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SMH Diary: Jock’s cycling war 30/07/2010
Poll is running 54/46 in favour! Well done all.
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From the SMH Today: Cyclists up against shock-jock ravings
NRMA the road services organisation does not own an insurer (beyond road service, if that is considered insurance). The insurer badged "NRMA" is owned by IAG - the insurer that was spun out of the NR…
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SMH Diary: Jock’s cycling war 30/07/2010
Note in the Tele article there is a poll on whether taxpayers should be subsidising bicycle commuters. I urge you all to vote yes.
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Poll is running 54/46 in favour!
Well done all.
NRMA the road services organisation does not own an insurer (beyond road service). The insurer badged "NRMA" is owned by IAG - the insurer that was spun out of the NRMA mutual organisation in 2000. The only connection between IAG and the NRMA (road…
Note in the Tele article there is a poll on whether taxpayers should be subsidising bicycle commuters. I urge you all to vote yes.
Bastard!
Yeah, ok, sorry, it was me.
Both examples are very good.
I don't see ringing a bell as being belligerent or rude. In most cases I'm just trying to warn people that a bike is on the way past, and for the sake of their own safety (and mine) don't do anything unexpected like jump out into the right hand lane.
I find a bell sometimes exacerbates the problem. A few rings on the bell often has pedestrians scattering in random directions making them even harder to avoid. Doesn't seem to matter how much warning you give.
The *entire* point of the US scheme was to support the car manufacturers in the US through the GFC.
Scheme in Germany was similar.
*respectful nod*
ROFL
I can attest to wearing what I once thought was a cool uniform, and now being full of darkness, fear, anger, hatred and suffering. So it must be true!
I know you
your very chaotic good/neutral
Wow. And I thought the peds on Pitt St and Martin Place are bad in the morning. I've seen people walk out into that intersection looking at the car that is about to run them down.
I'd like to see a video of you trying to turn left onto King St from…
I did not get the address from Adrian so am not going.
Got abused for running a green light today.
Maybe i was being "lawfully evil"
After ringing my bell and picking a gap the talking and j-walking zombies got startled by myself crossing in front of their path.
(plenty of space from my perspective bu…
The whole discussion is fascinating. Good on you Mark for backing down to the extent you did. And a great cartoon Kylie.
I have yelled at people on the SHB for having no lights. Perhaps I should not on the basis that I am far from perfect myself. O…
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- What sort of riding do you do ?
- Commuting, Touring
- Where in Sydney do you live ?
- Balmain
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- Commuter bike with Cro-Mo frame, Rohloff gears, Schmidt dynamo
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