But unlike any other vehicle they don't have to pay rego, insurance, fuel excise, tolls etc
Which is the point a few of us are trying to make.
If bike riders want to be treated as "vehicles" and have equal share of the road then they should have to deal with the same shit.
So
No riding on footpaths anymore, no slipping over the pedestrian crossing, be required to wear the same protective gear as a motorcyclist, not some dinky foam skull cap, Be required to pass road worthy inspections annually (or as per state requirements)