Now about that bullbar Mr Scruby!!!

Submitted: Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:47
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I have yet heard any complaints from the Scubies of the world yet in reaction to the new bicycle rack that is to be fitted to City buses in Canberra. This has got to be less pedestrian-friendly than my nice rounded airbag compatible bullbar....ain't it????
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Reply By: Patrol22 (Queanbeyan - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:48

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 12:48
should have read ...haven't heard any complaints
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Reply By: Member - JD - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 13:24

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 13:24
Hi Patrol22,
So bloody typical...do as I say...not, do as I as do.!!!,by the looks of the bike bar it would sever you at the knee caps???

JD 4WDActivist
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Reply By: robak (QLD) - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 13:43

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 13:43
They've had these in Brisbane for a couple of years now and I have only seen a bike on them once.

It may have seemed like a good idea at the time but generally, the people who use bikes as a form of transport don't need to catch buses. Also, not all buses have them, so you'd have to wait, with your bike, at the bus stop, until a bus with a bike rack arrived.

R.
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Reply By: Notso - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 14:08

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 14:08
Don't talk to me about canberra and bikes, the fools have gone and put bike paths down along the sides of half the major roads. Can you imagine the mess, mixing slow moving bikes with cars doing 70 or 80 ks.

To make matters worse you have to give way to the bikes when you are trying to make a left hand exit onto a ramp.

Jon Stahope must be a bike rider I reckon
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Follow Up By: Member - David 0- Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 15:20

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 15:20
The idea of bike lanes is to stop them "mixing"

Must be slow riders, when I was riding bikes.......;-)
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Follow Up By: Notso - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 16:31

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 16:31
Yeah but mind you they already have bike paths seperated from the roads in nice safe places. These nutters have decided that they needed bike lanes along the roads so the pinched part of the road in places, made the vehicle lanes a bit narrower and then put cycle lanes in??
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Follow Up By: GOB & denny vic member - Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 17:01

Friday, Nov 18, 2005 at 17:01
the d/heads in charge did the same thing thru the guts of dandenong/princes highway

steve
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