Tell me this is a wind up

athelstan · Nova Slayer Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Karma :

"Motorbike enthusiasts Tania and Dave Winterburn have hit out at “big brother” proposals to monitor bikers and force them to cut their speed.
The couple, who own a Leamington motorbike accessory shop and have been keen riders for 30 years, say government plans for new compulsory devices that can track individual bikers are “farcical”.
"Known as Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA), the devices will also be able to track bikers’ journeys and store data about each motorbike’s speed."

https://www.rinf.com/columnists/news/tracking-bikers-speed-smacks-of-big-brother

Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

It isn't a wind up.

ISA is being seriously considered.

All the best

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

It isn't a wind up and it will happen.

Check out the MAG website

www.mag-uk.org for more details. Alternatively there is a bit of info on it in my sig.

We must stop it from happening. Sure, this has been trivialised by this paper and it focusing on the two people who run the accessory shop, but the government already have a test bike (a suzuki Bandit 650) which has a GPS system installed that cuts the power to the engine if you go above the speed limit.

I urge everyone who reads this thread to join MAG if they haven't already, because they are the only ones who will fight for your rights.

The BMF seem to have recently spectacularly imploded...
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

ok it could happen, but i doubt it would

seems a good way to get new membership for MAG though by putting about scare storied
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i_am_tim · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Karma :

nah ti'll never get passed, imagine the controversy something like that would cause, its the last this the shitty government need
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Thats an easy way to win an election imo, you say your party will scrap this plan and most of the country would vote for them I reckon.
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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

The testing has been done on cars, it's linked to the road tax by mileage thing thats going through, so there is a fair chance that most people will think that using this will cut their roadtax.

Last time this surfaced there was a problem with the test bike cutting power in corners, MAG were complaining that this would lead to accidents where bikes lose grip.

Advantages are no more speed cameras and no more APNR cameras - they'll know where vehicles are so there are theft ramifications.

The only downside is that vehicle owners will have to pay for the units to be installed but seeing as everyone will have to pay for identity cards under the current plan and the vague grumbling from the public isnt putting the government off I can't see them worying about that.
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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

If they do introduce it I might go and move to Canada, or Scotland if devolution is actually bought in.
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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

An issue like this will efect the entire United Kingdom, they recently announced they were bringing Ulster version of the DVLA in line with the rest of the UK
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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Canada it is then.
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Kal · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Karma :

I know some Canadians - they're winging about their riding season at the minute...

New Zealand is good though Thumbs Up

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THCi · Nearly there... Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Karma :

Any of the more prodominately English speaking countries is good for me. Preferably not the US or Australia though.
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DEN MONKEY · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Not to mention what happens if you're doing an over take and find yourself in a posistion that requires exceeding the speed limit.

i think anything that relates to cutting the power to a bike will not fly because of the safety implications.
Well lets hope not anyway.

Could see it being applied or passed by people who have never so much as sat their arses on a bike Middle Finger

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..... · Quote Me Happy Joined: 15 Jan 2005 Karma :

If that goes through then I'm going to make it my mission to kill every last politician in this country who voted for it.

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

Ha....that would make ride outs fun.

I'd put the tracking device on my GF car, that way it looks like a drive like a granny.

Fuc* them, no riots happen anymore, i'd like to be in one, if this comes in, i hope some sh*t gets smashed.
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Please envite me along! Wink

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techierob · Traffic Copper Joined: 05 Oct 2006 Karma :

I can see it now: Some big, carefully spun government report outlining measures to combat all the terrorists and paedophiles who use bikes. Anyone with the spine to stand up to it will either get labelled as a subversive or a kiddy fiddler. That, and a few headlines about motorcycle accidents on the front page of the sun and the public will be crying out to get these things introduced.

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moonym20 · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 12 Jun 2002 Karma :

Alls i can say is that this fine country is going well and truly to hell. Evil or Very Mad

if this ridiculous thing gets past (along with other hardships) i will honestly pack the R6 and the NSR into a crate and ship out! at least in most other places the population are listened too and not oppressed by a goverment hell bent on its own obsessive ideas Thumbs Down

what a bunch of snob nosed tossers Middle Finger

<rant over>
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