Railway crossings and walking the bike.
What's the story with dismounting and walking your bike at railway crossings at the place where pedestrians cross?
Last night I crossed a railway pedestrian crossing, un-cleated one foot, dismounted from the saddle and slowly (at walking pace) crossed over. I didn't walk beside my bike. A security guard approached me and told me to walk my bike and threatened to book me next time.
I am more than happy to comply with the law just want to know what the law is exactly.
I'll be walking across tonight...
I figure if I can park my bike and walk to get a latte, I can manage a train crossing :-P
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Permalink Reply by MarkK on -
When i ride across the tracks there is no one in sight so i fail to see it affects or endangers anyone?
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Permalink Reply by GlenM on -
It possibly won't effect anyone, however I would like you to remember 2 things
There is a chance of something unforeseen happening. (Murphy's Law is real)
You know that you are breaking the law and if you get caught and fined don't complain
I don't always obey the law but when I do I am always prepared to accept what happens if I get caught.
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Permalink Reply by Rich on -
I'll be walking across tonight...
I figure if I can park my bike and walk to get a latte, I can manage a train crossing :-P
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Permalink Reply by Not an electronic mouse on -
Running a red light at 3am or through a stop sign on a remote country road because noone else is around may or may not endanger anyone else, but it is still illegal.
Is it OK if I pull over in the bike lane to answer my phone when there are no other cars in sight and a cyclist has to quite safely divert around me? The cyclists is not endangered, so that is OK, or?
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Permalink Reply by MarkK on
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I pretty sure i can make descisions about what is safe and what isnt. Seriously.
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Permalink Reply by Rob W on -
The point is not whether you can or cannot decide what is safe. The point is that someone has established laws in which you are required to abide by if you don't want to pay the fines.There are many occasions where laws could be broken safely, but we all know the consequences if we are caught doing it. I've seen people run red lights when no traffic is coming, because of the wait time at certain intersections.
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Permalink Reply by Shav Bird on -
I think this argument has reached its peak. Kind of drawing a long bow to prove a point. Common sense is the answer I reckon.
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Permalink Reply by Rob Wood on -
I got stuck coming out of Gawler place on a motorbike at a late hour of the night. The vehicle sensor would not register my vehicle (obvious after waiting a long time) so the lights would not change. In this situation I have 3 options.
1. Abide by the law and possibly wait hours for a car to trigger the sensor (coming out of a dead end street, where are they going to come from?)
2. Ride through the red light
3. Leave the bike illegal parked, dismount and press the pedestrian crossing light
Common sense prevails, option 1 is just not feasible. Yes laws exist but sometimes they need to be breached.
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