A complaint letter about cyclists
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A complaint letter about cyclists
Postby sogood » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:25 pm
http://www.smh.com.au/news/heckler/a-gr ... 57987.html
My feeling is that there's some truth in it as applies to certain members of our community but this guy is also grossly over-exaggerating on his points eg. 80kph with a tail wind on the shared path on Iron Cove Br.
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Postby beauyboy » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:47 pm
Last Night me and my other half came home along the Coronation Bikeway I told him that it was only Bikeway to show a drop in useage due to it reaching capacity. He didn't Believe me until we got on it. So many pedestrian going for there EVENING WALKS refused to form single file on dinging of bell when there was a bike approching towards them as well as me. Consiquenly many almost lost the right foot because of tight clearences.
Drives me up the wall, it is not that hard to fall in single file for a pedestrian.
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Postby MJF » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:20 pm
That includes cyclists - I've noted the number of riders on shared pathways in areas heavy with pedestrians who don't have a bell fitted. And the ones who do have bells, but who don't bother to use them - and then they get all surprised when the pedestrians get startled and react badly.
Perhaps both cyclist and pedestrians should carry blocks of 4"x2", and then we will all learn to respect each other again.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:14 pm
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Postby europa » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:52 pm
Hmm, I do believe an earlier draft of this letter did mention a skinny bloke on a beaten up old racing bike with a crook rear wheel - wasn't you was it Mike?mikesbytes wrote:It is physically impossible to get anywhere near 80kph at the location mentioned, this is a narrow flat footpath on the side of a bridge, there is little run up. Such an outright lie invalidates the entire letter, as you can not trust anything that a lier says.
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Postby Mulger bill » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:08 pm
That bloke is typical of his kind, it's not his fault if he and his three friends wander around like farmer Browns' cows, wonder if he shows the same behaviour in his car?
Moron peds don't worry me on Princess, just go round them, the paths are narrow but the reserves are wide around here. CBD is different, hafta slow down for green lights there.
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Postby LuckyPierre » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:32 pm
I found the alleged 80km/hr pretty amusing, after all I know what it takes for me to reach 70Km/her (a decent slope and a fair bit of it ) so I took that with a grain of salt.
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Postby sogood » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:40 pm
Right on, I ride that path most mornings. I am still trying to work out how I can push for 80k. 30+k is probably the best I've done so far. If I do get to 80k, I'll just run over that guy to settle his problem for everyone.mikesbytes wrote:It is physically impossible to get anywhere near 80kph at the location mentioned, this is a narrow flat footpath on the side of a bridge, there is little run up. Such an outright lie invalidates the entire letter, as you can not trust anything that a lier says.
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Postby sogood » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:44 pm
I also wondered, what's the guy doing taking a leisurely walk when there's a cyclonic wind blowing in the area... Is he mad?LuckyPierre wrote:I know what it takes for me to reach 70Km/her (a decent slope and a fair bit of it ) so I took that with a grain of salt.
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Postby moosterbounce » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:47 pm
Glad I don't live over there...I'm not only a cyclist, but I own and use a 4WD!! Of course I take it offroad, but it is our only vehicle, so is used for all manner of things. And then there are those big scary dogs I have which little dog owners take offence at (after their little dogs have bitten the ankles of mine and made them bleed and had no retaliation!!).LuckyPierre wrote:Don't worry, the little darling also whinges about plenty of other things besides cyclists. You should read the things he says about 4WD drivers.
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Postby LuckyPierre » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:03 pm
That makes two of us!moosterbounce wrote: ... I'm not only a cyclist, but I own and use a 4WD!! ...
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Postby camelliott » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:53 pm
... I'm not only a cyclist, but I own and use a 4WD!! ...
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Postby gururug » Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:38 pm
If your in a car, and the pedestrian doesn't see you what do you do? Arguments and animosity are often more destructive than constructive. That said I think it is acceptable to give an ignorant person a swift short to the point blast (at your own risk!!!)
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:19 am
Some of the councils have put some real effort into accomodating everying, by building separte bike only paths, next to pedrestian only paths. They are clearly marked. Guess what, the bike only path is covered in pedrestrians, even though their path is right next to it.
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Postby pugsly » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:39 am
They don't walk on the road when there's a footpath, why walk on the bike track?
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Postby sogood » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:43 am
Interesting that the walk/jog path is finished in dirt while the cycling track is paved. No wonder that some walkers wants to walk on the bike path.mikesbytes wrote:Some of the councils have put some real effort into accomodating everying, by building separte bike only paths, next to pedrestian only paths. They are clearly marked. Guess what, the bike only path is covered in pedrestrians, even though their path is right next to it.
The worst are those dog owners who walk their dog across the width of the path ie. The owner on one side while their dog on the other side. When riding b/n them, you have no idea if the dog would do a sudden dash across the path. And then there are those with a long dog leash... Gees!
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Postby mikesbytes » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:54 am
Depends on which section of path you are referring to, the section I'm mentioning is sealed for both pedrestians and cyclists.sogood wrote:Interesting that the walk/jog path is finished in dirt while the cycling track is paved. No wonder that some walkers wants to walk on the bike path.mikesbytes wrote:Some of the councils have put some real effort into accomodating everying, by building separte bike only paths, next to pedrestian only paths. They are clearly marked. Guess what, the bike only path is covered in pedrestrians, even though their path is right next to it.
The worst are those dog owners who walk their dog across the width of the path ie. The owner on one side while their dog on the other side. When riding b/n them, you have no idea if the dog would do a sudden dash across the path. And then there are those with a long dog leash... Gees!
I think the concept of the dirt path was to provide a softer surface for the joggers to jog on, but the problem is that the traffic was too high. Most has been replaced with seal.
Dogs not on leashes are even more dangerious, there is a leash off area, but a few unresponsible owners take their dogs out of that area off the leash. Its also not fair on the dogs, they could get injured due to not being controlled.
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