Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 9:28 pm
Yeah - why is that? Less social pressure to race from point (a) to point (b) without delay?toolonglegs wrote:or you could just move here and drive a tractor or a truck...
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Yeah - why is that? Less social pressure to race from point (a) to point (b) without delay?toolonglegs wrote:or you could just move here and drive a tractor or a truck...
no it is just expected that if you get a bit p'd off you will park in the middle of the road and block the traffic.twizzle wrote:Yeah - why is that? Less social pressure to race from point (a) to point (b) without delay?toolonglegs wrote:or you could just move here and drive a tractor or a truck...
O.K. - you got me. I can't see the connectionMountGower wrote:Do a google search for "the four temperaments"twizzle wrote:Ba$tard - couldn't you have linked the word to a dictionary!MountGower wrote:Regardless of our individual personalities, as a nation we are very phlegmatic. We'll have a CM ride .......... one day.
Tell that to the roadie bunch who had that run-in with the loser night club bouncer near the airport in Sydneytwizzle wrote:As the average speeds increase, the 'think' time for drivers decreases and slow traffic (bicycles?) becomes more dangerous. I think this is why the 'bike bus' concept is safer as it's a bit harder to miss (fail to see) a bunch.
Come down to Mebourne. I do it most every day with no ill effects.twizzle wrote:Do the conditions really exist in any of the major Australian cities (at the moment) for there to be some value in trying to mix cars and bikes?
Doh! I thought you were talking about them being more considerate.toolonglegs wrote:no it is just expected that if you get a bit p'd off you will park in the middle of the road and block the traffic.twizzle wrote:Yeah - why is that? Less social pressure to race from point (a) to point (b) without delay?toolonglegs wrote:or you could just move here and drive a tractor or a truck...
Perth too, for the most part. Some of us are indeed lucky.il padrone wrote:Come down to Mebourne. I do it most every day with no ill effects.twizzle wrote:Do the conditions really exist in any of the major Australian cities (at the moment) for there to be some value in trying to mix cars and bikes?
We are like the South Americans, Twizzle. We need a bomb up our whatsanames before we will spring in to action. Regardless of what we are like individually, "She'll be right, mate", "Do it tomorrow" etc often stop us from doing things and achieving things collectively.twizzle wrote:O.K. - you got me. I can't see the connectionMountGower wrote:Do a google search for "the four temperaments"twizzle wrote: Ba$tard - couldn't you have linked the word to a dictionary!
So, there are no roads where you could just merge into the lane and be treated equally without being in danger of being flattened?il padrone wrote:Come down to Mebourne. I do it most every day with no ill effects.twizzle wrote:Do the conditions really exist in any of the major Australian cities (at the moment) for there to be some value in trying to mix cars and bikes?
yep, i'm afraid you'll have to provide your own entertainment now.MountGower wrote:Eliza!
Your last post on the subject? Surely not. After all the work I did to bring in the crowds and the star is walking out.
Do it for Queensland girl !!!
O.K. - found what you meant now. I kept on getting Keirsey personality profiles....MountGower wrote:We are like the South Americans, Twizzle. We need a bomb up our whatsanames before we will spring in to action. Regardless of what we are like individually, "She'll be right, mate", "Do it tomorrow" etc often stop us from doing things and achieving things collectively.twizzle wrote:O.K. - you got me. I can't see the connectionMountGower wrote:Do a google search for "the four temperaments"
I don't live in Brisbane and I don't ride a "normal bike" on the road now, so my circumstances are different to yours, but by-and-large, I'm happy with how drivers treat me. GENERALLY, they pass with enough room, they don't turn in front of me, they give way when they must: in essence I'm treated as I am in my car.You wrote:so are drivers ok? or not?
do they obey the law or not?
are you perfectly happy with the situation? or not?
KALGRM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Kalgrm wrote:Hi Eliza,
Maybe you should move to Perth?
Cheers,
Graeme
can't resist a quick correction!
From the looks of your last post Eliza, it seems your biggest gripe is that the Brisbane roads don't cater well enough for cyclists and drivers alike.
What? Did I say something wrong?twowheels wrote:KALGRM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Kalgrm wrote:Hi Eliza,
Maybe you should move to Perth?
Cheers,
Graeme
Wot? Eyes glazed, brain in neutral and phone in hand?Kalgrm wrote:That's why, when I'm on a road without bike lanes, I ride as if I were sitting in a car.
Not much - they just prove I fit in with the drivers .... I was only interested to make sure my grey beard was straight and I didn't have beer stains on my jersey. So unbecoming! I got an image to maintain, ya know!Mulger bill wrote:Those photos are totally unpublished, obtained from an unreliable source. What are they worth to you?