“Gee what a suprise, ALL the bicycle lycra louts and senior citizens on 2wheels are mobilised in a military fashion by bicycle tasmania again. Great media saturation. BUT what about the real ratepayers and majority of voters in Hobart who are sick of Slobart and agressive bicycle riders blocking our progress just getting to work ” when required ” how much work productivity is lost travelling at kids bicycle speeds on the way to work. For those voters in Hobart who require paid employment to feed their families and pay their car/motorcycle registration fees etc. ( bicycles free and don’t need to obey traffic rules apparently ) this feel good utopia is on par with solar power for our homes ( more ” FREE” government money. Gee who really pays”
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what a fucking idiot.
“oh shit, im late for work, damn hope there are no cyclists on the road ‘cos ive used that excuse heaps and the boss has had about enough”.
does it pain such a dickhead to 1. catch a bus 2. ride a bike 3. get up 5mins earlier (for anticipated congestion, in hobart HAHAHA).
and safety, jesus where do i start… defensive driving. defensive riding. BEING AWARE AT ALL TIMES… if your dozing at the wheel then you shouldnt be in the car.
fark me, i could rant for infinity
Alisdair – quite and did you see the letter in the Merc today Friday. Not a rant, as such, but a letter writer calling the proposed cycle lanes “social engineering of the worst kind”
social engineering of the worst kind…….
ok….
is there any need to repeat what i have said before?
i would think roads would be the worst kind of ‘social’ engineering.
i used to drive but traded the car for feet and bikes. cheaper, minimal maintenance, go anywhere, keeps me (relatively) fit and possibly a less chance of writing my self off in a head on…
Sounds like these idiots have gone in for the same rant that the idiots who opposed the Sydney bike lanes Clover Moore introduced.
They even use the same flawed research to support their position.
You certainly deserve a round of applause for your post and more specifically, your blog in general. Very high quality material