I will agree with you to the extent that you should be doing walking pace near pedestrians and shops.Thoglette wrote:Absolutely. I regularly ride through equally busy locations. (My route home takes me via the local touring-event barn) Yes, sometimes that means both feet on the ground waiting patiently and, you know, sharing the footpath (most un-2GB of me, I know )diggler wrote:You really think someone cycling on the footpath down George Street Sydney is a great idea?
Actually, as others have noted, the "great idea" would be removing several lanes of traffic from George St. If not all of them.
Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
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Re: Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
Postby diggler » Thu Jul 26, 2018 12:19 am
Motorists hate cyclists and cyclists hate the motorists and the pedestrians hate the bikers and everybody hates the trucks.
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Re: Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
Postby find_bruce » Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:05 am
How does that compare to the risk of dying whilst taking a selfie ?mikesbytes wrote:The risk to others of cycling on the footpath are over rated, you are more likely to die by being struck by lightening than a bicycle
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Re: Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
Postby Thoglette » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:30 am
Look herefind_bruce wrote:How does that compare to the risk of dying whilst taking a selfie ?
Over 150 media-worthy selfie deaths in four years.
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Re: Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
Postby mikesbytes » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:30 pm
Another safety benefit of being able to ride on the footpath is that it gives you the legal ability to ride down a one way street in the wrong direction and this will enable many situations where less busy roads can be linked up to make a better route
If the R-1 rule is broken, what happens to N+1?
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Re: Teenagers up to 16 to be permitted to ride on footpaths
Postby find_bruce » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:06 pm
One thing that makes it a problem to use the footpath is that businesses use it as a loading zone. I have been complaining to clowncil for 4 years about this particular vehicle
Part of the problem is that the fine for obstructing the footpath with a motor vehicle in NSW is just $263. If they stopped on the road (its a clearway) the RMS would tow them away but because its a footpath, no-one cares
Part of the problem is that the fine for obstructing the footpath with a motor vehicle in NSW is just $263. If they stopped on the road (its a clearway) the RMS would tow them away but because its a footpath, no-one cares
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