Police request for Brisbane riders
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby Dave R32 » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:34 pm
1. Most of the roads listed are either 80 or 100kmh speed limits.
2. The roads in the Dayboro area are semi rural and don't have a shoulder or a bike lane and probably never will.
3. Riding two abreast on these roads may very well be legal but it is inconsiderate to other road users. The roads are rolling hills and most cyclists speed on the climbs would be around 20km/h which.
It doesn't matter whether you are riding your bike, driving your car or a truck or bus....in most cases being considerate of others will mean you arrive safely and less stressed.
Cheers
Dave.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby master6 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:20 am
o X ford, I think the conversation is about an area where there are no red lights. As a cyclist, I observe more than a fair share of 'ignorance" amongst fellow cyclists. Motorists certainly have faults, but no more so than we cyclists.Oxford wrote:Having ridden these roads quite a bit in the past on both MTBs and road bikes, in groups and solo, its my experience that when climbing the hills the group usually gets strung out, going down the hills results in regrouping before the next hill and so on. So two abreast is not an issue, driver impatience is. When riding in a road group typically on the flats we formed a paceline resulting in riders being abreast as they fell to the back of the group. Again driver impatience and ignorance is a key factor here. Its like red light syndrome, they just see a cyclist and their desire to pass the cyclist despite the consequences over rides good sense and highlights a complete lack of cognitive driving skill.
If we want change, lets take the easy way first, and improve our own behaviour.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby jet-ski » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:26 pm
I also take issue with the sentiment from some here that bikes should let cars overtake no matter what the circumstances! At least in the Police letter they acknowledge that in some situations on the road it is not safe to ride on the extreme left.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby master6 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:50 pm
We need more "Daves" on the road to improve our imageDave R32 wrote:I usually don't bother posting in threads like this but I will break with tradition:
1. Most of the roads listed are either 80 or 100kmh speed limits.
2. The roads in the Dayboro area are semi rural and don't have a shoulder or a bike lane and probably never will.
3. Riding two abreast on these roads may very well be legal but it is inconsiderate to other road users. The roads are rolling hills and most cyclists speed on the climbs would be around 20km/h which.
It doesn't matter whether you are riding your bike, driving your car or a truck or bus....in most cases being considerate of others will mean you arrive safely and less stressed.
Cheers
Dave.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby ZepinAtor » Thu Feb 17, 2011 3:31 pm
Absolutely. I have a cautious respect for cars, trucks & buses, as they can KILL you being 10-50 times our weight. I'm totally at ease with a few inconveniences along the way to keep the peace & vehicle traffic flowing. Not so much for crutch rocket riders (motor bikes) as I feel they're almost one of us with a motor. Not that I'm saying they're perfect as I've had high speed shoulder to shoulder cornering experiences I'd rather forget. They generally just whizz by at 200km/hr & are over the next hill before I can say "was that a drugged up Contador on that bike".master6 wrote:We need more "Daves" on the road to improve our imageDave R32 wrote:I usually don't bother posting in threads like this but I will break with tradition:
1. Most of the roads listed are either 80 or 100kmh speed limits.
2. The roads in the Dayboro area are semi rural and don't have a shoulder or a bike lane and probably never will.
3. Riding two abreast on these roads may very well be legal but it is inconsiderate to other road users. The roads are rolling hills and most cyclists speed on the climbs would be around 20km/h which.
It doesn't matter whether you are riding your bike, driving your car or a truck or bus....in most cases being considerate of others will mean you arrive safely and less stressed.
Cheers
Dave.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby elantra » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:12 pm
The letter from Dayboro Police Officers is very thoughtfully constructed.ZepinAtor wrote:I've copied this letter from a Brisbane cycling club HRRW in relation to cycling on roads around the Dayboro/ Samford/ Mt Mee areas.
The request sounds reasonable, but on any weekend you might see 200 + riders in a 3 hr period in groups up to 40. The roads are narrow at the best of times with only 100-200mm of tarmac inside the white line & to make matters worse it's a 100km/hr zone with the distinct sound of banjos echoing from the hills.
Obviously that it was adressed to HPRW club would suggest that they think HPRW riders are a bit out of line.
However information presented inn preceding posts would suggest that it is other groups such as the MB group that they need to be in contact with.
Perhaps representatives of HPRW club need to discuss with Police, but presumably this is already done.
And if there are concerns about MB's Peleton sizes then this is something that should be easy to adjust because i am under the impression their members sign-up to paticipate?
ie. their numbers are much more predictable than other groups.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby master6 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:24 pm
I see no evidence that this "letter" was addressed to HPRW.elantra wrote:The letter from Dayboro Police Officers is very thoughtfully constructed.ZepinAtor wrote:I've copied this letter from a Brisbane cycling club HRRW in relation to cycling on roads around the Dayboro/ Samford/ Mt Mee areas.
The request sounds reasonable, but on any weekend you might see 200 + riders in a 3 hr period in groups up to 40. The roads are narrow at the best of times with only 100-200mm of tarmac inside the white line & to make matters worse it's a 100km/hr zone with the distinct sound of banjos echoing from the hills.
Obviously that it was adressed to HPRW club would suggest that they think HPRW riders are a bit out of line.
However information presented inn preceding posts would suggest that it is other groups such as the MB group that they need to be in contact with.
Perhaps representatives of HPRW club need to discuss with Police, but presumably this is already done.
And if there are concerns about MB's Peleton sizes then this is something that should be easy to adjust because i am under the impression their members sign-up to paticipate?
ie. their numbers are much more predictable than other groups.
An apology might be in order.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby ZepinAtor » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:41 pm
I'll go & check where I originally copied it from on the RoadGrime forum in Brisbane, as Adam from HPRW bought it to every ones attention. I'm assuming the police sent it to the club for circulation purposes not blame.master6 wrote:elantra wrote: I see no evidence that this "letter" was addressed to HPRW.
An apology might be in order.
OK this is what Adam posted.
"I've been asked to pass along this message from Dayboro Police regarding cycling in the area. I think it's quite reasonable".
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby master6 » Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:57 pm
Perhaps I am nit picking here, and whilst I have never been a member of HPRW, I do have high respect for the HPRW club, and feel it unfair to malign them in any way.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
Postby leighthebee » Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:59 am
I heard (so yes hearsay) that one organiser actually pulled up in-front of traffic from the right at a roundabout to herd all the riders through.
The little experience I've had with encountering them so far has not been positive.
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
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Re: Police request for Brisbane riders
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