Sydney Bike Lanes
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby madrapper » Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:55 pm
Surely the idea is to have less cars on the road? I know some people need cars for various reasons but the vast majority of people using cars are either just lazy or don't have an understanding of why all these vehicles are generally a bad thing.
God help us if someone suggested to ban cars on Bourke (rd, st, whatever - it's been a while since it was part of my commute)
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby ghettro » Tue Sep 14, 2010 3:59 pm
Then you have idiots like Carl Scully in charge of roads who actually did seriously suggest that cyclists stay off the road during peak hour as a way of alleviating congestion...
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/ ... -i7wf.html
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby zero » Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:23 pm
1.9m x 5m without clearance space = a bloody lot of space for the average single occupant vehicle, and too much space given city population densities. The average sydney car has 1.1 occupants...
I don't really understand why the format of cars has to be that stupidly large box that was last popular in the 1920s. Realistically we should be developing a drivable 4 wheel armchair with a weather/crash structure for commuting and congestion taxing the hell out of anything that is larger or doesn't carry 60 passengers. Its not like the aussiecar racing series hasn't already solved everything thats required to build such a car with crash protection already at the level required for a race setting, and well above that used in typical road cars.
The current trend in car design is to raise the seat height of the driver, and cars are all getting taller and wider and longer just to retain some stability against the practical absurdity of that marketing requirement for tarmac vehicles. The trend has gone to its logically stupid extreme where vehicles are now having their ride heights raised just so they can keep the overall frontal area down to a vaguely economic size with the inevitable result that we have heavy large 4 seat vehicles with restricted headroom that aren't even feasible long distance travellers for 4 adults.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby anonymous_ » Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:39 pm
He took the facts and quotes that suited his angle. The story was anti cycling - look at the comments it attracted. Now he wants to swap spit with you all again and you are entertaining him, thinking he will write that the RTA is to blame. Well don't hold your breathe.
Alan had a great time with the article on his program saying even the cyclist do not want these bike lanes and that they should be ripped up now.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby zero » Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:45 pm
Heaven forbid the press report the truth occasionally.anonymous_ wrote:Do you really think that you are going to get a sensible balanced article on cycling in the Telegraph because some guy who has been riding for a few weeks and hates those that wear lycra comes in here and sweet talks you, well good luck.
He took the facts and quotes that suited his angle. The story was anti cycling - look at the comments it attracted. Now he wants to swap spit with you all again and you are entertaining him, thinking he will write that the RTA is to blame. Well don't hold your breathe.
Alan had a great time with the article on his program saying even the cyclist do not want these bike lanes and that they should be ripped up now.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby simonn » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:01 pm
Where in the article was it anti-cycling?anonymous_ wrote:The story was anti cycling
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby anonymous_ » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:01 pm
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Chanboy » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:14 pm
I do wonder what anoymous_'s hidden agenda is that results in all his/her negativity...
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby zero » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:19 pm
The terrorgraph runs opinion pieces. So does every other newspaper in the world.anonymous_ wrote:Just to further prove my point read this
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o ... 5921252041
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby zero » Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:20 pm
The agenda appears to be to provide me with soft targets for forum target practice.Chanboy wrote:The story didn't seem anti-cycling to me. It seemed to accurately describe that currently both motorist and regular commuter cyclists are not really fond of them. Seems fair and reasonable to me. IMHO, in their current state they are mostly useless. I'm not negative on the concept of bike lanes (like most cyclists) - and am hopeful that one day they are good and useful.
I do wonder what anoymous_'s hidden agenda is that results in all his/her negativity...
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby hannos » Tue Sep 14, 2010 6:47 pm
Indeed!Chanboy wrote:
I do wonder what anoymous_'s hidden agenda is that results in all his/her negativity...
anonymous_ must be Alan Jones in disguise, trying to get the "vocal minority" to shut up so the governments won't do anything to appease us (Read: make the city a better place).
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby live2ride » Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:37 pm
"LORD Mayor Clover Moore's grand vision of a Sydney cycling utopia has steered into an embarrassing dead end - even commuting cyclists hate her bike lanes."
This is not based on any serious survey and is seriously biased.
It's not against cycling directly but it is against any plans to increase the cycling network.
If Carswell wants to get a accurate idea of how popular the cycleways are then he should organise a 'rip up the cycleways' rally at the town hall, just like Alan Jones did a couple of months ago.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Cama7 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:00 pm
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Cama7 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:02 pm
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby sogood » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:05 pm
Unfortunately I would agree with that headline given what I've read on this and other local cycling forum. Many cyclists just love to criticise any minor flaws in the design, and not seeing the milestone of a dedicated bike lane.live2ride wrote:"LORD Mayor Clover Moore's grand vision of a Sydney cycling utopia has steered into an embarrassing dead end - even commuting cyclists hate her bike lanes."
This is not based on any serious survey and is seriously biased.
That's life I guess.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Boognoss » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:11 pm
Just ignore anonymous_ and the world will be a better place .Cama7 wrote:.... which I know understand, thanks to the postings on this forum, had nothing really to do with Clover, and all to do with a motorist-friendly RTA.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Nate » Wed Sep 15, 2010 3:33 pm
From the article:Cama7 wrote: I'm not against bike lanes.
From the forums:Cama7 wrote:even commuting cyclists hate her bike lanes
If communiting cyclists hate the lanes & you're a commuter....Cama7 wrote:my daily commute
You also did nothing to promote the lanes or say a single thing that was good about them.
You put forward about 12 NEGATIVE points against the lanes.
How can you claim you're "not against the lanes" - when you publish an article with nothing but negatives about the lanes?
Has there not been anything positive said about the lanes?
Fair? Honest? Do not plagiarise? - self enforced code of ethics...
Nice ripping off of my footage from youtube... Did you contact 2UE before you used the interview?
Guess i owe Trailgumby a case.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Cama7 » Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:42 pm
There were glimmers of positivity.
Such as this in the opinion piece _
``But while the commuting-cyclist crowd vent their spleen on cycling forums about the design of the bike lanes, there is a parallel consensus that tips its collective helmet to Ms Moore's vision to encourage people to take up riding. And that, no doubt, was half the reason for Ms Moore's bike-lane decree -- not for regular bike commuters like me, but to tempt more novice riders onto their bikes.''
Also, the following sentence was unfortunately edited out of the main story _ (out of my control and entirely due to space constraints).
``There are some dedicated bike lanes that get the tick of approval from commuting cyclists _ like the Epping Rd/Gore Hill Freeway lanes that, ironically, fall outside Clover Moore's jurisdiction. While giving the bike lanes a wide berth, most commuting cyclists The Daily Telegraph spoke with agreed the concept of the paths was commendable, given it would encourage virgin cyclists to ditch the car, bus or train and ride to work. They also said the lanes provided new and inexperienced riders with a safe place to commute slowly to work."
You are probably right, not as balanced as it should've been.
I don't have control over the final edit, headlines, and in your case Nate, the use of your footage on our website. I certainly did not expect them to pinch all your footage (including the interviews) but when I talked to you on the phone, you did seem more than happy sharing your footage of the bike lanes and bike incidents.
You can't please everyone.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby mianos » Wed Sep 15, 2010 6:17 pm
Let's call a spade a spade. He made this up himself and it's !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!. That's typical of newspaper 'reporting'. It's not 'reporting', it's creative writing.
Plus, it's pretty stupid writing an article about a bike lane system that's under construction. Consider an equivalent; maybe writing an article about the inconvenience of staying in a hotel when it's not finished being built. Dumb.
I live on Bourke St (about 50M from Clover). Sure, I would be faster on the road than the bike lane, but at least I would be less likely to be doored.
But hate them? No way.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Nate » Wed Sep 15, 2010 7:13 pm
Fair enough - Is there a link for the opinion piece? didnt see any references to it.Cama7 wrote:Such as this in the opinion piece _
Also, the following sentence was unfortunately edited out of the main story _ (out of my control and entirely due to space constraints).
You can't please everyone.
Editing - figured as much, i'll point the finger at the editor with the "fair & balanced" finger!
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby mikesbytes » Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:25 pm
Did you know that the risk of cancer can be reduced thru physical activity. See this LINK for example. An article on this topic in the news would almost certainly result in someones life being saved.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby wombatK » Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:17 pm
Yikes, mike, you'll have to think of a better example than that to convince most people under 60. For the rest (i.e. he & his audience), its way too late to save them.mikesbytes wrote:
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Boognoss » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:09 pm
I've been known for the occasional whinge .sogood wrote:Unfortunately I would agree with that headline given what I've read on this and other local cycling forum. Many cyclists just love to criticise any minor flaws in the design, and not seeing the milestone of a dedicated bike lane.live2ride wrote:"LORD Mayor Clover Moore's grand vision of a Sydney cycling utopia has steered into an embarrassing dead end - even commuting cyclists hate her bike lanes."
This is not based on any serious survey and is seriously biased.
That's life I guess.
My only CBD experience is weekend riding as my commute doesn't take me anywhere near the city, and I do note that any cycle infrastructure is a milestone and great.
It's disappointing shall we say to have a newly completely cycleway (Union St) hobbled in my case by contact red lights and sensors that don't trigger at all. Certainly the CoS has the vision, and the RTA does it's best to ruin it.
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby wombatK » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:21 pm
Did you try reporting it ? 131 700, but probably need the traffic light number from the nearby signal box. Or you could try their email feedback form http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index ... dback.form (it has a drop down box for the traffic lights reports).Boognoss wrote: It's disappointing shall we say to have a newly completely cycleway (Union St) hobbled in my case by contact red lights and sensors that don't trigger at all. Certainly the CoS has the vision, and the RTA does it's best to ruin it.
Cheers
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Re: Sydney Bike Lanes
Postby Boognoss » Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:49 pm
No . I chose to vent on the internet instead.wombatK wrote:Did you try reporting it ? 131 700, but probably need the traffic light number from the nearby signal box. Or you could try their email feedback form http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index ... dback.form (it has a drop down box for the traffic lights reports).Boognoss wrote: It's disappointing shall we say to have a newly completely cycleway (Union St) hobbled in my case by contact red lights and sensors that don't trigger at all. Certainly the CoS has the vision, and the RTA does it's best to ruin it.
Cheers
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