Cyclist Safety - Submissions to the Victorian Government - Page 2

"amirm" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message
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> Unkey Munkey wrote:
> > In my experience, tradesmen in hotted up utes (XR8
> > falcons or SS commodores) seem to have a
> > predisposition towards road rage
> against > cyclists, especially overtaking too close. I
> also saw some statistics > that this is the most common
> type of vehicle driven by men who visit > brothels. Is
> there a link between the two?
>
> Sorry cfsmtb, this thread was almost killed instantly by
> this tasty topic. Gotta add some input here
>
> One way of analysing these observations, and relating
> them, could be:
>
> - those ute drivers visit brothels frequently
> - those ute drivers drive passed bikes with close distance
>
> therefore, visiting brothel and passing by a rider at
> close distance would have the same effect on ute drivers.

Actually, what it means is that bike riders who don't want
ute drivers passing them too closely should stop riding past
so many brothels, eh?

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This thread originally took off calmly, then a flukey gust lifted it's little wings and made it flutter off to strange places....reading through this has been a seriously surreal experience....

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Yeah, Except 'a safe distance' is defined as ' I didn't hit them' :-(

ritcho <rjlongmire@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> cfsmtb wrote:
> > From the Audax list, please read,
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Please read the two messages below. It regards the
> > acceptance of submissions to the Victorian Government
> > re: the safety of cyclists on the road. [snip]
>
>
>
> I don't know about making changes - rule 144 of the
> Australian Road rules seems to be the relevant one for
> overtaking any vehicle, including bicycles.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 144 Keeping a safe distance when overtaking A driver
> overtaking a vehicle:
> (a) must pass the vehicle at a sufficient distance to
> avoid a collision with the vehicle or obstructing the
> path of the vehicle; and
> (b) must not return to the marked lane or line of traffic
> where the vehicle is travelling until the driver is a
> sufficient distance past the vehicle to avoid a
> collision with the vehicle or obstructing the path of
> the vehicle.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> I'd be quite happy for people to simply follow the rule.
> In other words, I don't think that changing the rule will
> help very much if drivers ignore it anyway. I'd rather
> spend more effort in convincing motorists (and cyclists)
> to just observe the rules as they already are!
>
> Ritch
>
>
>
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or in my case - bugger I missed!! lolol