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Rider groups: Agencies are telling porkies
In response to a call for the introduction of motorcycle front number plates by Victorian agencies, motorcyclists have hit backRider representatives in Victoria believe the figures used as justification for front number plates (FNP) are an attempt to mislead the public and misrepresent motorcyclists.
The claims that 60 percent of allegedly speeding motorcycles have failed identification due to a lack of frontal identification are false, according to the Victorian Motorcycle Council (VMC). Instead, the VMC says that Traffic Camera Office data shows that the actual figure is half what’s claimed and that these failed detections represents a paltry 0.4 percent of all motorcycle and motorcar speed camera detections.
“In a transparent push to plug a 0.4 percent issue, the call for FNPs (Ed: by Victoria Police, the Road Safety Camera Commissioner, Victorian Auditor General and VicRoads) would cost the Victorian community $29m to retro-fit today’s motorcycle fleet. This does not include the cost of developing safe and reliable identification which VicRoads research (conducted from 2000-2008) proved was not technically feasible,” said the VMC media release.
“The push for FNPs for the sole purposes of the camera enforcement system would make Victoria singularly unique in the world and impose a complex Australian Design Rules problem for Australia.”
Peter Baulch, the VMC Chairman said: “Simply turn the cameras around and take the pictures from the rear.
“The logic that frontal identification is required to save lives is elusive. Riders have recorded solid fatality and injury reductions without FNP’s, which flies in the face of the hyperbole around there being more speeding motorcyclists. There’s never been a safer time to ride a motorcycle – clearly there’s some other agenda at play.
“Of course we understand the speed issue and do not condone speeding, but road safety involves more than one dimension. Road safety is a shared responsibility. Our agencies should never be playing fast and loose with the truth in the area of road safety and should be called to account for vilifying motorcyclists, a legitimate road user.”
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