Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
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Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby silverlight » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:18 pm
I witnessed today a cyclist being hit and was not a pretty sight.
The same thing happened to me 3 years ago on the same road, the cars bank up due to traffic congestion allowing cars on other side of road to pass through doing a right hand turn into a side street and as they follow through they have no chance of seeing a cyclist riding, the rider has no chance of stopping in time and usually end up over the bonnet or smash into the side. I hit the passenger door and i wont forget how painful the injuries were. and its quite literally put me off riding to work since.
The fallen rider today was pretty shaken up but seemed to be conscious, the driver just as shaken. Great job by Ambulance arriving very quickly
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby bongo » Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:48 pm
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby rustychisel » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:47 am
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby MichaelB » Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:20 am
Payneham Rd is one of them. Evne Goodwood Rd in spots is a no-go zone for me. Glad to hear the rider is apparently OK. Lucky escape
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby tripstobaltimore » Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:42 am
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby Dr_Mutley » Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:28 am
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby rustychisel » Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:59 am
fixed that one for youtripstobaltimore wrote: Unfortunately motorists to and from work generally have nothing on or in their mind...
It was on Cross Road about 6 years ago when some bloke sailed across the intersection in front of me, oblivious, I missed his rear quarter by less than a metre, and took a calculated decision he might be going on one block then turning back my way one block, so I turned left at the next road on an interception course.
Imagine his surprise when the cyclist he'd almost killed (and shrugged off) stopped directly in front of him two blocks away and ordered him to turn off the ignition whilst the riot act was read, and a list of his infringements read out at volume, in front of bystanders. This bloke, an Unley Park suit, was in a black Range Rover, had a mug of coffee in the cup holder, the morning paper and a plate of toast on the passenger seat next to him, and was driving whilst doing up his tie.
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby Dr_Mutley » Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:57 pm
ive given a !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! driver a straight left thru his open window for lessrustychisel wrote:fixed that one for youtripstobaltimore wrote: Unfortunately motorists to and from work generally have nothing on or in their mind...
It was on Cross Road about 6 years ago when some bloke sailed across the intersection in front of me, oblivious, I missed his rear quarter by less than a metre, and took a calculated decision he might be going on one block then turning back my way one block, so I turned left at the next road on an interception course.
Imagine his surprise when the cyclist he'd almost killed (and shrugged off) stopped directly in front of him two blocks away and ordered him to turn off the ignition whilst the riot act was read, and a list of his infringements read out at volume, in front of bystanders. This bloke, an Unley Park suit, was in a black Range Rover, had a mug of coffee in the cup holder, the morning paper and a plate of toast on the passenger seat next to him, and was driving whilst doing up his tie.
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby Richard.L » Fri Nov 26, 2010 7:32 pm
What is everyone's opinion with the Bus Lane on North TCE?
I was riding along the whole stretch of the bus lane with a car up my arse(i was 'claiming' the lane) and when i decided to move to the left he squished me into the gutter
I can see the council/police making thousands of dollars a day in fines if they monitor all the cars that use the "Bus Lane" as a short cut to turn left onto Hackney RD
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby rustychisel » Fri Nov 26, 2010 8:09 pm
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby 318ute » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:40 am
By taking the lane they cannot use the excuse "I didnt see the bike", or I was in a rush and didn't see the bike!!!
I mean we are all in a rush, our mode of transport is a personal choice, just because we use a bike does not mean we don't have to be at our destination at a certain time??
It amuses me to no end, when people "say your on a bike, so no rush for you" I go what makes you say that? I know how long it takes me to go from a to b and allow a certain amount of time and generally the only variable are punctres or d...h..d motorists.
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby markstevens » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:50 pm
Lesson to be learned: slow down even 'more' when traffic stop...cars DONT look for bikes and dont consider the bike lane as a traffic "lane"...
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby Ratts » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:52 pm
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby Another newbie » Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:33 am
This week I have had a bus miss me by about 5cm and a guy not factor his trailor into his equaision, that one missed me by milimetres.
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Re: Be Careful riding on Payneham Road
Postby bongo » Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:03 am
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