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| Thread ID: 106601 | 2010-01-15 03:43:00 | Got a push bike? Speed limit applies to you | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 848879 | 2010-01-15 03:43:00 | Push Bike rider clocked breaking 70kmh speed limit: nz.news.yahoo.com Wow i never knew those who ride a push bike have to obey speed limits. Wonder how many push bikes have speedometers on them. Did the cops get it right? By the way, it is legal to ride a push bike on the footpath or do you have to ride only on the road? |
lance4k (4644) | ||
| 848880 | 2010-01-15 03:45:00 | I heard a skateboarder was fine for speeding on the pedestrian pathment - was on Fairgo. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 848881 | 2010-01-15 03:46:00 | I was able to hit 70kph no worries on Wainui St in Torbay on an old 15 speed, would think this chap could do it. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 848882 | 2010-01-15 03:46:00 | NO it's not legal to ride on the path but I'm not prepared to put young kids on the road because of the idiot car drivers out there. Most road cyclists have a speedo and yes the limit does apply as do all the other road rules it's just a few idiot cyclists who ignore them, just as it's a few idiot car drivers who do as well | gary67 (56) | ||
| 848883 | 2010-01-15 03:47:00 | Yup, you can also get done for drunk driving riding a push bike. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 848884 | 2010-01-15 03:48:00 | With the exception of the postie and those that deliver the local newspapers and other letter box rubbish, I beleive, and I am happy to be corrected, that the riding on footpaths is a no no. And cyclists are not exempt from the basic road code as far as I am aware. I am aware of cyclists being booked for careless use of a cycle, running through red lights, cycling in a walk only mall, etc. |
PinoyKiw (9675) | ||
| 848885 | 2010-01-15 03:58:00 | With the exception of the postie and those that deliver the local newspapers and other letter box rubbish, I beleive, and I am happy to be corrected, that the riding on footpaths is a no no. And cyclists are not exempt from the basic road code as far as I am aware. I am aware of cyclists being booked for careless use of a cycle, running through red lights, cycling in a walk only mall, etc. Exactly - you are basically another vehicle. I've been warned for riding through a stop sign before, didn't get ticketed though. That was a few years ago now, I've given up on riding some time ago, when I got a license. Too much effort. :D |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 848886 | 2010-01-15 04:04:00 | With the exception of the postie and those that deliver the local newspapers and other letter box rubbish, I beleive, and I am happy to be corrected, that the riding on footpaths is a no no. And cyclists are not exempt from the basic road code as far as I am aware. I am aware of cyclists being booked for careless use of a cycle, running through red lights, cycling in a walk only mall, etc. And long may it continue - at least until the idiot cyclists out there get the message!!! **** It's not hard to break the speed limit on push bikes - even on the open road. My PB is 86.3km/h down the Tauranga side of the Kaimais - on my old bike. Haven't tried it since I've had the carbon bike - but I'm sure I could nudge the limit, if I tried. Aside from the gravity-assist on a steep hill, most modern bikes are very light and well-geared. Many motorists who either have never ridden a bike or haven't been on one for years are totally unable to judge the speed of an approaching bike, and pull out when they should just wait another second or three - they are very surprised when they get abused by the cyclist they thought was 'ages away'....:groan: :groan: |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 848887 | 2010-01-15 04:23:00 | I remember riding over to Taylor's Mistake a year ago, on the last 1/4 of the downhill stretch, I started to let the brakes off a bit, ended up ploughing into a kerb at the bottom at around 45-55Km/h, sideways, ended up in a garden 15 meters away, bear in mind that that was with me braking fully. It's not hard to build up some serious speed on a good gradient. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 848888 | 2010-01-15 04:40:00 | Wonder how many push bikes have speedometers on them. Mine does. The fastest I've achieved is "merely" 40km/h. |
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