"Just learnt a great term that applies to all the money given to car companies by the governments of the world: lemon socialism.
Socialising the "lemons" rather than the profitable industries...."
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Colin replied to PeterT's discussion idea : e-bike for youths"It doesn't solve the number one reason that kids don't ride - the reason that dwarfs all other reasons - safety concerns due to motor traffic.
I like e-bikes (I have one!), but kids are the group who need them the least, and can afford…"
Colin replied to Michael O'Reilly's discussion On Your Bike blog - Fairfax Media"On the occasion of Johnny Ramone's death:
Ramones Reunion Nearly Complete"
Colin replied to baa baa's discussion Bad traffic 'making workers sick'"Murdoch seems to have given up on making train commuters pay for tabloids to read on the train - instead he's gone even more downmarket trash with MX. Readers pay with brain cells, and with cash if they ever buy any of the goods advertised…"
Colin replied to baa baa's discussion Bad traffic 'making workers sick'"As a politician, the take-away would be to kickstart a big increase in the coverage and frequency of the public transport network. It would be politically popular, or at least politically neutral. Because of the timeframes involved the benefits…"
Colin replied to baa baa's discussion Bad traffic 'making workers sick'"It's a fact of geometry - creating more and wider roads produces as much extra travel distance as the extra road capacity alleviates. You can't build your way out of traffic congestion.
The only options that will work are:
pricing roads,…"
Colin replied to Mark Lambert's discussion An idea : Let L platers record safe-cycling courses or group rides in their log books."You and your facts are no match for ill-informed opinions of the masses, amplified as they will be by the tabloid media."
PeterT commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Dan, happy to hear the recent status for you after all you have gone through.
It'll be hilarious to hear the cops are pursuing the medical certification angle any further considering the perception they hardly follow up on cases where cyclists…"
Nicholas Dow commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Victoria has a health exemption but only by virtue of a provision in the regs that allows the MInister (or delegate) to exampt anyone if it is "expedient" - not just for health reasons, and under that VicRoads has set up a procedure for…"
Paul Martin commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Sure is, Neil. Which is why we're going to fight it."
Neil Alexander commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"It's extraordinary what a waste of police, court and the public's time this unnecessary and near-unique law is creating. If anyone had thought about the consequences when it was first mooted in the "enlightened" 1980s would we…"
Dan commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"It's all a little complex, and the police are now between a rock and a hard place. I've been choosing my moment to play this card...
When I went to court some time ago, the police prosecutor and the magistrate agreed that if I had a…"
Paul Martin commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Queensland is the only state (that I'm aware of) that has a 'medical exemption' enshrined in the legislation. It requires:
- a letter from 'a medical pracitioner'
- that it is for a 'medical condition' but it…"
Bernard commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"I'm pretty sure that NSW road rules do not allow an exemption on medical grounds.
Rule 256 says:
(1) The rider of a bicycle must wear an approved bicycle helmet securely fitted and fastened on the rider’s head, unless the…"
Vicki commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"That's interesting Dan. Either medical exemptions are legal or not, it would seem to be fairly straightforward. But then if your doc says you shouldn't wear one, who is to argue? Who wins, the doctors or the law?"
Helmetless riders
Sick of fools yelling "where's your helmet"? Can't understand why a safe mode of transport like cycling has been singled out for mandatory helmet wearing? Want to ride with the breeze in your hair? This is your group.See More
Dan commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"Say them again tonight. My medical certificate has put them in a spin. They are still 'looking into it'..."
Colin replied to Justin Smirk's discussion They (the boys in blue) converted my wife in the group Helmetless riders"They ignore laws every minute of their working day. Drivers breaking the speed limit by 1km/h, drivers stopping 1 cm over the white line at intersections, drivers signalling their turns for 1 cm less than the required x metres before an intersection…"
Dan commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"So I got stopped again yesterday, and produced my medical certificate.
This made the police very grumpy, especially when I declined to reveal the reason on account of medical confidentiality.
They did not issue me with a ticket on the spot, but did…"
RidesToWork commented on Colin's group Helmetless riders"The claims that helmet laws don't discourage cycling don't stand up to scrutiny. See e.g. http://cyclehelmets.org/1250.html
And also http://cyclehelmets.org/1244.html"
Colin's Discussions
Carrying your bike up/down the SHB steps
Started this discussion. Last reply by Carlin Feb 26. 51 Replies 0 Likes
Another Bourke St traffic light tale
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bob Moore Oct 18, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
SOLD: Selle Anatomica Saddle
Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael O'Reilly Sep 17, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
No shared path
Started this discussion. Last reply by timothy.clifford Apr 9, 2012. 21 Replies 0 Likes
Don't ride in the door-zone...
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Oct 1, 2011. 84 Replies 0 Likes
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Colin's Videos
Colin's bike home
Profile Information
- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Recreational, Whatever
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Darlinghurst
- Tell us about your bikes
- It's not about the bike.
- Website:
- http://www.skateboardracing.org.au
Lots of links, and some bike porn
Comment Wall (21 comments)
- At 7:27pm on December 18, 2007,
DamianM said… - Hi Colin
Welcome to the site! Loving your contributions so far.
- At 8:08pm on December 18, 2007,
Colin said… - Thanks!
- At 10:28pm on May 26, 2008, DamianM said…
- Hey Colin
Really glad you're enjoying the site.
I think Twitter works for me the way it does because I'm a site admin and can embed that code. It wont work for everyone else, but you can take the rss feed from twitter and put that on your page.
- At 9:13pm on June 4, 2008,
ChrisS said… - Re: theme, it's a nice simple theme, but a older one. Unfortunately Ning has a tendency to roll out new changes and stuff up older themes a tad. Think the css is still available but with limited support.
- At 11:50am on June 10, 2008, DamianM said…
- That's awesome! Nicely done.
NIng is great for this stuff
- At 10:47am on December 11, 2008,
yogi said… - I had a skate board like that in the 70s... I started on a surfer sam too.
nice too meet you the other night by the way. Hope to ride again soon.
- At 10:52am on June 16, 2009,
Fixit said… - Hi Colin,
I'll add the ASRA site to my shop links page. I'd love to come and watch a comp. Yes drop in some time! I see Yogi mention Surfer Sam - my sister and I gunned our Surfer Sams straight down the massive hill we lived on as kids - many a gravel rash was had.
- At 10:16pm on June 25, 2009, DamianM said…
- Heya Colin
You weren't skating down market st in the city on Tuesday night at about 8:30 were you ?
Saw a few guys skating, and one looked a little familiar. I know I've seen photos of you somewhere.
- At 11:01pm on July 30, 2009, yogi said…
- err.. shhhh. I enjoy your posts
- At 8:15pm on August 26, 2009,
Lisa said… - you still alive?
Colin's Photos
Colin's Blog
Anti-cyclists are out of the loop
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 6:55pm 12 Comments 0 Likes
Last week on my way home from work I stopped at a red light on Oxford St in Darlinghurst and found myself in a bunch of 12 cyclists.
Yesterday at the same intersection it was 16. I've been riding up Oxford St for many years, and I've never seen such a crowd. It used to be just me.
(Those 16 cyclists took up…
The price you pay for riding a bike
Posted on September 3, 2010 at 3:58pm 8 Comments 0 Likes
Today I cycled down Crown St instead of my usual route on Bourke St. I wanted to avoid the mess created by the construction work for the cycleway, and I figured it would be an opportunity to see why so many cyclists prefer Crown to Bourke. I'd never had good experiences on Crown - I always seem to attract road ragers there, and it happened again today.
It started when a middle-aged guy in a car… Continue
My long distance commute through the suburbs
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 12:05pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
Although I ride almost every day, it's rare that I ever ride more than about 6km in any one go, and most of my trips are 2km or less. But today I rode to Rhodes from Darlinghurst, which is about 20km. It's a different experience.
It was morning rush hour and I got to experience stuff like the crowd on Pyrmont Bridge that everybody talks about. I can't see the problem there; if I was to imagine a perfect street for cycling it would be the Pyrmont Bridge - no cars, a pleasant view, and… Continue
It was morning rush hour and I got to experience stuff like the crowd on Pyrmont Bridge that everybody talks about. I can't see the problem there; if I was to imagine a perfect street for cycling it would be the Pyrmont Bridge - no cars, a pleasant view, and… Continue
From the CEO of BP
Posted on July 10, 2008 at 7:56pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
We're Investing So Much In Alternative Fuels, Sometimes We Almost Forget To Pump Oil!
Ever since we changed our name from British Petroleum to BP (Beyond Petroleum) in 2000, we've led the way in developing progressive, environmentally friendly alternatives to gasoline. These last few years of pouring money into biofuels and renewable energy sources have been so great that I can't…Continue
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