Is it a motorcycle, is it a
convertible, is it a trike, or is it some sort of mechanical stick
insect?
It's none of these; it's the
three-wheeler Can-Am Spyder and, for the
moment, you need a full motorcycle licence to ride the $25,990 vehicle.
But that could change.
CYCLISTS would be safer if
they rode 50cc mopeds, according to an
organiser of a petition against Queensland Government changes to rider
licensing laws.
The Parliamentary Travelsafe
committee has
recommended that moped riders who currently ride on an open car licence
be required to obtain an automatic motorcycle licence.
WHEN
John Travolta tied on his black bandanna, slipped on his dark
sunglasses and straddled his motorbike for a road trip across the US,
his desire for "freedom" resonated with baby boomers the world over.
In fact, the grey-power
biker movement is so
strong it even has its own club, with an appropriate motto "Grow Old
Disgracefully".
POLICE
on both sides of the border have been heartened by a successful
operation aimed at lowering the motorbike road toll in southeast
Queensland and northern NSW.
As part of Operation High
Side -- an ongoing
cross-border patrol effort shared between Gold Coast and Tweed-Byron
police -- officers yesterday set up camp on the border at
Nerang-Murwillumbah Road, at Numinbah.
WORLD
champion motorcycle racer Casey Stoner has called for laws to require
riders to wear more protective equipment than just a helmet.
The Young Australian of the
Year who started the
season with a win this month said he had seen "first hand" the benefits
of comprehensive safety clothing.
