[bikeqld] Cycling across crossings enforcement

[Peter Whittle]

It completely sucks that the police should decide to enforce this. The main reason cyclists ride across is because it is too hard to walk in cleats and hence it safer to ride - nor is it dangerous! This seems to be recognised by Main Roads who say they are getting around to changing the crossings to make it legal. So the police in enforcing it are just being pricks - they are quite able to make a policy decision not to enforce a particular law, and they do this all the time. I wonder if they have bothered to consult? I hope BQ is going to take up the cudgels on this - please Ben?

Pete

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From: bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au [mailto:bikeqld-bounces at bikeqld.org.au] On Behalf Of mich rolling
Sent: Friday, 17 April 2009 9:28 AM
To: bikeqld at bikeqld.org.au
Subject: [bikeqld] Cycling across crossings enforcement


Wow! This is somewhere between a 4 and 7 times increase in cyclist numbers over the last couple of years. Unless the great majority of cyclists ride outside peak hours.

"Dr Flegg said the number of cyclists in the area was "booming".

"There's about 2000 cyclists using the Western Freeway a day," Dr Flegg 
said."



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