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Tony Arnold's Discussions

Pittwater Road Upgrade

Started this discussion. Last reply by Martin Geliot Jan 20. 9 Replies

Channel 10 News Story on Bike Lanes

Started this discussion. Last reply by PaulJ Dec 11, 2012. 4 Replies

Boundary St Roadway Upgrade (Roseville)

Started this discussion. Last reply by Pat The Rat 1 hour ago. 35 Replies

 

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Pat The Rat replied to Tony Arnold's discussion Boundary St Roadway Upgrade (Roseville)
"Hi All, The RMS response is out today http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/roadprojects/projects/sydney_region/northern_sydney_region/boundary_street_upgrade/index.html Just look for the "Community Issues Report" link It is dated June 2013 9.3 …"
1 hour ago
Tony Arnold replied to Kimberley's discussion Just caught a naughty bus driver on video
"The way they are riding, it is surprising they haven't already nailed themselves!  Probably just a matter of time. These are the idiots that make it hard for the rest of us to be taken seriously...."
17 hours ago
Tony Arnold replied to Michael O'Reilly's discussion NRMA helmet design competition
"I recently attended a talk by one of the people involved in the UK's Bikeability program.  He said that the materials are freely available to anyone, so this may be a good place to start.  I'm guessing that the material for…"
yesterday
Tony Arnold replied to Michael O'Reilly's discussion NRMA helmet design competition
"If you are looking for pedants, then I'll chime in! The competition was renamed to the "Bicycle Artwork Competition" this year (at my request) although it seems that the NRMA site calls it the "Artwork Design Competition"…"
yesterday
Tony Arnold replied to Omar - Go! Alliance's discussion It's Almost Ready... Go! Fix
"Great work!"
May 29
Tony Arnold replied to Jonathon Troy's discussion One less car (manufacturer)
"Nice one Colin.  The GFC certainly taught us that downside risk is "insured" by the Government while the upside risk is captured by the high-flyers.  Privatise the profits and socialise the losses indeed...  "
May 24
Tony Arnold replied to Ben's discussion Motorist hit and run on cyclists then boasts about it on Twitter
"That is a pretty ridiculous interview. "Social media is blown way out of precaution"  huh?   "he didn't touch my car....except that his handlebar donked the wing mirror".  Oh dear... Her concern is purely for…"
May 24
Tony Arnold replied to Martin Geliot's discussion 1.5 metre minimum safe passing distance
"I agree Bill.  Strict liability (or vulnerable road user laws) is where we should be heading.  This is something I push for any chance I get.   Also, I support the AGF in their aims to get the 1m passing distance into law.…"
May 22

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Light Rail Bike Rack

Posted on March 7, 2012 at 10:27am 8 Comments

An interesting solution to bike storage on light rail.  The platform is attached to the front of the train.

The following image was found here.…

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Boycott Petroleum

Posted on November 19, 2010 at 3:43pm 9 Comments

I just started a new job the other day (in software) and I've since found that:
- the CEO is a cyclist and doesn't own a car.
- the head of my division is a cyclist and doesn't own a car.
- the building has a secure bike room with lift access.
- the building has showers on every floor.


To top it all off, I just saw this image on someone's office door:…


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European Tour: Klausen Pass in Switzerland

Posted on August 9, 2010 at 8:40pm 7 Comments

On the last day of my cycling holiday in Europe, I decided to challenge myself with a Swiss mountain pass. The Klausen Pass was in the Tour of Switzerland in 2008 and was climbed (in the opposite direction) in just over an hour by the eventual winner of the tour, Roman Kreuziger…

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European Trip - The Infrastructure

Posted on July 28, 2010 at 7:00pm 2 Comments

My girlfriend and I recently returned from a European cycling holiday through Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland. Of course, I was very interested in the cycling infrastructure and cycling culture (in Denmark, Germany and Holland in particular) and made sure to take some photos and videos for reference.


Here are some of my favourites...


Prizes for Best Bicycle…
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Google Street View

Posted on June 4, 2010 at 3:00am 3 Comments

I've been planning a trip to Europe and using Google Maps to get a feel for where I'm going. I've even been able to see the quality of the bike paths besides the roads! Street view has been fantastic. I'm wondering whether I even need to go and visit! I feel like I've been there already ;-)


I'm drooling at the prospect of riding on separated paths for hundreds of kms along flat roads.…


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Comment Wall (12 comments)

At 9:46pm on May 28, 2008, DamianM said…
Hi there Tony
Welcome to the site!
At 11:39am on October 20, 2008, Russ W said…
Tony,
I can't find the comment you just sent me!
Perhaps send to north_shore_bike@yahoo.com.au
or
webberrus@yahoo.com.au.
Tks.
Russ.
At 1:06pm on December 16, 2008, DamianM said…
Great to see you back out on the bike again this morning Tony.
We're in the park most Tuesdays and Thursdays if you want to join us, not a huge fan of that cafe though.
At 4:40pm on March 24, 2009, Half said…
thanks for the advice on the ride to CBD Tony - appreciated.

simon t
At 11:37am on April 24, 2009, MadameBike said…
Hi Tony, sounds like a good idea to me. Fran Griffin and Doug Stewart from Bike North also work at MQ (Fran is Maths lecturer and Doug is sort of in charge of Buildings and Grounds - now called "Facilities Management").

Anyway, regarding cafes, there is a really nice outdoor section of the Union Building (called the S@M building or SAM - "Students @ Macquarie). You can just buy whatever from inside (great range of choices) and grab a table - but reserving a table might not be possible. It's worth a try I think. :-)
At 11:57am on April 24, 2009, MadameBike said…
Yes Optus may be better - reserving a table is always better if you can. In good weather here, the outdoor tables are usually all taken. I am happy to do it over winter. I made a commitment to myself at the beginning of the year to ride every day unless I was ill or injured. I haven't bought a MQ car sticker this year so I can't drive, though I can catch the train. I have bought some good wet weather gear and am setting myself up with lighting and mud guards. I do take your point that numbers might dwindle though and Spring may be nicer. Talk to your friend at Optus and let me know.
At 2:10pm on July 6, 2009, Astro Boy said…
Hi Tony, My team is "Equipe G-Force" and I've selected Astana as my team and Stage 20 as the bonus stage. I registered before the start of the Stage 1 time trial, however, in my points it lists the riders as having only ridden one stage. I noticed a few others in the Sydney Cyclist league are in a similar situation even though (I think) they had also registered before the start of stage 1. Cheers.
At 11:22pm on February 17, 2010, Garryw said…
Hi Tony,
Was that you enquiring about the "Death on Streets" book? I could not see your question on the Bookworms page. I put the title in Google and turned up a site looks like you can read the whole thing on line for free: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1067688/
Let me know how you get on with it.
Garry
At 9:19pm on April 1, 2010, KimR said…
Hi Tony, I hear you are up for the BN century challenge! Leigh suggested you, me and Paul form a team. I can fill out the entry form and email it to you and Paul as a PDF. You will need to sign it, can you scan it and send back to me? Maybe send me an email via SydneyCyclist so I can get your email address.
At 10:47am on August 30, 2010, baa baa said…
Hi Tony.
If you really like reading bike plans have a look at “The Minneapolis Bicycle Program”
(http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/bicycle-plans.asp)

Ok it's a city and not a state but Minneapolis is about the same size as Sydney

Quite an easy to use bike web page as well. I like the ride home concept.
(http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/bicycles/guaranteed-ridehome.asp)

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