Cyclists Do Not Have The Same Rights As Motorists

Raam

Yes, quite an inflammatory title, but unfortunately it's also the view of a former Australian roads minister...

I would be happy to see a ban during morning and evening peak times. Time-of-day cycling would ensure that our roads during peak periods are for the sole use of vehicles and not for the use of cyclists. If pedestrians and cyclists can share off-road cycle ways, then why not where appropriate, share footpaths?

This is an article about it
http://quickrelease.tv/?p=1022

This is the article it originally appeared in
http://www.theage.com.au/drive/motor-news/cyclists-do-not-have-the-same-rights-as-motorists-on-roads-20091111-i8st.html

And this is where I found it
http://twitter.com/worldwidecycles/statuses/5617839182

alfalad

Someone is ahead of themselves it's Thursday not Friday today!

mikemac

If every cyclist used a car for their commute or spins to the nearest town, the instant reaction would be complaining about extra traffic

But some can't see that

Jumpy

Hes a cock.

Always was. If you look at the comments on that article you can see that no one takes him seriously.

http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/cyclists-do-not-have-the-same-rights-as-motorists-on-roads-20091111-i7wf.html

lukester

Read that yesterday- I was intrigued by the timeline at the end and the fact that the Nazis enforced cycle lanes and banned 'bicycle associations'.

That's a whole load of ammo in my Godwin gun.

1920: Quote from first Dutch Roads Congress: “After all, the construction of bicycle paths along the larger roads relieves traffic along these roads of an extremely bothersome element: the cyclist.”

1920s: Mass construction of cycle tracks in Germany. Motive: to remove disturbances in the fast flow of motor vehicles caused by cyclists. Propaganda cited paths as pro-cyclist, and first use made of ’safety’ argument to get cyclists to use them. Many arguments between police and cyclists, the latter prefering to use the newly tarmaced roads.

1926:Cycle tracks made compulsory for cyclists in Germany.

1934: New German legal instruments to address “the problem of disciplining cyclists” who did not use cycle tracks. Bicycle associations outlawed by Nazi regime.

WWII: Use of cycle tracks made compulsory in Netherlands, under Nazi occupation.

Lumen

@lukester: the Nazis also apparently invented the microwave oven and the inflatable sex doll.

Where would be be without these modern conveniences?

lukester

Lumen wrote: »

@lukester: the Nazis also apparently invented the microwave oven and the inflatable sex doll.

Where would be be without these modern conveniences?

I never use microwaves, filthy things.

Chips Lovell

It's simple. A load of Freds on the road would impede the progress of these guys:

lukester

Love the kit, would look great with a messenger bag.