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I presume the idea of pedestrians walking facing oncoming traffic developed when more people walked and the presence of footpaths would have been a lot less. It gave the pedestrian some advance warning as to whether…"
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Jeff Marsland replied to Specialised Roubaix's discussion Was riding on the wrong side of the road ever right?Jeff Marsland replied to Stephen Michael Barnett's discussion I would like to date this cyclist image"I think Gary Mills is the one on the left."
Jeff Marsland replied to Christo B1's discussion Tiger snakes!!!"yep. treat them with respect. They don't really want a confrontation (like us) but when something suddenly appears to be attacking them without warning they tend to react very badly.
I'm no expert but I think the trouble with bikes is that…"
Jeff Marsland replied to Ethan Bovingdon's discussion Love my cycling and my sports but..............."Remember when the Olympic Games was for "amateurs" and the Eastern Block countries were criticised for ploughing so much money into their training programs for .....propaganda?"
Jeff Marsland replied to David Bowler's discussion Bridge blocked on Linear Park bicycle path"I guess most people want to know what the bollards are actually for.
Are they a temporary "slow point" pending re-design of the bridge?
I was thinking maybe they were a water depth indicator. i.e. if you can't see the bollards,…"
Jeff Marsland replied to Frank's discussion Timber laminate wheels anyone?"Gary, I've seen wooden rims but I never raced on them....you must be pretty old. :)"
Jeff Marsland replied to Michael Moses's discussion A Man, his dog and a Maroon Honda CRX"Dog and Cat Management Act 1995—1.2.2010
Part 5—Management of dogs
Division 1—Offences relating to duties of owners and others responsible for control of dog
24 This version is not published under the
Legislation Revision and…"
Jeff Marsland replied to Harry Smyth's discussion Police stopping cyclists at Henley Square"If the policing of traffic laws was consistent the Bupa Challenge ride could have been brought to a swift halt for many who had no effective warning device. Strange to be surrounded by so many police and I didn't hear of anybody being…"
Jeff Marsland replied to Rob (Chewbacca)'s discussion Boxing Day - who needs to exchange or return stuff?"Okay.thanks. I misunderstood.
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Jeff Marsland replied to Rob (Chewbacca)'s discussion Boxing Day - who needs to exchange or return stuff?"If I'm following this correctly, this guy's co-workers gave him alcoholic drinks to insult him and his religion?
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Jeff Marsland replied to Kara T's discussion Cycle when you're sick"the same guy that said:
"feed a cold, starve a fever"............it has a nice iambic meter but doesn't scan as well."
Jeff Marsland replied to David Bowler's discussion Bridge blocked on Linear Park bicycle path"I had a closer look this morning and I think the bituminous coating is basically just a preservative for the planking.
The only problem I could see before was that one or two of the planks were starting to lift, possibly due to warping.
Of course…"
Jeff Marsland replied to David Bowler's discussion Bridge blocked on Linear Park bicycle path"Looks like the bridge is open for business. With the amount of time it was out of action I thought it was being re-designed to remove the hazardous approaches at both ends.
At first glance it appears they've outlined where you're likely to…"
Jeff Marsland replied to Rhino's discussion Bad accident at the Tollgate/Freeway at 5pm today (Fri, 8 Dec 11)"Perhaps some of the $151 million (I believe) spent on the Adelaide-Crafers Highway could have been spent on better entry/exit for cyclists.
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- What bikes do you ride?
- Mountain Bike
Road bike
- When do you ride?
- Commute, Racing
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 21:38 on August 21, 2009,
Gus K said… - G'day and welcome to Adelaide Cyclists.
I/ we hope you get something from the site. I see you have already contributed which is great. You can start you own niche interest group, write a more formal blog, post pictures and videos and invite others to events.
For more on how this site came about please read the blog post.
Cheers
Angus
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