[bikeqld] Walking shoes for Coro drive... again?

[John Nightingale]

I¹m reminded that the current thinking on shared space is to remove all
signage and allow users to work it out for themselves. This should be
introduced in Brisbane around about the turn of the next century, by which
time, of course, the civilized world will have moved on.
J.


On 9/4/09 11:31 AM, "Peter Whittle" <pjl.whittle at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> I agree with Michael on standards and Kim on the emphasis of enforcement.
> Compare the situation with the path downriver, where ferry stops require peds
> to cross the bike path. I often think how the peds must hate the crossing and
> the interaction with cyclists, but we all seem to manage without crashing into
> each other. How is this any different to what should be happening at the HSL
> works, if well-designed? Instead of being able to exercise our own rather
> substantial ability to solve spatial problems (demonstrated), we need a
> WHS-mandated employment relief program for rather simple blokes (no women seen
> yet) to earn $500 a week by attempting to control us like kindy kids.
>  
> Pete


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