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Adelaide Airport Taxi's - a heads up - not cycling related.
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dahondude Jan 8. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I am sure there are many of you that use taxi's at Adelaide airport. Its all a bit confusing at the moment so I thought some may like a heads up of the new procedure eff 14th Jan.Cheers…Continue
Speed Camera in Bike Lane
Started this discussion. Last reply by Patrick O'Kane Mar 28. 100 Replies 4 Likes
Just wondering what others think of this on Grange RoadIsn't this vehicle creating a hazard when the intention should be to increase safety or is revenue really the priority !…Continue
Cyclist and truck accident on Port Road
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Jorgensen Dec 5, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Police NewsHope it turns out OK.Continue
Paris-Roubaix on the Big Screen at Marion
Started this discussion. Last reply by daniel f Apr 6, 2012. 6 Replies 2 Likes
Paris-Roubaix on the Big Screen at Marion cinemas on Sunday at 9:30pm - $10.00 entry, I am in.…Continue
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Mike W replied to Clive Palfrey's discussion Tinted glasses"Folks, if you want some good quality glasses that are lightweight, stay in position, give good wrap around protection and are less than $20 in Bunnings then these safety glasses are worth a look.
I need distance correction glasses for my work and…"
Mike W replied to Dave Sharp's discussion QLD Minimum Safe Passing Distance e-petition. SA next week!"Another cycling death in Queensland (Cairns) today."
Mike W replied to Brett G-R's discussion Saddle review"Same for me A.V.O.
Had some discomfort and nerve pinching issues. Took the bike to Bike Station for Noel to have a look.He fitted a demo saddle and told me not to come back until I had done a couple of long rides.
Went back a few days later and…"
Mike W replied to wujim's discussion Something positive"You should try this yogurt combination, watch closely midway through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px_XYlEMqxs"
Mike W replied to MARK FERGUSON (SPARTACUS)'s discussion The laugh's on you mate!"Doesn't matter what your weight is Mark, there is always some clown (or in my case a group of them in Sacred Heart college uniforms) who like to take the p.
That guys wife was probably thinking to herself that her hubby should get off his fat…"
Patrick O'Kane replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"+1,just need the confidence to do it, 99.9% of motorists will let you in if they know what you are planning to do."
Belinda Hoare replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"But no-one rides at 50km/hr at the same speed as traffic (well - very, very few do). It isn't about speed, it's about having the confidence to signal early and move into the lane before you get to the back of a parked car and need to…"
heather replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"A slower cyclist trying to push into traffic flow creates a hazard for the cyclist and other road users."
Brett replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"Signage 100 meters prior for warning people?but that wouldn't work with sneaky speed cameras lol, supervision (men with lollipop signs)
I can understand how easy it is too go around but its just not the right practice and attitude imo.
why…"
Belinda Hoare replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"How is it different to roadworks, that block a whole lane for a much longer distance? What's the solution? - you check in your side and rear vision mirror, indicate to move lanes, and when its safe to do so - you move around it. "
Brett replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"If bicycles and cars are ment to be treated the same on our roads, imagine speeding camera's being put in the middle of the car lane and cars have to stop or go around.
It pretty much the same thing."
"Why do you stop heather?
Look behind you, put arm out to indicate intention to move to the right and ride around the obstacle or car or whatever it may be.
I am not a fan of speed cameras, I am a fan of trying to reduce the amount of dickheads…"
heather replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"If the vehicle is parked in an operational bicycle lane, in principle is frustrating to have cycling infrastructure that is impeded. I am a slower cyclist and when vehicles are illegally parked in bicycle lanes during peak hour, I am forced to stop…"
Derek Hasel replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"How is this whole debate different from any vehicle (or anything, parked in a bike lane). Like many cyclists I ride tens of thousands of kilometres a year and I can not believe some of the point which are used to debate this issue. If…"
Norm replied to Mike W's discussion Speed Camera in Bike Lane"That is the basic premis of the ARR's here also. The "I had a green light will not always protect you as, if you are turning you must give way".
Equally the offence of follow too close. ARR126, fine $351 + 1 demerit point is…"
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Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 20:46 on June 18, 2012, heather said…
Hi Mike, would you comment on my draft letter at
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/forum/topics/bike-parking-at-adelaide
- At 15:21 on January 6, 2012, heather said…
Mike, can you take photos of the hazards you mention: abrupt bicycle lane end; worn bicycle path; etc. These will assist my report to the authority. Will sign it Coordinator of Adelaide BUG
- At 23:42 on January 4, 2012, heather said…
Mike, I might contact the authority, if I can copy your picture and send that.
As I understand the situation, it is a bicycle lane that ends suddenly. There are some examples of similar situations for vehicles, but black and white signs are used to warn drivers. Are you familiar with the old Kintore Avenue -- Victoria Road intersection in the city. Several cyclists complained to me about that hazard. I reminded ACC a couple of times of the concrete protuberance into the bicycle lane, that squeezed cyclists out. That is if they had not run into concrete because it was hard to see at night (especially when going faster down the hill). ACC fixed it.
There may be a bicycle path on the OTHER side, so first cyclists must cross the road, a potential hazard surely with that busy road. That is, if the cyclist/s have not run off the road, or tried to move into the travel lane and been hit.
Please get back to me.
Heather
- At 13:21 on November 5, 2011,
sandra marshall said… Hi Mike,Scary Photo...
Thanks so much. It was an exhilarating morning. Such a great group of people, from all around adelaide , and the world!
Are you home already??
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