Sunrise asking should 4wd's be taxed?

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Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

As was said before - ETag the CBD, and charge all vehicles for the time they are in the area.

• Residents are exempt - providing they have off-street parking.
• Bona-fide courier and delivery vehicles have the charge waved when they get a validation stamp/signature for the deliveries. This is done with the statement when it is mailed back - the same as the charge-back system currently works. They may be audited.
• All parking stations are outside the ETag zone.

There is decent low cost public transport within the CBD - like the Paris Metro or the New York City subway.

It's a user pays scheme.


Diana

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But would it make much difference to the traffic? I can imagine that the casual visitor would pay it like they now pay the $25.00 a day parking fee at major hotels and execs that have a car park in the city would just salary package the toll as well. I don't reckon that there are many others who drive in the CBD anyway.
Regards,
Tote

I will stick with my argument on the other thread. Fine ban 4wd's from the city but follow through and ban non 4wd's from out of the city. Tax a 4wd because its a 4wd then tax thoes highbrids when they replace the toxic batteries.
Make reversing camera's mandatory for a 4wd then fine make it mandatory for all vehicles with poor rear visability.
Tax all vehicles for using the roads including push bikes.

If I won the lottery I wouldn't go for the valcluse home but a larger property in the country and the ultimate touring rig to travel the world.

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Originally Posted by solmanic

No they don't - you can't ride them on freeways.


EDIT: You can't ride them on most freeways. But then I guess you can't drive on most bike paths.

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Funnily enough I was commenting to my wife on Tuesday as we travelled the M7, I've never seen a cyclist on the cycleway beside the motorway. That cycleway must have cost millions, it is bitumen, it illuminated, etc.

But I Have seen plenty of them on the motorway. The motorway is reasonably level, the cycleway goes up and down - it's too much work to ride so they go on the motorway.

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Originally Posted by BigJon

I think you will find that they can.

Our car washing fella got a fine for not wearing a helmet when riding a pushie. Didn't pay the fine and it escalated to the point where his drivers licence was cancelled :eek:. Had to pay the fine and late penalties before he could get his licence reinstated.

Classic example of losing your drivers licence for an offence committed while riding a bicycle.

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Same in NSW. Travel on a train without a ticket,. get fined, don't pay - lose your licence, have your rego cancelled.

Why should I be forced to travel by public transport?

Many passengers smoke and have one last one before boarding - and they stink - I hate travelling anywhere near them. :mad:

That's why I gave up travelling by public transport many years ago. I get free travel on public transport with my job but I still drive into the city whenever I have to go there. I drive to work - even though I work on a railway station.

Get the government to stop smoking on railway stations and I might travel by train once more.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Why should I be forced to travel by public transport?

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Wot Public Transport?

I am at work at the moment about to go home and it's 00:30 Hours (half past midnight). I work at the largest hospital campus in Sydney (3 major public & 1 private hospital/s).

There is no public transport anywhere nearby I can catch to get home. The last bus left at 11:45hrs.

Don't fancy riding home on a pushie - although I could do with the exercise! :D:D:D

Diana