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From: theo on 24 Nov 2009 18:58 On Nov 24, 4:51 pm, "Knobdoodle" <knobdoo...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "theo" <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: > > In WA as I believe in QLD, you must have an accompanying 'instructor' > when on L plates. The law says that that person may be riding another > motor cycle or be a pillion on the learners bike. I don't think I've > ever seen the second option exercised. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > I think the instructor/pillion bit just got canned in Qld recently. > I've instructed a few people that way (and been instructed that way too). It > has it's moments; if the learner is smallish you can get them started by > having your fingers on the outside of the bars to cover the throttle and > levers for the starts & stops. I'm getting this visual picture of gNat learning to ride a 250 with you sitting on the back. Does the front wheel maintain contact with the road? :-) Theo
From: theo on 24 Nov 2009 19:04 On Nov 25, 3:50 am, CrazyCam <Crazy...(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > Nev.. wrote: > > <snip> > > > In the UK they licence televisions. > > Works well, too! > > When did you last hear of a pom being run down by an out of control TV? You make that sound like it would be a bad thing. Theo
From: theo on 24 Nov 2009 19:05 On Nov 25, 7:36 am, "Pietro" <no...(a)dontbesilly.com> wrote: > "Diogenes" <cy...(a)society.sux.ok> wrote in message > > I'm relatively comfortable with the idea that Zebee saw the message > > and has chosen to ignore it. Zebee rarely responds to any messages > > from me. This is fine by me. I doubt the outcome would have been any > > different had I followed your fascist idea of Usenet protocols. > > Picture this - a group of people sitting around a table in a pub having a > chin wag. > > Two of them go to the bar to get more drinks and continue the conversation. > > One then says something to the effect of "why didn't one of the others > respond to the question I just asked?" to which his somewhat bemused mate > responds "because he's still over at the table, if you want him to answer > your question you should ask him over there". > > First then gets all affronted and calls his mate a fascist for trying to > dictate how he runs his life and conducts his conversations. > > Guess which party you are in this scenario? ROTFL. Theo
From: theo on 24 Nov 2009 19:12 On Nov 24, 12:40 pm, Diogenes <cy...(a)society.sux.ok> wrote: > On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:46:48 -0800 (PST), theo > >So suspending licensing of motorised vehicles would have no effect on > >the road toll, as long as the users remain licenced? > > Motor vehicles are not licensed. There is a requirement that they be > registered. To be registered, requires that they are roadworthy. If > such a requirement did not exist, then arguably this would impact the > road toll. Ah grasshopper, I have a number of vehicles that appear to be licenced. For each of our four cars (trying to sell a couple now), two trailers (car and bike), carvan and motorcycle, the State Guvmint of WA issues me a piece of paper which has printed in the header in quite large font "Licence and Third Party Insurance Policy". May I suugest you write to the WA Minister for transport advising him or her of the grammatical error. > Your problem is? What kind of a bean counter were you anyway? From > what I've seen so far in this NG, I wouldn't place my meagre finances > under your watchfull eye, I can tell you that much for nothing, Theo. Goody, the ad hom. That's a lose Gerry. Go back to your hill. I'm growing beans now. Theo
From: George W Frost on 24 Nov 2009 21:09
"Kevin Gleeson" <kevingleeson(a)imagine-it.com.au> wrote in message news:nasog55dh7mmnu1i2efv4m9ks5rv9bv2sr(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:48:27 -0800 (PST), theo > <theodoreb(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote: > >>On Nov 24, 1:03 pm, "George W Frost" <georgewfr...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> "theo" <theodo...(a)bigpond.com.au> wrote in message >> >>> In WA as I believe in QLD, you must have an accompanying 'instructor' >>> when on L plates. The law says that that person may be riding another >>> motor cycle or be a pillion on the learners bike. I don't think I've >>> ever seen the second option exercised. >>> >>> Theo >>> >>> ******************************** >>> >>> Just trying to visualize a 15year old riding a moped with his mother on >>> the >>> back >> >>At 15, he is already taller and heavier than his mother. > > My god-daughter at age 7 could sit on my Blackbird, hold the > handlebars and put both feet firmly on the pegs. She must be 12-13 now > (haven't seen her for a couple of years). God knows how tall she'd be > now. 4-5 years time her dad is going to be sitting on the front > verandah with a shotgun though . . . You have got high hopes if you think it will be 4 - 5 years time |