[Melb} Bike Blitz this morning?

[cfsmtb]

Apparentely there was a heated exchange on ABC 774 just after 9am (ish?) about some cyclists behaving like "kamikaze pilots". Who heard it? There's a talkback caller debating onair now.
http://abc.net.au/melbourne/
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/mornings/

 

[dej]

cfsmtb wrote:
> Apparentely there was a heated exchange on ABC 774 just after 9am (ish?)
> about some cyclists behaving like "kamikaze pilots". Who heard it?
> There's a talkback caller debating onair now.
> http://abc.net.au/melbourne/
> http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/mornings/
>
>
> --
> cfsmtb
didnt hear it,
but there were a lot of police hangin aboot on swanston st between
flinders and bourke..
whats the law regarding bikes with only a front brake? anyone?

 

[TimC]

On 2006-07-07, dej (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
> cfsmtb wrote:
>> Apparentely there was a heated exchange on ABC 774 just after 9am (ish?)
>> about some cyclists behaving like "kamikaze pilots". Who heard it?
>> There's a talkback caller debating onair now.
>> http://abc.net.au/melbourne/
>> http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/mornings/
>
> didnt hear it,
> but there were a lot of police hangin aboot on swanston st between
> flinders and bourke..
> whats the law regarding bikes with only a front brake? anyone?

Are you capable of skidding the rear wheel on a dry surface with the
fixie? If so, I think you'd win in court. But you would have to go
to court, because I doubt the argument would win over the copper.

--
TimC
Television: A medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.
--Ernie Kovacs

 

[stu]

"TimC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-07-07, dej (aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> >
> > cfsmtb wrote:
> >> Apparentely there was a heated exchange on ABC 774 just after 9am
(ish?)
> >> about some cyclists behaving like "kamikaze pilots". Who heard it?
> >> There's a talkback caller debating onair now.
> >> http://abc.net.au/melbourne/
> >> http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/mornings/
> >
> > didnt hear it,
> > but there were a lot of police hangin aboot on swanston st between
> > flinders and bourke..
> > whats the law regarding bikes with only a front brake? anyone?
>
> Are you capable of skidding the rear wheel on a dry surface with the
> fixie? If so, I think you'd win in court. But you would have to go
> to court, because I doubt the argument would win over the copper.
>
whats skidding the rear wheel got to do with it?


258. Equipment on a bicycle
A person must not ride a bicycle that does not have-
(a) at least 1 effective brake; and
(b) a bell, horn, or similar warning device, in working order.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

http://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/vrne/vrne5nav.nsf/v/C35022D0F958D45BCA25713F007D2556/$file/part%5F15.pdf

from memory some people have said that if you only have one brake its has to
be on the back wheel.(stupid yes, but does anyone have it in writting?)
> --
> TimC
> Television: A medium. So called because it is neither rare nor well done.
> --Ernie Kovacs

 

[PiledHigher]

dej wrote:
> cfsmtb wrote:
> > Apparentely there was a heated exchange on ABC 774 just after 9am (ish?)
> > about some cyclists behaving like "kamikaze pilots". Who heard it?
> > There's a talkback caller debating onair now.
> > http://abc.net.au/melbourne/
> > http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/mornings/
> >
> >
> > --
> > cfsmtb
> didnt hear it,
> but there were a lot of police hangin aboot on swanston st between
> flinders and bourke..
> whats the law regarding bikes with only a front brake? anyone?

I saw three cyclists stopped talking to cycle cops on swanston st, one
of which was definitely getting a ticket (I was on a tram)

I assume they were getting people for red lights.

PiledHigher

 

[TimC]

On 2006-07-07, stu (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> "TimC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 2006-07-07, dej (aka Bruce)
>> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>> > but there were a lot of police hangin aboot on swanston st between
>> > flinders and bourke..
>> > whats the law regarding bikes with only a front brake? anyone?
>>
>> Are you capable of skidding the rear wheel on a dry surface with the
>> fixie? If so, I think you'd win in court. But you would have to go
>> to court, because I doubt the argument would win over the copper.
>>
> whats skidding the rear wheel got to do with it?
>
>
> 258. Equipment on a bicycle
> A person must not ride a bicycle that does not have-
> (a) at least 1 effective brake; and
> (b) a bell, horn, or similar warning device, in working order.
> Penalty: 1 penalty unit.

Hmmm, someone's gone and changed the road rules on me, and removed all
references to rear wheel skidding on dry level pavement, off google.
The *******.

--
TimC
If the plural of moose is meese the singular of sheep must be shoop.
--Hetta on RHOD