Ok I'm ****** off.
I'm sick of morons with poor impulse control believing the Law of the Jungle validates or moralises any bad behaviour on the road. Sure there's always going to be a small percentage of nutters that no amount of positive campaigning is ever going to reach. That's a given.
But the rest of them? There's never an intelligent excuse for threatening or marginalising cyclists.
For the more erudite out there on aus.bicycle, how about compiling a lengthy list of debunking the myths vs the reality of cyclists on the road. Make it witty and to the point.
List the perfect comeback, carthesis, rebuttle to *****y dinner party conversations, rejoinder to radio squawkback and newspaper letter writing tips. And regardless of all that, just to know you are right.
Example: Myth:
Cyclists shouldn't ride on the road. And if they do it should only be in marked bicycle lanes.
Reality: Under AusRoads (Dec 1999) all cyclists over the age of 12 are considered road traffic. Cyclist under 12 can be accompanied by an adult on the footpath.
Now as Lotte says, your turn..
I'm sick of morons with poor impulse control believing the Law of the Jungle validates or moralises any bad behaviour on the road. Sure there's always going to be a small percentage of nutters that no amount of positive campaigning is ever going to reach. That's a given.
But the rest of them? There's never an intelligent excuse for threatening or marginalising cyclists.
For the more erudite out there on aus.bicycle, how about compiling a lengthy list of debunking the myths vs the reality of cyclists on the road. Make it witty and to the point.
List the perfect comeback, carthesis, rebuttle to *****y dinner party conversations, rejoinder to radio squawkback and newspaper letter writing tips. And regardless of all that, just to know you are right.
Example: Myth:
Cyclists shouldn't ride on the road. And if they do it should only be in marked bicycle lanes.
Reality: Under AusRoads (Dec 1999) all cyclists over the age of 12 are considered road traffic. Cyclist under 12 can be accompanied by an adult on the footpath.
Now as Lotte says, your turn..