The price of pleasure. 6/4/2008
Is now RM2.70 a liter.
The government just announced that the price of fuel is going up 40% at midnight tonight. Aside from the huge queues from idiots topping up their tanks $20 worth of petrol just to take advantage of the price hike, I wonder how this is going to impact car drivers. If you ride a bike to work, on a regular basis, you’re already ahead of the game. Bikes are way more fuel efficient than cars, tuned superbikes excepted.
However, motorcycles imported into this country are still subject to a 100% import duty, and pay disproportionately more in yearly road tax than a car, based on engine size. Considering the fact that bikes are more fuel efficient, take up less road space and parking space, do a lot less damage to the environment and infrastructure than a car, I think some sort of break is in order, don’t you?
And no, don’t whinge to me about salaries. I haven’t had a pay rise in well over a year.
- Posted in : General
- Author : thesnark
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the way this was announced with half a day to create all these stupid traffic jam is just dumb.
What a time to get a bike eh? If you’re bikeless, that is…
Will it make any of us ride more slowly to conserve fuel though?
Melaka to KL in 40 minutes @ 220km/h still makes the Flying Banana about as fuel efficient as an SUV
Some type of break seems in order for sure!
Is the 100% duty on imported motorcycles to protect the domestic motorcycle industry?
Paul : Supposedly so, except that the duty applies across the board to all motorcycles, irrespective of engine capacity.