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New RTA road rules that effect bicycles.
All,
The RTA has implemented a major change to the way bicycles stop and turn at some newly marked traffic lights.
There are heavy fines for vehicle drivers of up to $405 and 4 demerit points and $54 for the bike rider if they don't comply.
Read the web site then answer this question, who the bloody hell would want to do a "hook turn" ?
Get the ambulances ready I think.
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations/roadr...
Pikey
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I read down further and saw a $189 fine for using "arrestor beds" Better tell the missus to put the handcuffs away
The old hook turn has been around for a while now. dont know if its better or not???
i have been doing the hook turn as they describe for a number of years now, and i believe it is the safest way to turn right at an intersection, especially busy ones, i dont feel safe by sitting in the middle of the road while cars/trucks/buses scream by within inches of you. Sure it may be a bit slower but it will keep you safe and alive, and realistically you may only have to wait an extra minute or 2 until you get the green light in the direction you are going.
It scares me all the time when i see cyclists sitting in the middle of the road with only there lycra to save them. Its crazy just to save a minute or so
Don
move over to the right lane to turn right at the intersection, how are you meant to safely get back across to the far left when you finally get close enough to see the hook turn storage bay on the far left hand side of the intersection?
the way i do it if i want to turn right at a multi lane road is
1: keep to far left of road
2: go through intersection as if going straight but at the end of the intersection move left a bit and do 90degree right turn and stop (this will face you in the direction you want to go and facing a red light
3: wait till light goes green and procced through intersection
4: you have now safely turned right at a busy intersection without crossing ANY lanes of traffic and without sitting in the middle of the road
Don
Thats what I was thinking Stu...
I guess you just have to know?
re turns and roundabouts...
ze germans are coming...German Flashmob raises bike awareness
...maybe we should hold one of these near a NPWS office - to raise awareness about track closures?
http://youtu.be/BJHbx5OZDh0
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Thats hilarious!!!!
It's far safer, I do that if there's no way of getting into a relatively safe spot on the right hand lane, though I never knew it had a name! That assumes though that the drivers in the lane you're parking in for a wee while don't get the shits because you're sitting in front of them... at least now it's in the highway code
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or read further further down to the new no wheeled recreational vehicles sign rofl!!! try making a skateboarder get off that bit of the road because its illegal by signage now lol this country is really getting funny, both haha and f&^&ed..next npws will issue a no breathing in certain areas no doubt..too much co2 emision, destroying the rock carvings through ph inbalance
Those crazy deutschlanders!!
Am I the only one who thinks that's just feckin stupid? The only thing it achieves is to piss people off. A bit like those eejuts who do a similar thing on the harbour bridge.
And rather too many of them haven't got a helmet on.
Ducks...
Hi Matt
Without knowing the exact details, I think it was done in response to make ignorant car drivers aware of a recent change in roundabout rules (note the NEW dedicated safe bike lane) and to raise awareness of the presence of cyclists in day-to-day traffic.
Re: Helmets - agree that it is strange to see very few helmets (of course I am pro-helmet):
Found this snippet: "It is revealing to note that in the industrialised countries where bicycle riding and bicycle commuting are the most prevalent, Holland, Germany, Sweden, there are no mandatory helmet laws and helmet use is rare. In these enlightened bicycle-friendly countries, extensive and safe bicycle paths, priority advancing for bicycles at intersections via a special bicycle light phase which precedes by a significant time period the appearance of the green light for automobiles and rigourous police enforcement of the highway code for both cyclists and motorists render bicycling safe. That's how to build safe cycling; not by the isolated imposition of a mandatory helmet law."
"Australia has the worst public cycling participation rate in the world. This is not surprising since the state governments of Australia punish people for cycling."
...from this article in a (strangely enough) - Western Australian anti helmet (?) lobby group:
http://www.cycle-helmets.com/helmet_statistics.html
That is funny I can’t imagine cars in Australia giving way to bicycles in that situation I guess there are countries in the world where motorists aren’t so aggressive must be a nice place to live.
where these bays will be implemented....
Rode to work for the first time ever today
Felt great!
http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/North-Sydne...
I'm lucky I found route which has a bike lane on it for about 95% of the way!
note the low amount of riders in canada is largely due to the fact that their government is awesome and they are all to busy fanging around trails to ride on the road
it is amazing though the animosity displayed towards bicyclists in this city, both riding through the park the greasy looks you get from people, and the under the breath comments because you jump of a couple of stairs nowhere near anyone; through to the drivers and their impatience and anger that you dare slow down their travel times by 5 second while they "sometimes" wait for a clear spot to overtake..i dont think it helps too that these bike lanes are 9 times out of 10 forcing you directly into the "car doored sweet spot" that so many of us have painfully experienced...what is the answer? except for blowing up our councils and kidnapping canada + europes?
I'd like to see obesity and lifestyle related diabetes statistics overlaid on that bar chart.
Would make for an interesting comparison.
Andy - here you go...UK data
Quote: "Australia is one of only two countries in the world with national all-age laws which punish citizens for enjoying one of society's most frquent, healthy and safe forms of recreational exercise - bike riding.
In summary, a growing number of Australians are overweight and the country needs to do some more exercise.
As reported below, children in Western Australia are at risk of having a lower life expectancy than their parents for the first time in history - mostly because of obesity.
About 7.4 million Australians, or half of all adult women and two thirds of adult men, are overweight or obese because they are not sufficiently active, according to the Australian Heart Foundation.
The journal of the Australian Medical Association estimates as many as 17,000 Australian deaths each year can be attributed to obesity and calculates that overweight and obesity are now more prevalent risk factors for disease than smoking (see Australian Medical Journal, April 2005)."
"The Australian Bicycle Council, a subsidiary of the Australian Government's Department of Transport, stated in its March 2004 communique:
Bicycling is part of the solution to many of our cities problems: the obesity epidemic, traffic congestion, air pollution and more. The mainstream health message these days is that people need to do at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity on most days, to maintain health. Increased incidental exercise (ie exercise that is built into 'activities of daily living') is often recommended as the best way to ensure adequate daily levels of exercise are achieved. This is because this kind of exercise is often 'maintained' (ie kept up) more consistently than, for example going to the gym or playing sport. Walking and cycling to work are two good forms of incidental exercise - no surprise there!"
Having never lived anywhere except UK/AUS it's a real eye-opener to see UK/US/AUS at the far left of your first chart, not that I didn't expect that but it is quite striking. And the second just speaks for itself. Great quotes too.
Over 20% of all trips on a bike in NL! That's truly fantastic when you think about it, everybody in the country on average doing 1 in 5 of their journeys by bike. That's like every single working person in Australia riding their bike to work one day a week (roughly...) imagine the lycrage
(which could mean "roadie lycra rage" or just "an expanse of lycra", you choose)
Hi Matt, Lozza, Pikey, Andy et al
Re increase in bike usage & safety...with the right govt planning support we could all imagine Sydney (or any other Aussie locality) with a vibrant bike culture...!
...including all the visual incentives e.g. Copenhagen...(where everybody seems to ride a bike)
"It's social documentary and bike advocacy in high heels. Daily life in the world's cycling capital, Copenhagen, where 36% of the citizens ride their bike each day on an advanced network of bike lanes...."
check out the pics: http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/
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There's a cycle exhibition with a Danish flavour (probably no heels though
) and Sydney's cycling plan, at UTS:
http://bikesfortransportyeah.wordpress.com/2008/...
This weekend's the last chance to have a look I think.
Anyone ever been to Melbourne?
Home of the said hook turn. In the CBD, vehicles must perform the hook turn to ensure trams have a clear path.
For years I would go one block further and then turn left left and left to head down the street I needed rather than attempt the hook turn. I think I was just a belligerent NSWeshman back then.
Thanks for posting "Clovers dream" Matt, I forgot to copy the link down.
Craig
but no helmet!
Hey, if you're gonna go.. you may as well look your best right?
Loz