Politics politics politics. If you want to argue about politics then take a body part and jam it in a door. Repeatadly. Good argument, I think I enjoyed it more than you. We should do it again sometime. Although next time, dont be greedy, let me pick the body part you jam in the door.
The Australian Motoring Enthusiast Party posted this on facebook recently. I have highlighted a part that gives some hope. Coming from a background where I have faught many times and researched many times and been contradicted by vicroads many times, about putting a turbo into a non turbo car and ect, this makes me feel hopeful.
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One of the initiatives of the AMEP has been the formation of an independent Motoring Advisory Council (MAC). The inaugural meeting of the MAC was held recently were we saw Motoring Experts fly in from all around the country to take part in this historic event.
To see Industry Groups, Peak Motoring Associations, Road Safety, Driver Education, Vehicle Standards and Motoring Experts sitting around one table agreeing to work together was a unique experience. The quality of the conversation was high, and to see all present expressing the same concerns from different perspectives showed that our call for unity is well founded, and that together, as a unified group, we have the opportunity to achieve much.
It was truly inspiring to see such a diverse group of Motoring Experts talking about taking control and developing innovative policy/action to ensure the future sustainability of the Motoring Culture in Australia.
The MAC identified and discussed the key issues and opportunities that we face as a Culture, and priorities are being made and strategies developed.
Here are a few of the key opportunities we agreed to action immediately.
1. Restructure of Motor Industry
Maximise opportunities with the demise of car manufacturing to restructure the Motor Industry in Australia, to grow industry, skills and create new jobs.
Too often we see nonsensical rules introduced by regulators with no technical understanding, attempting to regulate in a manner that is impractical and makes no sense to car owners, vehicle modifiers and business. Unnecessary bureaucracy is currently threatening the future growth of these industries, however, all the right pre-conditions are in place for future growth and the time is right for creating that change.
2. Road Safety / Driver Education
Everyone around the table were strong Road Safety Advocates, and it was agreed it is time to start a new conversation in this country about Road Safety. It was also agreed there is nobody better than Motoring Enthusiasts to start this conversation.
The idea of hosting a Summit on Road Safety was put forward to help change the current debate about Road Safety. It was agreed by all this will be high on the agenda.
All in all it was an extremely successful day, and we believe that everybody left the meeting feeling confident that change is possible, and knowing that we are to be the leaders in creating that change.
This is a positive step forward in a very long journey.
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I have followed politics closely for many years and the major parties are hopeless. Overall, federal politics have done little to effect road rules with each state government making their own shit up. This party apparently has an official foot in each state and may be worth trying. The only issue I have with them, which is an issue with most specific parties, is that their other stances on other things are just too general. But hey, in all my life the hardest thing I have ever had to deal with government wise is car stuff. No joke. So, maybe this is all I/we need in a political party.
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