M7 Safety Alert Thread
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby zebee » Sat Nov 11, 2023 4:28 pm
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sat Nov 11, 2023 6:20 pm
Maybe, but the drones don't help those who are injured by these folk.
Like on the road, the best deterrent is visible Police. On the road people drive very slowly when they see Police cars.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby zebee » Sun Nov 12, 2023 5:27 pm
Simplest political fix is at the selling point. To buy one you must have papers saying what private property you are going to use it on, same as with a hunting rifle. Commercial and private sellers must require this information and if you don't put that info along with a serial number and buyer's ID into a form you can't sell the vehicle. If a vehicle is found and is not on the property it was registered on, nice big fine.
Then do a few stings on shops and private sellers and get those into media stories.
Every now and then query the database to make sure that the properties exist and if lots of people put down one property the property owner gets to please explain.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby caneye » Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:10 pm
how does that work? the airport is due to open in a few years.
airport traffic will route via existing M7 off ramps, with no new interchange?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... t-blowouts
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Thu Nov 16, 2023 9:04 pm
Maybe, and no new cycleway?caneye wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 1:10 pmso .. it looks like the M7-M12 interchange has been scrapped.
how does that work? the airport is due to open in a few years.
airport traffic will route via existing M7 off ramps, with no new interchange?
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... t-blowouts
The crazy thing is that they've already done a huge amount of preparation work around Elizabeth Drive area.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby robbo mcs » Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:35 pm
Transport for NSW are currently running a survey regarding the M7 shared path.
Worth doing, gives you an opportunity to offer suggestions
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sat Nov 18, 2023 1:43 pm
Oh, I thought it was a survey for opponents of the path to get it ripped up and removed.robbo mcs wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:35 pmhttps://dom2gu5kksg.typeform.com/to/Henby6j2
Transport for NSW are currently running a survey regarding the M7 shared path.
Worth doing, gives you an opportunity to offer suggestions
Gave my thoughts - and they are that it badly needs a 24/7 direct cycleweay connection from the Guilford to Prospect Canal cycleway.
The current "options" are terrible:
- Ride Victoria Street and Chandos Road (the latter a narrow, bumpy and busy road which is a rat-run and very dark at night)
- Give up and don't ride to the M7 at all.
- Drive to Rooty Hill or Eastern Creek and then ride
- Ride through Prospect Dam and Chandos Road (if Prospect Dam is open, which it isn't for large chunks of the day)
- Ride to Elizabeth Drive path (forget it, closed now)
- Ride further south to Hoxton Park Rd and then go past the Church to get to M7)
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sun Feb 18, 2024 5:03 pm
Also I’m sure most people are aware but the path going up towards that area is narrower now with the barriers on the left. Also on the downhill as well.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sun Feb 25, 2024 3:19 pm
The horse unfortunately left its mess everywhere along there so watch where you are riding.
Fingers crossed for the poor guy that went down just after Elizabeth Drive. He had scrapes and bruising so will be pretty sore.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sat Mar 02, 2024 10:54 am
This morning I heard there was a pretty bad accident in the area that floods at the southern end of M7 cycleway. Apparently some brush turkey ran out across the front of a couple of riders and brought a few down.
Fingers crossed they recover ok.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby AndrewCowley » Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:05 pm
Also the faster you approach them, the more likely they are to get flustered and behave unpredictably.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Fri Mar 08, 2024 9:15 pm
Yuck!
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Mon Mar 11, 2024 9:25 pm
Heck, can't they go back and clean up after their animals afterwards? Dog owners are expected to.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby JPB » Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:17 pm
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Mon Mar 25, 2024 6:57 pm
Only a hose pipe exists in its place and barricades around it.
Concrete over it permanently? Or a new and better version coming?
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby robbo mcs » Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:58 pm
They sent out an email about it :
M7 Shared Path Bubbler Upgrade, Eastern Creek, 25 to 28 March 2024, 7am to 5pm
Westlink M7 is excited to announce the water bubbler on the M7 shared path is getting an upgrade!
Our installation crews will be working near entry point 34 off Wallgrove Road, Eastern Creek, from 7am to 5pm on Monday 25 March 2024 to Thursday 28 March 2024, weather permitting.
The bubbler will be closed for use both day and night during this time and is expected to be available again from early morning on Friday 29 March 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Pedestrian and cyclist access
Pedestrian and cyclist access to the M7 shared path will be maintained. Shared path users are encouraged to follow the instructions at work areas.
Contact Us
Westlink M7 thanks shared path users for their understanding while this work is carried out. To know more, please email us info@westlinkm7.com.au.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:11 pm
If anyone needs an alternative one, take the exit to go up Moonrise lookout and then go down to the picnic area at the Western Sydney Regional Park. It's not very far from the M7, you just have a little hill to go up and down.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby recumbenteer » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:39 pm
....yeah, it's just a "little" hill
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:51 pm
It’s there and not bad. But the water flow is fairly slow. At least multiple people can use it at once.robbo mcs wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:58 pmThe bubbler will be closed for use both day and night during this time and is expected to be available again from early morning on Friday 29 March 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Westlink M7 thanks shared path users for their understanding while this work is carried out. To know more, please email us info@westlinkm7.com.au.[/i]
However, as for the look, I can just see the frothing rage of some...
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sun Apr 14, 2024 12:53 pm
They started off around Elizabeth Hills. So just be careful out there.
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
Postby g-boaf » Sun Jul 21, 2024 1:09 pm
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Re: M7 Safety Alert Thread
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