Ross wrote:WIth vehicles it is easy to count them because they are registered but with bicycles it's a lot harder because they aren't registered.
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Postby rkelsen » Thu Jun 20, 2013 1:48 pm
Ross wrote:WIth vehicles it is easy to count them because they are registered but with bicycles it's a lot harder because they aren't registered.
Postby DavidS » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:07 am
Postby rebilda » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:47 am
Postby JohnJoyner » Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:50 am
Ross wrote:
Postby VRE » Fri Sep 13, 2013 12:22 pm
Ross wrote:
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Postby rebilda » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:22 pm
Postby rkelsen » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:56 pm
Postby VRE » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:16 pm
rkelsen wrote:According to the report mentioned in the vote4cycling blog:
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure/mcu/urbanpolicy/active_travel/index.aspx
Cyclists deliver $1.43 in economic benefits per kilometre cycled!
That's my answer next time someone asks me why I shouldn't pay rego! I'm saving the government $12k per year... almost $43.5k in the past 4.25 years.
Postby Mulger bill » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:21 pm
Postby il padrone » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:29 pm
Postby Percrime » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:39 pm
Postby Cheesewheel » Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:17 pm
Postby cowled » Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:33 pm
Cheesewheel wrote:
Then apparently no pathological motorist would have anything to complain about or a legitimate excuse for elbow shaving you.
Postby il padrone » Sat Sep 14, 2013 1:36 pm
Postby Cheesewheel » Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:06 pm
cowled wrote:Cheesewheel wrote:
Then apparently no pathological motorist would have anything to complain about or a legitimate excuse for elbow shaving you.
Sorry cheese but there is NO "legitimate excuse for elbow shaving". Not even a little bit! What a silly thing to say.
I have given some thought to putting a little sign on the back of my new bike with a little camera symbol and a smiley face. I'm guessing that the only real motivation a bogan would have for giving me some room is if they thought their actions might be on camera.
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Postby il padrone » Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:13 pm
Cheesewheel wrote:BTW I too have thought about posting a sign like you suggest (and have even had a road rager back down once he was aware he was on film) ... but I feel it might actually increase motivate them to yell and scream when passing , even if it inspires them to refrain from more blatant displays of dangerous/illegal behaviour
Postby cowled » Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:23 pm
Cheesewheel wrote:sorry I didn't mean to suggest it was (especially in light of your recent experience) .
My comments were more along the lines of actually complying to the (absurd) demand of registering cyclists as some measure to (suppoosedly) insure their safety
Postby briztoon » Sat Sep 14, 2013 2:32 pm
Dear Sunrise team.
Could you please do a balanced segment on bicycle registration and bicycle use in Australia.
All the current media campaign against "lycra clad" cyclists is doing, is making it more dangerous on the roads for cyclists.
All it does is give the bogans and road rage nutters out there a perceived green light to intimidate and attack cyclists as they believe the Australian media is on their side and legitimising their actions..
Instead of inviting some media industry types to comment, who at best can only provide anecdotal evidence that can not be supported by any real facts or statistics, why don't you invite some proper experts in to comment and discus topics such as; road cycling laws, registration and why it hasn't been introduced, who is at fault for most bicycle versus cars accidents, the cost benefits of cycling and the impact on future urban road projects, Australian road culture compared to countries where the road culture is cycling inclusive, and finally the real statistics and costs of Australia's yearly road toll and vehicular offences.
You could run a week long series with a different topic each day.
Surely if bicycle registration was feasible, an Australian Federal or State government would have introduced it a long time ago.
Here's some reading material.
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-na ... 18330.html
http://www.smh.com.au/national/bike-rid ... 2qxdg.html
http://www.anzpaa.org.au/current-initia ... aster-2013
http://www.ptua.org.au/myths/petroltax.shtml
Postby trailgumby » Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:01 pm
Percrime wrote:Wish we had troll registration. It could be the form of a congestion tax. For clogging up the interwebs.
Postby cowled » Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:11 pm
Ross wrote:
Postby kb » Sat Sep 14, 2013 7:24 pm
Postby Cheesewheel » Sat Sep 14, 2013 8:06 pm
il padrone wrote:Cheesewheel wrote:BTW I too have thought about posting a sign like you suggest (and have even had a road rager back down once he was aware he was on film) ... but I feel it might actually increase motivate them to yell and scream when passing , even if it inspires them to refrain from more blatant displays of dangerous/illegal behaviour
Postby JohnJoyner » Mon Sep 16, 2013 10:50 am
kb wrote:I thinking it would be good to have a number plate the other day. Bolted onto a steel rod sticking 1.5m out the RHS.
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