M5 Safety Alert Thread
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M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Wed Jan 12, 2011 9:13 am
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Kev365428 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:02 am
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:12 pm
With the opening of some of the M5 SW roadworks near Ingleburn, I now ride that as opposed to Moorebank Road. Better road surface and it's 2 lanes through the industrial area. Easy riding.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:16 am
Lots of shred tyre in the cycle path.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby daniel.s » Sun Jan 23, 2011 3:17 pm
Next time, I may try and use the iPhone app, SnapSendSolve, to report it to council.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby NhiTrac » Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:08 pm
(Was relunctant to ride but M7 cycleway is crapcola closed again and have no other routes besides on the M7 itself which for some reason scares me...)
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby timbo » Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:24 pm
They seem to think the easiest way to discard empty beer bottles is to bounce them down the breakdown lane.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Wed Feb 09, 2011 9:23 am
Motorbikes I can handle, cars and trucks (yes TRUCKS) I can't.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby daniel.s » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:37 pm
Does it happen much? I'm thinking of trying the commute down the M5 and into the CBD for the first time tomorrow, weather permitting.hannos wrote:Keep an eye out for the idiots motorists driving in the break-down lane...
I'm not to keen on having to cross the onramps and offramps all the way along the M5 in peak hour though. What's it normally like? I have no issues riding along the M7 shoulder, but the M5 is much busier.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:38 pm
I find mostly it's the debris that's the main problem.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Kev365428 » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:51 am
Watch the off ramps for non-indicating motorists exiting the motorway. It never fails to amaze me how many people think indicating is an option, not a requirement.
Lastly, enjoy the pace. Nothing better than sitting on 40+km/h for an extended period. Certainly makes the commute home a quick one.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Deanoz » Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:47 am
Can you actually ride the ENTIRE m5?? Or is it best to take the walk ways along the river next to the m5?
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby wombatK » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:17 am
You can ride the M5 shoulder from Bexley North to Prestons, where the M7 starts.Deanoz wrote:So im considering on doing this run from Bexley entrance westbound to the M7.
Can you actually ride the ENTIRE m5?? Or is it best to take the walk ways along the river next to the m5?
Getting across the on and off ramps when travelling with the peak hour flow is a cinch - traffic barely manages 25 kph. But you'll be heading against the flow. The volume of traffic will make it difficult to get across the King Georges Rd exit ramp - so be prepared to stop and wait for a gap. Alternatively, take the exit ramp, then cross over to the on-ramp and rejoin the shoulder again.
The other place it is likely to be difficult is crossing the exit ramp at Liverpool - its two lanes, usually with quite a bit of traffic travelling fast onto the exit. Even in off-peak times, I stop and walk my bike across there; I also use the ped walkway across the Georges River, to avoid conflict with the traffic entering from Moorbank Rd (there's no shoulder on the bridge).
The paths alongside the M5 are pretty rough once you get west of King Georges Rd, and there is currently a section between Belmore Rd and Bonds Rd that is closed. The shoulder is a better option (nice and wide in that area). If you're travelling west of Fairford Rd, there is no close parallel path. But there's ways of using backstreets - a couple of BNA guys have posted routes from Campbelltown through to Mascot.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Deanoz » Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:38 am
I plan to do this run at around 4am or so this Sunday so its not in peak traffic and I have all the safety gear. My concern was that bridge you mentioned as there is no shoulder.. Looking at google maps there is a walk way so ill take that..
This is more for gaining some experience on the main hwys.. I am planning on doing the syd-gong ride this year so I want to see if im up for the 40kms there and back ride..
Thanks
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby hannos » Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:09 am
wombatK wrote: I also use the ped walkway across the Georges River, to avoid conflict with the traffic entering from Moorbank Rd (there's no shoulder on the bridge).
Actually the Ped path is also a bike path. Bicycles are not allowed on the road across the bridge over the Georges.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Wayfarer » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:12 pm
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby wombatK » Fri Feb 25, 2011 6:49 am
hannos might be right about the Georges R bridge.Deanoz wrote:I appreciate the quick response.
I plan to do this run at around 4am or so this Sunday so its not in peak traffic and I have all the safety gear. My concern was that bridge you mentioned as there is no shoulder.. Looking at google maps there is a walk way so ill take that..
This is more for gaining some experience on the main hwys.. I am planning on doing the syd-gong ride this year so I want to see if im up for the 40kms there and back ride..
Thanks
Bexley North to Prestons might not be much more than 20 km. When the M7 cycleway is open, you could add an extra 20 km up that and build your total km's towards the 'gong ride length; the hill up to Elizabeth Drive would be good conditioning work too.
At the moment, the Kurrajong Rd to Bernera Rd detour would put you on some urban streets for a few km's near the start of the M7 cycleway.
Starting around 4 am on a Sunday should put you well clear of peak-hour traffic; will need all the safety gear to make sure people heading home after a big night out can see you.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Kev365428 » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:33 pm
It's pretty good if your not too keen on riding the M7 shoulder, and you miss all of the closures between Bernera Rd and Prestons.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Aarleks » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:34 pm
I rode the M5 cycleway this morning from Bexley to Salt Pan Creek and back to recon my new commute from Dulwich Hill to UWS Bankstown. I have to say I was surprised at how pleasant it was. Zero car traffic (of course), a few cyclists, and a few on foot. The section between Bonds Rd and Belmore Rd was still closed; the sign says 'Closed: Danger Asbestos.' Apart from that it was clear, clean, and smooth the whole way.
Thumbs up from me!
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby wombatK » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:42 pm
The asbestos wasn't there yesterday. Hopefully, it'll mean it gets a good sweeping. Don't think either side between Revesby and Bexley North have been swept for at least a month.Aarleks wrote:Long time lurker, first time poster.
The section between Bonds Rd and Belmore Rd was still closed; the sign says 'Closed: Danger Asbestos.' Apart from that it was clear, clean, and smooth the whole way.
Thumbs up from me!
You'll be travelling against the peak flow, so be careful at the off and on ramps, especially at King Georges Rd where all the free-loaders exit and enter.
Good luck with your commute.
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Wayfarer » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:24 pm
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Re: M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby Kev365428 » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:21 pm
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M5 Safety Alert Thread
Postby daniel.s » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:31 pm
Excellent idea, and I wish it would happen, but let's be realistic. It's never going to happen.Wayfarer wrote:Check out my pal Tony in a newspaper interview, to get that m5 cycleway put in
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