.
We have put lunatics in charge.
F#cking the country, to not fix a problem, that doesn’t exist.
But in saying that, Australians were THE WORST type of people that were always the drunkest, stupidest people that wrecked the show at nearly every hostel I stayed at.
We kind of made our own beds to an extent.
The speed limit is the criminal law there is 4km's over the limit 4 FUCKING KM's thats 2.5mph for American's how can this law exist when every car manufacturer have different speedo readings, they hide these cameras in bush's near my house they put them down hills and the only way to maintain the speed limit whilst going down a hill is to apply the brakes which is dangerous.
The population thinks speed kills they population also believes the only reason why Europe and other countries have faster speed limits is because of better quality roads which is total bullshit ive been around whole of Europe/middle east/ and parts of Africa... Australia has a very high standard of roads, everyone here since the fear camping of speeding is frightened to drive constantly under the limit both hands squeezed tight on the steering out of pure fear, nothing but fear and gossip here on the mainstream TV.
In Perth we have far less car's than most cities yet we have some of the worst traffic I've seen it's rare today at any time of the day/night to hit a smooth 100-110 on the fast lane on the "freeway" without catching up to someone and overtaking, But I think this is special to Perth, Melbourne and Sydney drivers are far superior over Perth drivers but that's not saying much I legit believe Perth are the worst drivers in the world theres nothing more braindead and slow than Perth drivers.
/rant
The Shop
We are so disrespectful since I'm aware of my fellow aussie behaviors when ever someone asks me where I'm from whilst travelling I'm always embarrassed to say Australia.
I meet and know alot of Aussies and the have all been awesome people! The genereal consensus it seems, is that most Australians traveling are lots of fun, totaly crazy and very friendly..
So dont sell yourself short just yet
I’m just waiting on RM69 to whip his wiener out as a Victory celebration!! it’s gonna the the new ghost ride over the finish. Stamp it.
If you get 12 points (see above example) in any 3 year period, you lose your license.
It’s complete BS, and half the population believe this has something to do with safety. Despite the “difficult to find official figures” that show “speeding”is responsible for 7% of crashes on Australian roads (well, in QLD anyway.)
They basically ignore the causes of the other 93% as there is little profit in it. It’s well documented that killing a cyclist involves a smaller fine than being caught 40kmh over the limit driving through the desert. Madness.
Recently a policeman killed an elderly Motorcyclist and badly injured her husband as he was so keen to do a U turn and book someone for a minor speed limit violation, he did the turn in front of them. “Safety”, don’t make me laugh! (Or cry, and spew!)
Pit Row
It’s just disappointing that, rather than take the middle road, or even trail the rest of the world down the drain we seem hell bent on leading the way.
A tourist was recently quoted “.....everything in Australia is either illegal or compulsory.”
Suicide is a huge killer of men in Australia. Far greater than the road toll for example.
Rather than say “maybe we should let boys be boys a bit more”, the Nanna’s in charge think neutering everyone and wrapping them in cotton wool is the answer.
I’m so sick of people with no interest in me, telling me what I can’t do.
“Don’t ride on the cycle path without your helmet Simon”. (Says the obese politicians who are destroying the health care system with diabetes costs)
“Don’t Ride your Motorcycle too fast”
“Don’t Ride your dirt bike anywhere - there might be a tree and an endangered frog” (this stopped the latest riding area)
“Don’t drink a Wisky without coke” - we don’t like people who drink “shots”. WTF!?
“Don’t put a hose from your exhaust pipe into your car” - there will be a huge fine coming your way.
I’m going to go and do few huge wheelies.
Still fucking love this country, just not the sub-human fuckwits that seem to have just emerged fro the primordial soup.
@Drinkmorewater, the M1 motorway that takes us south to Sydney is a 110kph speed limit and every time without fail, we come to almost a complete stop thinking there is an accident ahead, only to realise it's that no cunt can merge or overtake properly. It's not just Perth.
And yes, it's down to politicians / Police taking the easy way, and just upping fines - generally in response to a big accident or two. You get a goodly swathe of Joe Public, well, more often than not it's 'Joette' public, that then, cretinously think it's the way to do it. Not better driver training, roads or simply people not being Fuckwits.
Hell, I reckon just as many accidents are caused by drivers having to concentrate on the speed limit, than they do the road they are on and the traffic around them ......
But, we appear to have a few here that really do fit the 'Whingeing Pom' moniker, even if they are Aussies.
I ride bikes far more than I drive cars, and, I've not been booked since 1983. And I do tend to 'arc' it up on two wheels. Probably luck, but I do try to use my noggin', and think about what I'm doing, and, where I'm doing it.
I'm lucky, I live right on the edge of Suburbia / the Blue Mountains. I can just get on a bike, and be in the bush within a K. I know that a few areas I ride in are not 'legal', but I ride with a Monster Muffler on the bike, don't tear the hell out of the trails, and only, well mostly, ride single track, and keep my bike legal - as in (midget) blinkers and (fold away) mirrors. All on a CRE500. The legality and quietness of my bike, my not being a 'Fire Trail Fuckwit', and, knowing a fair few of the Cops (and a good half of my Relos being in the Police Force, a couple right near the very Top, helps
DON'T SPEED!!! The speed limits are there for a reason, whether you think they're fair or not.
No use looking for someone else to blame when you get a speeding fine. The police officer wasn't the one with his foot on your accelerator.
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