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sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers???
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:13 am
by williamsf1
Is it just me or does this path get a massive amount of use, but very little maintenance???
I am finding that the road is safer and cleaner now days than the sectioned off path!!!
( a lot of ceramic plates still smashed up there.... )
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 9:14 am
by MichaelB
Noticed on the ride up yesterday that the road was swept, but not the bike track
Even the odd tree brach. Didn't see any plates though.
At least the down track is good once you get below the Bollards
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:25 am
by williamsf1
yeah exactly....
the road is always being swept....
I hope we can raise some of these issues with the right people!!!
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 11:38 am
by liamb
Have a crash show the local council pic of your trashed bike and injuries and you can bet a road crew will be up there with a leaf blower weekly to do what they do once a month. I dont think the big street sweepers can get in the bike path and they wont be spending big bucks to buy a big vacuum to clean a bike path. That or wait for the next big rain and get up there with a stiff broom and go crazy
Bill
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:18 pm
by williamsf1
yeah I think I will let the muppets on skate boards crash instead of me and my 17k bike.....
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 1:36 pm
by williamsf1
well I got pro active!!!!
road management transport SA
1800 018 313
call em for any road sweeping or bike lane problems!!!
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 2:38 pm
by MichaelB
williamsf1 wrote:well I got pro active!!!!
road management transport SA
1800 018 313
call em for any road sweeping or bike lane problems!!!
So will they do it ? Or just listen and nod ?
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 4:29 pm
by williamsf1
yeah they said they go out all the time and keep cleaning up the ceramic from broken plates!!!!
someone hates cyclists....
I asked them to do something about the leaves trees branches etc etc about half way up too!!!! its so bad!!!!
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:33 am
by williamsf1
going up it in the AM again.... lets hope I see some changes!!!
I noted 2 days ago that the ROAD had been nicely swept.... as you could see the track marks from the truck, but no such luck for the part that sees far more use these days!!!
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 3:38 pm
by williamsf1
well it was sort of cleaner today!!!! an attempt at sweeping....
we will have to keep on them!!!!
Re: sweeping of the bike lane from devils elbow to crafers??
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:57 am
by Biffidus
I have this image of a cyclist on a 17k bike with a broom on his back heading up towards the freeway...
Can you get carbon fibre brooms?