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Jarkko Altonen
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I saw this guy on Epping road [SYD] on Friday, riding a 3 or 4 wheeled pedal powered contraption,
that appeared to combine the disadvantages of a cycle and a car.
ie: you have to pedal it, but lose the main advantages of a cycle in traffic: Lane Splitting,
agility, and excellent visibilty.
This thing involved the rider in a reclined position like a hammock with pedals out in front. Hmm.
Looked like a lower version of the "silly cycle" that you sometimes see families driving around in
centennial park.
Anyway I saw this guy almost get cleaned up by cars TWICE in about 30 seconds. It appears that
because this thing is so low to the ground, people just weren't spotting it. This guy was mixing it
with 80kph traffic on Epping rd, and trundling along at about 20?kph maybe . Looked really perilous.
He had a little flag sticking up in a vain attempt at visibility, but it was obvious from what I
saw, that it wasnt working.
Anyone know what these contraptions are? Are they for the dsiabled?
that appeared to combine the disadvantages of a cycle and a car.
ie: you have to pedal it, but lose the main advantages of a cycle in traffic: Lane Splitting,
agility, and excellent visibilty.
This thing involved the rider in a reclined position like a hammock with pedals out in front. Hmm.
Looked like a lower version of the "silly cycle" that you sometimes see families driving around in
centennial park.
Anyway I saw this guy almost get cleaned up by cars TWICE in about 30 seconds. It appears that
because this thing is so low to the ground, people just weren't spotting it. This guy was mixing it
with 80kph traffic on Epping rd, and trundling along at about 20?kph maybe . Looked really perilous.
He had a little flag sticking up in a vain attempt at visibility, but it was obvious from what I
saw, that it wasnt working.
Anyone know what these contraptions are? Are they for the dsiabled?