Anyone who knocks the TAC ad campaign is an idiot, it's not saying you will die its saying be careful. don't be so fucking stupid to think they don't want you riding a motorbike.
@Jose1000ism the majority of motorcyclists do not ride like this and this add does not address the arrogance of car drivers in this state towards motorcyclists. I have 130,000km riding experience here and in the US and melbourne is the most dangers place to share the road with motorcars, where is there education for saftey
Respond to this video... it is the arrogance of the last half of your statement that translates to your bad driving skills, you would have to be one of the bastards that has nearly run a motorcyclist over because your own lack of concentration on your own driving or just greedy for the road
I have been riding for three years now. Every time I see some TAC 'initiative' like this, it reinforces my dislike of TAC. They are alienating the people they want to reach when they should be trying to bring them into the fold. The 'infomercial' is SO TAC -- I even investigated complaining about it. Do you think they wonder why people call them c - - - s?
ok, worked it all out, sorry. read the 2 wheels mag which explained, also went to the original ad. my comment here should be on the TAC ad. How demoralizing. good on you for bringing this out. cheers.
I ride with a lovely group of bikers in an organised social ride group & have never seen any of us riding like that. We always wear protective clothing & do not pull out in front of vehichles or dodge in and out of traffic like that. I don't get it.....am I mssing something here??????
You should have heard what I had to say to TAC staff at the launch of their ad. It was right along the lines you have expressed here. They clearly have NO understanding of riders and how to influence their behaviour. You would think that they would have garnered support from all the rider stakeholder groups before heading off on this anti-motorcycle tangent.
@Xcelplus motorcycles in Los Angeles are allowed to lane split and the motorists have amazing respect for them compared to here, cars move over to allow bike through, even in sydney I found the majority of motorists gave bikes space to get through when traffic is built up but not in victoria the will move over to deliberately block bikes. I have 130,000km riding experience here and in the US in the last 2.5 years
Thanks for the kind feedback, folks. Motorcycle Trader magazine is currently producing a close replica of the original TAC ad, but with a positive message. I'll post that when it's available, which should be early next week. All the best, Guy
Great work Guy. We are really looking forward to seeing that - and will push it as hard as we can for you in Vic. I spoke to Tim Pallas (Vic Minister for Roads and Ports) on Wed night at a function of his I was invited to and told him about rider feelings towards the ad. Noticebaly - the ad hasn't been aired much since it was launched. Maybe TAC have got the message....
brilliant. We should be concentrating on getting positive messages out there to motorcyclists about the importance of protecting yourself and getting the right training, rather than scare tactics!
Anyone who knocks the TAC ad campaign is an idiot, it's not saying you will die its saying be careful. don't be so fucking stupid to think they don't want you riding a motorbike.
Jose1000ism 1 year ago
@Jose1000ism the majority of motorcyclists do not ride like this and this add does not address the arrogance of car drivers in this state towards motorcyclists. I have 130,000km riding experience here and in the US and melbourne is the most dangers place to share the road with motorcars, where is there education for saftey
ausstockybloke 4 months ago
Respond to this video... the add is telling people like you that you have no responsibiliy if you run a motorcyclist over
ausstockybloke 4 months ago
Respond to this video... it is the arrogance of the last half of your statement that translates to your bad driving skills, you would have to be one of the bastards that has nearly run a motorcyclist over because your own lack of concentration on your own driving or just greedy for the road
ausstockybloke 4 months ago
I'm glad I wasn't the only one then. Nice work.
Xcelplus 1 year ago
Hahaha ok this is a joke :P trust me
Here is the real commercial.
/watch?v=jYG089Hejmw&feature=related
ChainbladeVideos 1 year ago
Aliens? I thought it was too much power.
NAwonderboy 1 year ago
Strange ad. They must have been on drugs when they made this !
KARSDAY 2 years ago
I have been riding for three years now. Every time I see some TAC 'initiative' like this, it reinforces my dislike of TAC. They are alienating the people they want to reach when they should be trying to bring them into the fold. The 'infomercial' is SO TAC -- I even investigated complaining about it. Do you think they wonder why people call them c - - - s?
andreasBeaverhausen 2 years ago
ok, worked it all out, sorry. read the 2 wheels mag which explained, also went to the original ad. my comment here should be on the TAC ad. How demoralizing. good on you for bringing this out. cheers.
Jaxagirl 2 years ago
I ride with a lovely group of bikers in an organised social ride group & have never seen any of us riding like that. We always wear protective clothing & do not pull out in front of vehichles or dodge in and out of traffic like that. I don't get it.....am I mssing something here??????
Jaxagirl 2 years ago
BRAAAAAVVVVVOOOOO!!!!
frikn loved this thank u for the effort you put in :)
tmacization 2 years ago
Due to new bikie laws, no more than three bloggers on line at the same time.
The Tac ad is insulting to bike riders and was made by a pen pusher.
MyBarry2009 2 years ago 3
hahaha that is gold! quite funny take on the badly thought-out TAC ad.
kyba74 2 years ago 2
Wow! very graphic!
toilit 2 years ago
Excellent, Guy. Well done.
BIWOZ 2 years ago
The TAC's own statistics fail to show lane splitting is an issue..
Who would run a campaign based on a faulty premise?
40% of m/c insurance claims are from rear enders.
2 riders were hit from behind and killed directly in front of the Melbourne coroners court.
Moving just a few car lengths forward would have prevented this.
Opinion not fact is driving the TAC.
Saying it loudly and frequently does not make it true.
"The king has no clothes" ...but who's willing to say so? :-)
Xcelplus 2 years ago 11
You should have heard what I had to say to TAC staff at the launch of their ad. It was right along the lines you have expressed here. They clearly have NO understanding of riders and how to influence their behaviour. You would think that they would have garnered support from all the rider stakeholder groups before heading off on this anti-motorcycle tangent.
jdkarmch 2 years ago 7
@Xcelplus The 40% figure comes from Swann Insurance. I have the original article here
Xcelplus 1 year ago
@Xcelplus motorcycles in Los Angeles are allowed to lane split and the motorists have amazing respect for them compared to here, cars move over to allow bike through, even in sydney I found the majority of motorists gave bikes space to get through when traffic is built up but not in victoria the will move over to deliberately block bikes. I have 130,000km riding experience here and in the US in the last 2.5 years
ausstockybloke 4 months ago
Thanks Guy. Mugret said this was one of your projects. Well done.
Dan
saabtarga 2 years ago 2
Thanks for the kind feedback, folks. Motorcycle Trader magazine is currently producing a close replica of the original TAC ad, but with a positive message. I'll post that when it's available, which should be early next week. All the best, Guy
allmoto 2 years ago
Will it be on your account? subscribing right now.
JacktheSmack 2 years ago
lol good shit
rdkls 2 years ago 2
Great work Guy. We are really looking forward to seeing that - and will push it as hard as we can for you in Vic. I spoke to Tim Pallas (Vic Minister for Roads and Ports) on Wed night at a function of his I was invited to and told him about rider feelings towards the ad. Noticebaly - the ad hasn't been aired much since it was launched. Maybe TAC have got the message....
jdkarmch 2 years ago 3
brilliant. We should be concentrating on getting positive messages out there to motorcyclists about the importance of protecting yourself and getting the right training, rather than scare tactics!
FIREBLADEBOTY 2 years ago 2
What a great job. I love your work.
jdkarmch 2 years ago
motorcycles are dangerous. if i was to say otherwise i would be lying. however thats also part of what makes them fun.
what amazes me is that i have not yet found an anti motorcycle group in america yet
choopdewoot 2 years ago