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| Thread ID: 123076 | 2012-02-01 22:58:00 | Cycling is dangerous | prefect (6291) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1256952 | 2012-02-02 08:36:00 | There fixed that for you. There are certainly many poorly designed roads here but please don't blame the roads for the inadequate driving skills of many people in this country. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1256953 | 2012-02-02 20:04:00 | He was not driving he was parked and perfectly well based on what I read about the case. Stop demonizing the man for being a victim of bad design. He has already been dragged through the mud on this. BTW I am not talking about other drivers in New Zealand I am only talking about this one guy. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1256954 | 2012-02-02 20:26:00 | Yes according too a report the girl on the bike was weaving in and out of traffic at about 20kph mm away from cars and trucks and a witness who saw her said to his mate an accident waiting to happen. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1256955 | 2012-02-02 20:57:00 | He was not driving he was parked and perfectly well based on what I read about the case. Stop demonizing the man for being a victim of bad design. He has already been dragged through the mud on this. BTW I am not talking about other drivers in New Zealand I am only talking about this one guy. It's driver's responsibility to look in the mirror AND check blind spots when opening the car door. The road design is irrelevant! |
legod (4626) | ||
| 1256956 | 2012-02-02 21:03:00 | And he did just that. It is NOT his fault the road did not allow him to see any more than he did. She should have been on the cycleway anyway, its a utterly ridiculous street to cycle on and you take your life in your OWN hands if you do. I for one am very glad to see justice served in this case, we need a lot more of this. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1256957 | 2012-02-02 21:26:00 | I for one am very glad to see justice served in this case, we need a lot more of this. Yes. I was impressed that the judge threw the case out. It should have never got this far, and even the cycle lobby felt that, too. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1256958 | 2012-02-02 22:35:00 | She should have been on the cycleway anyway, its a utterly ridiculous street to cycle on and you take your life in your OWN hands if you do. The cycleways are worthless along that road. Too many pedestrians etc on them & just not practical to use at anything much above walking speed. Make it single lane both ways for cars, & a descent size ONROAD cycleway . But Id have to say, cyclists should be minimizing risks by NOT driving a known death trap road . |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1256959 | 2012-02-03 04:52:00 | Move the parked cars to the cycle lane and make the parking lane the cycle lane, that would keep the cyclists away from the traffic | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1256960 | 2012-02-03 05:23:00 | The cycleways are worthless along that road. Too many pedestrians etc on them & just not practical to use at anything much above walking speed. Make it single lane both ways for cars, & a descent size ONROAD cycleway . But Id have to say, cyclists should be minimizing risks by NOT driving a known death trap road .That shouldn't be an excuse for not using them. Half the roads in nz aren't fit for driving on but drivers don't mount the footpath because it's better. I would like to see it made illegal for a cyclist using a road when a cycle lane I provided |
plod (107) | ||
| 1256961 | 2012-02-03 06:48:00 | Move the cycle lane 30 metres to the North and the problem will be solved. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
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