Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
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Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby Another newbie » Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:13 am
I know they won't actually do anything but I will feel better.
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby alex » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:34 am
they wont move the cars but if its always the same people they will get the message when they keep getting expensive little plastic packages on the windscreen wiper
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby Sweeper59 » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:52 am
As mentioned by Alex, most Council's are currently cash-strapped, and will generally jump at the chance to fine motorists and generate some income, for offenses on local roads.
Nobody looks back on their life....and remembers the nights they got plenty of sleep !!
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby r2160 » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:26 pm
cheers
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby liamw » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:40 pm
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby hiflange » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:00 pm
http://www.mybikelane.com/
You could have the honour of the first Adelaide post
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby Another newbie » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:48 pm
Yes, I ride against the flow most of the time - and while I think it is REALLY dumb to have bike lanes that are only bike lanes sometimes, I get it. It is exactly for this reason that I get so precious about cars parked in the lanes when they are meant to be clear.liamw wrote:Bike lanes in Adelaide, if not designated to be clear all of the time (of which there are incredibly few), generally have times of day in which they are no standing zones - heading into the CBD, 7:30-9am, heading out of the CBD, 4:30-6pm (some are no standing zones for both time periods).
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby monbeg » Wed Jul 28, 2010 11:40 pm
It is used by the Mitcham Council as a revenue generator apparently.
In the Belair Hotel a message comes up on their TV screens every 15 minutes or so advising patrons of the fact that the council sticker lickers are fining people $170 for parking in the lane at all hours.
Until there is a legal win by a cyclist over some incident associated with bike lanes then the whole concept is really just a joke.
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Postby Another newbie » Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:02 am
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Postby gdt » Wed Aug 04, 2010 12:36 pm
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Postby Another newbie » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:49 am
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby hannos » Tue Aug 10, 2010 9:52 am
OH!, I'm in the SA forum. Sorry, I'll head back to NSW
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby avalon » Tue Aug 10, 2010 5:20 pm
hannos wrote:What's a bike lane?
OH!, I'm in the SA forum. Sorry, I'll head back to NSW
That's the space along the side of the road where you can park your car. I think you call it a car parking space in NSW.
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby trailgumby » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:05 pm
Actually, here in the State of Confusion we call them <drum roll> ...avalon wrote:hannos wrote:What's a bike lane?
OH!, I'm in the SA forum. Sorry, I'll head back to NSW
That's the space along the side of the road where you can park your car. I think you call it a car parking space in NSW.
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby brauluver » Tue Aug 10, 2010 6:21 pm
For the record, and as someone who is ticketed and works on roadsides.Those signs have very strict and defined guidelines which means sometimes bike lanes are used, just as I can shut down a whole lane of traffic for my personal safety!Another newbie wrote:I have discovered a new love - road work signs in the bike lane - nothin' like pushing us into the traffic - especially when the motories are frustrated!
I would suggest if you have never worked in what is a very dangerous workzone, then maybe you should give it atry
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Re: Cars parked in bike lanes! Who do I vent to?
Postby Another newbie » Tue Aug 10, 2010 8:06 pm
Point taken!brauluver wrote:For the record, and as someone who is ticketed and works on roadsides.Those signs have very strict and defined guidelines which means sometimes bike lanes are used, just as I can shut down a whole lane of traffic for my personal safety!Another newbie wrote:I have discovered a new love - road work signs in the bike lane - nothin' like pushing us into the traffic - especially when the motories are frustrated!
I would suggest if you have never worked in what is a very dangerous workzone, then maybe you should give it atry
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