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Old September 2nd 07, 12:12 PM posted to aus.bicycle
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Default SA - Road safety program launched with a focus on cyclists

On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 07:37:57 GMT, Patrick Turner
wrote:

There are a fair number of cyclists here in the ACT of many "varieties",
school and workers commuting, health fanatics, non fanatics, serious/non
serious competing sports ppl.


Many different cycling agendas, so many different views on the matter.
Some prefer the roads, others the paths, some even chose the dirt.

or throw a brick through my front window with a "****en shuddup"
message.
But it has not happened. Tht is because would agree with my commonsense
approach.


Dream on, I'm in Canberra. Throwing a brick would make me like the
bottle throwing car idiots. Hardly a rational argument. Not even a
Python argument.

Do you want a cyber place to hang out where everyone agrees with YOU,
and never criticises anyone else?


boring

calls fuctards nice people?


I'm still trying to deal with you as a nice people, so I guess you've
got me there.

Well lemme tellya, If you get uncomfortable
with me, its because you are
intellectually disabled.


Now you're reading like Ed.


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Old September 4th 07, 02:39 AM posted to aus.bicycle
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Default SA - Road safety program launched with a focus on cyclists

Aeek wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:14:53 GMT, Patrick Turner
wrote:

Last year there was a horrific crash during a women's cycling race along
the Cotter road,
I think between the Cotter Reserve and the Streeton Drive lights.


The Urraria loop based out of Stromlo Park, nowhere near the lights.

The charging pelatonne full of gutsy ladies charged along and straggled
furth across the road
which is two way country road without sealed verges between the gutters
and line.
Someone touched wheels and a pile up happened and a couple of riders
went head first
into an SUV coming the other way.


An past neighbour was in the bunch. They weren't across the road. Only
one rider hit the 4wd. She wasn't in the initial incident, looked back
to see what happened and drifted right. At least it was her mistake,
not some clown who refused to see.


While I can't disagree that the section between Uriarra Rd and Streeton
Drive needs desperate upgrading for cyclists (it's now a major route to
the crit track and stromlo MTB tracks), the accident you mention was a
result of a fall in a bunch and was essentially unrelated to the width
of the road or absence of a shoulder. When someone comes down in front
of you there aren't too many options. It was unfortunate chance that the
badly injured rider was hit by an on-coming car. I was in a bunch 5
minutes ahead of the accident and Aeeks old neighbour is a fellow squad
member, so the source is reliable. Having said all this... wow, an
upgrade of the Cotter-Uriarra loop for cyclists would be fantastic! Mind
you, I did the loop two weekends ago and the only obstacle on the whole
38 k's was a single small rock on the homestead stretch!

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Old September 4th 07, 02:50 AM posted to aus.bicycle
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Default SA - Road safety program launched with a focus on cyclists

Patrick Turner wrote:

Everyone wants to tar and feather me for suggesting the number
of cyclists on any road any time on average 24/7 is a tiny number.
The inuendo and BS written by by vested interest cycling organisations,
such as Pedal Power, ACT is quite obvious.


I can't quite follow your argument Patrick. It's action from Pedal Power
that has given us the green cycle lanes AND shared paths that you and I
both love so much, yet you're putting them down? I don't get it. A bit
of support from someone as vocal as you might get more done perhaps?

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