The Western Region Action Group
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August 2004 |
On August 1st there will be a pet food run starting at The Lysley Arms on the A4 outside of Chippenham, stating at 1pm sharp. The ride to the Wiltshire Wildlife Sanctuary will go via Devises, Tilshead and Stonehenge and ending at The Old Inn in Allington, the sanctuary is only a few yards down the road from the inn, and you are asked to leave your bikes at the inn so as not to scare the animals. All types of animal food will be welcome as will cash donations.
For further info ring:
Paul on 01249 447310; Or Taff on 07803
974088.
It is with deep regret that Stuart the Bristol MAG Rep has had to stand down for personal reasons, and so now Bristol MAG are seeking a new Rep to fill this position, so ably carried out by Stuart. So if anyone fancies the job please contact the Bristol MAG committee as soon as possible, it is not to onerous a job and you will have the support of a good bunch on the Bristol MAG committee.
It appears that it is not the Bridge Trusties that are causing the problems over allowing bikes across free, but the Company responsible for maintaining the Barriers. For some reason they are dead against shortening the arms, but instead prefer to install a button that bikers can press to attract the attention of the Bridge attendants to open the barrier, which will require a refit as the current system is not geared up to.
All you bikers that regularly travel through Bristol are asked to come up with (sensible) suggestions for the Forum to discuss with a view to implementing in and around Bristol. Do you want; more secure parking; bikes to go up to advance (cycle) stop lines; Bikes in all bus lanes or do you have any suggestions, if so please contact Andy at Bristol MAG A.S.P.
Don’t forget to polish up the old steed in readiness for Bristol MAG‘s annual Bike Show on the 21st of August at St Nicholas Markets in Corn Street, Bristol. For further information ring: 07974 151 439 or E-mail to: info@thebristolbikeshow.org.uk
And don’t forget the infamous after show party, for details ring: 0117 377 9429
MAG is urging all riders to support the Diesel KillSpills team and their ride through London on the 11th September.
The ride will start at the Ace Cafe at 11am, and with the assistance of 14 Metropolitan police officers travel into London to the Palace of Westminster.
More info can be found at:
www.killspills.org.uk
Those hard working Chaps and Chapesses at Gloucester MAG deserve a well-earned pat on the back for their efforts in running this year‘s successful rally, which has raised just over £2000 for MAG. Well done Paul and Co.
The Foundation will be holding its first seminar on Saturday 18th September, at the Arts Centre of the University of Warwick, and will be looking at bike security and theft.
There are two campaigns that those hard working chaps up at HQ want your help with, firstly the on-going Fairness and Transparency in Motor Insurance, and secondly Getting Bikes in HOV‘s (High Occupancy Vehicle Carpool Lanes), so please check out the MAG website to get all the info you need to write to your MP‘s or contact your group committee on both of these subjects, we need to keep the pressure on to get them to see reason.
The boffins are at it again, now they are working on an electronic
device that will stop fleeing drivers by directing a high frequency
burst at the vehicle frying the internal electronics.
The device is
to be tested by the police, which is effective on vehicles built in the
last ten years that have electronic chips in the vehicles engine
management system.
But what about innocent motorists within range of
the zapper, will they get fried to?
A report from the DfT has suggested, as an option that motorists pay
£1.50 per-mile road tolls, and to change the toll hour-by-hour with
the highest charge at peak rush hour periods.
By 2014 according to
experts all new vehicles will be fitted with chips allowing all roads to
be priced, allowing drivers to be charged when and where they go at any
time of the day.
Will the threatened pay-per-mile be the death nail of many clubs and
societies?
For those on low income, and there are many, will they be
able to afford going to meetings or rallies? With the laughable public
transport system we have in this country, many places are unreachable
unless you have your own transport. Will it also mean that more people
will fail to insure their vehicle just to be able to afford to go
anywhere?
Have the people that came up with this idea really put any
thought into what hardships that it would put people through, quite
apart from the hike in inflation that will occur as costs and wage
increases will occur just to get people to work or goods delivered.
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