NRMA says money wasted on cyclists...what a surprise

biker jk

NRMA pedalling (pun intended) anti-cycling rubbish once again. See story in today's Sydney Morning Herald. All spurious arguments against cycle lanes. Anyone else considering dumping NRMA as their insurer?

Ms_Merida

For a second i thought I was in the VEGSOC forum.. people protesting companies for stupid shit!

biker jk

The anti-cycling comments from the NRMA encourages aggressive motorists and so endangers the lives of cyclists riding on roads. I don't consider this a protest over "stupid shit".

Ms_Merida

Is this clearly stated by the NRMA or just a perception of your from what you have read?!

Did the NRMA say.. "lets all be twits to cyclists?"
We're on the same team, i agree people are jerks when it comes ot passing cyclist etc.. but I'm not sure any company would outwardly encourage this behaviour!

They're all going to be fat bastards..[generalisation]
I get that if only a few people are using the bikeway then i can see how others would see it as useless.. however, in this day and age as excercise is becoming more important and encouraged more, i think people will how great it is.. brisbane sucks for public transport, and it's really that you NEED a car etc.. if i could i'd ride to work.. booyeah.. anyway..

Scotttri

Anyone got alink to the article??

matagi

Well, I don't use cycle lanes, and I don't believe in segragating bicycles from cars so I'm not about to get all excited about that article.

And you have to remember the NRMA is a motoring organisation and as such is meant to be promoting the interests of car drivers so it's hardly surprising they've come out with this stuff.

EDIT: LINK to the article

46kgToDate

I heard their moron speaker on the radio.
The guys was a complete farking idiot.
Makes my blood boil, we need sensible access routes to the city that are safe to ride on and
less farking cars not more.
We should only be using our cars on weekend!!!
Why should roads only be used by cars?

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classic1

Farking NRMA. Didn't we fight them bastards in Vietnam? See what happens when you don't finish the job.



Edit - someone PMed me that we fought the Vietcong and the NVA in 'nam. Sorry.

Ms_Merida

Ms_Merida

In reality my friend.. if we really let so much shite get to us, we'd all be in hospital with nervous disorders, anxiety and fucken heart problems. Please chill.. thigns happen, people say stupid stuff.. and really.. do you think that a few people who ditch them as their insurance mob, are really going to make a huge difference? Sorry.. but us vegetarians have been fighting it a bloody long time.. and sorry to those fellow veg*ans, but one person doesn't make a huge difference!!! [ this was just to prove a point]

So they said some dumb stuff.. mabye do some dumb stuff.. we're only human and really.. we all make mistakes, what's the point in getting all shirty over it.. it only does you damage not them.

read a book called the four agreements!
[#1 dont take things personally]

biker jk

You're a moron. Don't take it personally.

Seriously, though. The NRMA comments encourage those motorists who believe cyclists should not use the roads or be catered for by providing cycle ways. This is totally irresponsible by the peak motoring body in NSW. I can voice my protest against such sentiment in any way I choose.

j.r.hawkins

NRMA Insurance was spun off a long time ago from the motoring organisation, and is now part of the Insurance Australia Group (IAG) if I recall corectly.

Canceling your insurance would hurt the wrong company.

I thought the responses that appeared the following day in the SMH were most effective in putting this self-interested twaddle in its place.

artemidorus

bump

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Aussie Steve

I actually work for IAG- which owns NRMA. My workplace has encouraged riding... there is a lockable cage in the basement, reasonable (sort of) showers and some decent lockers too. But- being an office environment, 95% of the staff havent exercised since the Year 5 Egg & Spoon Race. So there's enough lockers to go around.

And when I get into the lift in my lycra, the comments I get... arrgghh I fight back by referring to Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) being linked to a person's cholestorol level... and most ppl here go "oh my god that's not normal, drive a car like NORMAL people" .

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