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a refreshing presence in the NewsCorp's offerings... I summarise the debate by quoting Forester ( again ) - "-most people are most concerned about what they consider to be the dangers of motor traffic. Staying away from traffic is how they describe safe cycling, and if you cannot stay away from it you have to fight it, which makes cycling worrisome and dangerous, so they say. Fighting with cars would be utterly foolish, but that's not what you do. Instead of fighting with cars, you cooperate with other drivers, so that you all get home safely. Participating in, cooperating with the traffic system, obeying the same rules of the road as other drivers, acknowledging their rights while claiming your own, that's the key to safe and confident cycling in traffic. Vehicular cycling, so named because you are acting as the driver of a vehicle, just as the traffic laws require, is faster and more enjoyable, so that the plain joy of cycling overrides the annoyance of even heavy traffic. - -*Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles*. That is the guiding principle that cyclists should recognize and government and society should obey. But government does its best to prevent cyclists from recognizing this principle. Motorists fear that competent cyclists would delay them." - -- rooman |
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Readers Poll in SMH: Transport and the NSW election http://www.smh.com.au/polls/politics/form.html Votes thus far: How important is transport as an election issue? It's number one. We need vision - 39% It's important, but not as crucial as water and health - 36% I've stopped hoping. No politician understands the problems of commuters - 24% Total Votes: 578 *** Also if you're in NSW don't forget to have a look at Vote 4 Cycling: http://www.vote4cycling.com.au/ "On March 24, 2007 the people of NSW will vote to elect a new State government. While other states are investing in bicycle lanes, programmes and facilities to support and promote cycling as a healthy lifestyle and transport option, successive NSW governments have reneged on promises to deliver safer and better cycling infrastructure across the State." -- cfsmtb |
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On the subject of cycling in Sydney, various issues and a *little* bit at the end about the elections, peruse this You Tube clip from Cycling Central: Cycling in Sydney on Cycling Central http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MUbWkCFpvw -- cfsmtb |
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On 2007-03-19, cfsmtb wrote:
Cycling in Sydney on Cycling Central http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MUbWkCFpvw Saw it last night. I thought they put rather a rosy light on Sydney's cycling conditions - they could have gone in much harder. I would have liked to see something about the current M2 dispute in there, as an example of the RTA's chronic disregard for cyclists. -- John The velorution will not be motorised! |
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