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 Posted: 09:32 - 09 Jul 2014  Post subject: MAG SMIDY rage rides, 23rd August 2014 |
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| John 'I think he's the sane one' Mitchell wrote: | MAG National Demo – Saturday 23 August 2014
How much is a life worth?
Every day, a motorcyclist is killed or seriously injured on the road due to the actions of a driver who didn’t pay attention, or even look out into the road. Nine times out of ten, the driver receives a pitiful sentence for careless driving, or worse still, nothing more than a driving ban; meanwhile, a family loses someone who cannot be replaced.
Sorry mate, I didn’t see you!…is the most common excuse for a driver when a rider has been knocked off. It doesn’t matter if the rider is wearing hi-viz, with headlights on or not. It’s time that this changed!
The purpose of the demo is to raise awareness on the theme that too many riders are being knocked from their bikes; that drivers are being mildly punished or getting off free, and that we – every day – see that the errors of other road users are putting our lives at risk, while we are being popularly held up to blame. This year there have been even more deaths than usual, and it's our perception that the majority are due to driver errors and poor planning/maintenance. Our best political lobbying efforts on key issues have received lip-service and duplicitous underhandedness so it is time for action.
The demos will take place in at least nine cities, including London, Glasgow and Belfast. An event will be created on the MAG Facebook page shortly and more information will be available from this page and the MAG website in the next few days. Also, your Regional Reps will have more details in due course (other cities are being sorted out as we speak). These will not be the usual demos you’ve seen from MAG recently. Every year, thousands of bikes gather in Brussels to protest at the EU parliament’s scant disregard for riders’ rights. (at the demo attended by MAG Chairman John Mitchell in 2012, over 7,000 bikes parked along the Rue de la Loi, outside the EU Parliament HQ) and it wasn’t a silent protest. It’s time us brits took a leaf out of their book.
Now you see us! August 23, 2014
The Motorcycle Action Group – https://www.mag-uk.org |
tl;dr version - MAG to rev their Harleys in a few towns on a Saturday and piss off the residents, while the decision makes neither know or care anything about it.
Sign up now, the subscriptions must flow.
[UPDATE] Is a bank holiday weekend, clashes with Isle of Man Classic TT / Festival of Motorcycling, Cadwell BSB, and at least one local MAG rally weekend.  
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| Posted: 13:02 - 09 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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I have no idea. Surely all will be revealed.
I do agree with their point that there is a blatant contempt for bikers in the investigation, prosecution and sentencing of crimes. "Civil matter", "driver awareness" courses, non-custodial or infuriatingly short sentences, Jade Clark being the poster child for that.
But what they're attempting to do about it? Beats me. There was a write in campaign over Jade (I wrote in, twice, off my own back) which appears to have done nothing. Pissing off some Saturday shoppers, why?
I rather suspect it's just a reaction to the BMF suddenly re-appearing on the scene.
Oh, hilariously (to me), the last post on Leon Manning's blog (from nearly 2 years ago, naturally) is titled Demos V Diplomacy, Simples?
Spoiler: he's in favour of the latter. 
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| Posted: 16:19 - 09 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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yup, it's a mass new member sign up drive |
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| Posted: 17:37 - 09 Jul 2014 Post subject: |
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| thx1138 wrote: | yup, it's a mass new member sign up drive |
 did anyone ever find out what they used the money for?
Promoting new bands?
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| Posted: 14:37 - 09 Aug 2014 Post subject: |
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That, or I was thinking:
https://i61.tinypic.com/fw7ls3.jpg
| G wrote: | If this is the most pressing issue bikers have to worry about, then the situation's pretty good, I'd say! |
Oh, don't worry, they'll decide at the last minute that it's also about licensing and power limits and hi-vis and helmets and legggg protecctorrrrrs!
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