Consequences for bicyclist doing 23 kph over limit in VIC?

[hippy]

"sethius" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> One of my freinds got a speeding fine for doing 90 km going flat chat
> down hill in an 80 zone, He got the usual penalty the same as car
> speeding over 10km. $125. sux hurr.

I've been _trying_ to get a speeding fine on my bike...
There's a couple of places on my commute where I
can outdo the speed limit and I've occasionally seen
radar cops at the bottom of these hills. They are just
never there when I ride past. Probably wouldn't
bother with me anyway, but I'd seriously love to see
a speeding fine made out to "Registration: None - Bike"!
What do they actually write as far as Vehicle ID goes?

hippy

 

[hippy]

"Tim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I surprised myself by getting up to 55km/h on the flat along Barkers
rd Kew
> (on my MTB with knobblies, and a backpack with clothes and laptop).
Couldn't
> continue going fast as the cars started to get in my way!

Barkers Rd. isn't really flat though is it?
AFAIK it has quite a few hills..?

It'd be pretty hard to find a long, flat stretch of
road that isn't greatly affected by wind in any
direction... anyone know of any? We can use it
to start the aus.bicycle land speed record
attempts...

hippy

 

[Tim Jones]

"hippy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Tim Jones" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I surprised myself by getting up to 55km/h on the flat along Barkers
> rd Kew
> > (on my MTB with knobblies, and a backpack with clothes and laptop).
> Couldn't
> > continue going fast as the cars started to get in my way!
>
> Barkers Rd. isn't really flat though is it?
> AFAIK it has quite a few hills..?
>

There is a couple of hundred metres of flat (at least it looks flat
there...) between power st and where it hits the hill towards the yarra.

It was enough room to push off from power st lights and accelerate.

Anyone have any idea why they have scrubbed out the cycling lane markings in
that stretch of road?

> It'd be pretty hard to find a long, flat stretch of
> road that isn't greatly affected by wind in any
> direction... anyone know of any? We can use it
> to start the aus.bicycle land speed record
> attempts...
>

The east malvern salt flats?

;-)

Tim

 

[Server]

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> > Now he has a bicycle as his principal means of travel.
> >
> > Today he reported to me that he did 73 kph in a 50 kph zone
> > (downhill).
>
> He's a liar.
> --
> Alan Erskine
> alanerskine(at)optusnet.com.au
>
Well, I've done 87kph in a 50 zone near Mt Coot-tha in Brisbane (Bot
Gdns hill). It took 2 of us (and a car 20m in front helped) but 83-85 is
possible unassisted and there's a backstreet nearby (Miskin St) where
71-73 happens everytime with no pedalling. Remove your quakinq hands
from your dragster's brake levers, Alan and say goodbye to the smell of
melting brake blocks.
Mark Lee

 

[Server]

>
> Maybe I wasn't very clear. When I said 60-70 I'm talking about a balls-out
> sprint, with possible vomiting to follow
>

Slight downhill and slight tailwind included. If you'd said 60-65 I'd
have believed you.
Mark Lee

 

[Toby Ponsenby]

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 08:46:39 GMT, Server spake thussly:

> Remove your quakinq hands
> from your dragster's brake levers, Alan and say goodbye to the smell of
> melting brake blocks.
> Mark Lee

I'm sure there's another err... more embarrassing smell that will take its
place just at that roundabout - if some ******** driving a big blue thing
with a white roof doesn't ruin his day first.
--
Toby

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