Just more bullshit, nanny state, over-reaching government crap not actually intended to increase safety but revenue. They can suck my right nut until my left one grows jealous.
HDForums tackles Tiered Licensing.
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give me a six figure salary, a big-tittied assistant, and an unlimited expense account. i will ride my bike all over the world and study up on the matter...you can rest assured that i will come up with fair rules/regulations to make riding safer for all. i can start as soon as ya'll pay for my new bike, and give me a credit card. your humble servant.
Cruiser
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From: New Hampshire
Ive now read the article. I believe this system would also work with cars. If you test in a KIA, you should only drive a 4cyl manual tranny and nothing bigger. Why not go for broke, if you marry a 100lb women, you should not be allowed to sleep with women over 150lbs. Government........................where will it end?
Road Warrior
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From: Delaware
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From: Arizona
Hop a jet sometime and see how good the drivers are in the UK, you may change your mind. Guys here are always bitching about bad cagers, the UK drivers are way better than US drivers. No one is on the phone or texting, they take driving serious. I'm not Brit by the way...
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From: Alberta
In my view good driving is based on enforcement. I have seen here in my little part of Canada that the police do not enforce the motor vehicle act. This "graduated" licensing program allows the lack of enforcement to continue.
Case in point. We had a bunch of red light and speed on green cameras installed throughout the city. The justification was that it would slow people down and prevent accidents. After roughly three years the revenue raised from this 'safety' program continues to rise. They have so much money now they are installing even more cameras. It is quite obvious that these systems are only good for one thing; raising revenue.
My point is that good drivers are developed through experience and having the rules enforced by the police. Everything else is lipstick on a pig.
Case in point. We had a bunch of red light and speed on green cameras installed throughout the city. The justification was that it would slow people down and prevent accidents. After roughly three years the revenue raised from this 'safety' program continues to rise. They have so much money now they are installing even more cameras. It is quite obvious that these systems are only good for one thing; raising revenue.
My point is that good drivers are developed through experience and having the rules enforced by the police. Everything else is lipstick on a pig.
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I think there is truth to the view that those afraid of tiered licensing are probably against it because they know they could not pass the skills test on their current >650cc ride.
But everyone should calm down as I don't think it would happen. Tiered licensing would be a big headache for the state DMV and would just add extra red tape and expense. Having to test people when they move up to a bigger class of bike means more lines at the DMV offices, which are already packed on any given day.
But everyone should calm down as I don't think it would happen. Tiered licensing would be a big headache for the state DMV and would just add extra red tape and expense. Having to test people when they move up to a bigger class of bike means more lines at the DMV offices, which are already packed on any given day.