On Fri, 23 May 2003 19:25:31 +1000, Peter Signorini <
[email protected]> gushed forth:
>
>"Juan Tieu" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> Why is that, when the RTA (NSW) provides a bicycle lane of anywhere from
>say
>> 3-5ft in width, the vast majority of cyclists insist on riding right on
>the
>> white line closest to the traffic? Its amazing more of you are'nt getting seriously injured.
>> There doesn't seem much point in these people
>protecting
>> their grey matter by wearing helmets when it appears there is little to protect.
>>
>
>You're obviously not a cyclist or you'd understand this one. The trusty roads authorities only
>manage to sweep our roads on the night of the full moon imediately after snowfalls on Uluru, when
>the Bogong moths are migrating to the Snowy Mountains. Due to this high level of service the left
>hand lanes of our roads closest to the kerb get filled up with broken glass, strips of metal, old
>tools, quarry refuse and assorted lumber. This all gets moved on eventually but the bike lanes only
>recieve a sweep every second full moon sweep night. So the 10 cm strip closest to the white line is
>the clearest section to ride in.
You forgot the car doors. Bike lanes are traditionally narrower than a car door. If you stay in the
bike lane a car door will get you. If you ride near the edge you at least have a fighting chance of
screaming foul abuse or if you're lucky you'll be able to get around it without being collected.
AS Peter says, most bicycle - car door collision zones have an impressive collection of busted car
litter which the owners feel compelled to leave all over the place.
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