Postby find_bruce » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:04 pm
Well the ride with John Sidoti finally eventuated this morning. There was a good roll up of about 10 riders, including John and the obligatory electoral officer, some people supporting the City West Cycle Link, including David Borrella and a number of representatives from the Baybug
We met at the at the bottom of Lilyfield Rd at Hawthorne Canal and had a good general discussion of the issues facing cyclists, especially commuters, covering everything from grand plans to the everyday difficulties such as poor cordination between councils. I took the opportunity to vent on a few of my favourite topics, including the lack of co-ordination between councils, evident in the confusion of the bay run and the continued promises of the former government that things were going to be fixed, were a priority, money allocated etc, none of which happened.
There was a good steady stream of cyclists - at least 5 riders going up the hill at any one time. There was a wide variety of riders going past,from the fast and the furious to an old man on a folding bike.
Despite our fears, John made it up the hill on Lilifield Road and got a good demonstration of the issues with car door lanes.
John is clearly willing to engage with cyclists and his questions and comments indicated that he understood the issues involved.
Now whether this talk will result in any action, only time will tell.
Anything you can do, I can do slower