"Ah.....just like Melbourne's system.
[IMG]http://i456.photobucket.com/albums/qq286/OmegaZ33TSP/7955_21.jpg[/IMG]Taken with my Nikon FE (Yap....it is a film)Regarding helmet, I saw most of big 7-11 or convenience store in Melbourne selling (or…"
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Helmet Laws Stifle City Riders
Started this discussion. Last reply by Will Matthews May 12, 2012. 151 Replies 4 Likes
Now i know it is smart to wear a helmet riding down Portrush Rd in heavy traffic, or tearing down from Mt Lofty on a race bike, but if i want to ride down to the local deli on my old school pushy or…Continue
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Darren Bosanko commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"Having experienced how useful the Velib system is in Paris I'm all for it. NY was a different story. Sure the system might work, but certainly not as safe (in my opinion). City full of crazy riders and drivers....ahhhhhh!"
Don (Who's lost?) Nairn commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"maybe most people have access to a car that is easy to use and the distances are often large"
Matt Brennan commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"Maybe Australians and New Zealanders are just lazy bas$%ds who couldn't be bothered cycling?"
Matt commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"Not just Australia, New Zealand has also implemented a bike sharing scheme (Auckland) with mandatory helmet laws in effect. Apparently with similarly poor performance."
Will Matthews commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"Bike sharing systems have been successfully implemented in Paris, Hangzhou, Washington, Mumbai, London, Mexico, Dublin and many more cities around the world.
These places are have vastly different cultures.
Are we so alien cultured here in Adelaide,…"
Don (Who's lost?) Nairn commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"What will work and is appropriate culturally varies from place to place.
I think pointing the finger at helmet laws is probably a simplistic view of the issues.
Perhaps in a perfect world we wouldn't even need bikes.
Everything would be within…"
Will Matthews commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"Thanks for sharing that link regarding plans for Sydney bike sharing system! I'm super excited to see this type of system for Adelaide. Come on City Council and Government....we need to start making our city safer to ride in. "
A blog post by Will Matthews was featuredADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)
http://citibikenyc.com/For this type of system to work in Adelaide we must relax helmet laws for share bike riders. In 5 years time I would like to think Adelaide could develop a CBD safe enough to have a Bike Share System of its own with a relaxation of helmet laws for people using the system within the CBD and surrounding parklands.See More
Matt commented on Will Matthews's blog post ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)"I wouldn't call it "NYC Style" bike sharing - New York hasn't even launched theirs yet, and there have been automated "kiosk" style bike sharing systems around in Europe since the mid-90's. The…"
Will Matthews posted a blog postADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)
http://citibikenyc.com/For this type of system to work in Adelaide we must relax helmet laws for share bike riders. In 5 years time I would like to think Adelaide could develop a CBD safe enough to have a Bike Share System of its own with a relaxation of helmet laws for people using the system within the CBD and surrounding parklands.See More
stephen replied to Will Matthews's discussion Helmet Laws Stifle City Riders"News from WA. At last some politicians with courage and vision. Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettitt and Independent Fremantle MP Adele Carles call for a trial suspension of the helmet law to see whether cycling numbers…"
Will Matthews replied to Will Matthews's discussion Helmet Laws Stifle City Riders"great point! Totally agree with you....this is a tough issue but I think if sensible compromises aremade by both sides we may find a resolution....in ten years or so! have a good one Rob
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Rob W replied to Will Matthews's discussion Helmet Laws Stifle City Riders"The intimation from my point, is if we can educate the the drivers (and some of the rogue cyclists) better, then the risk may be lessened. Living life is all about risk, and if we can remove some of the risk at the source rather than band-aiding at…"
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- after seeing how easy and convenient it is to ride bikes in Europe with out being forced to wear a helmet, then returning to Australia and being told as a mature adult that i can't just hop on my bike and toodle down to the shops without a helmet! no wonder people are put of riding push bikes in this cotton wool society.
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ADE needs NYC Style Bike Sharing (5 year plan)
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For this type of system to work in Adelaide we must relax helmet laws for share bike riders. In 5 years time I would like to think Adelaide could develop a CBD safe enough to have a Bike Share System of its own with a relaxation of helmet laws for people using the system within the CBD and surrounding parklands.
For this type of system to work in Adelaide we must relax helmet laws for share bike riders. In 5 years time I would like to think Adelaide could develop a CBD safe enough to have a Bike Share System of its own with a relaxation of helmet laws for people using the system within the CBD and surrounding parklands.
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