Acc Levies

Hurray! The ACC component of motor vehicle registration has gone up $50! I'm picking motor vehicles = all vehicles.

http://www.acc.co.nz/levies-and-cover/levy-consultation-2008-09/index.htm

and so has the levy on petrol...so petrol just got dearer again!

http://www.acc.co.nz/levies-and-cover/news/DIS_CTRB094595?ssSourceNodeId=4209&ssSourceSiteId=1494

Sensible parenting

I ain't got no kids, I ain't no expert but I like this guy's style:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201668_pf.html

ACC Levies

Scary, scary, found this article about ACC levies:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10481024

Looks like they're thinking of stinging bikers even more for ACC levies due to their fuel efficiency (less ACC from petrol taxes).

Also interesting is the "The average cost of motorcycle injuries per year is $1500 per registered motorcycle." Let me guess this calculation was cost of all motorcycling injuries divided by the number of registered bikes. What about all the unregistered trailees & farm bikes/quads? What about all the other sports / hobbies where no ACC levies are paid? It goes on about other road users (forgetting cyclists & pedestrians) subsidising bike injuries - but doesn't everyone that pays ACC levies somewhere or other pay for all those non-levied activities? Don't cars sometimes hit bikes?

Too hard - just sting the bikers...