[bikeqld] Re: [BFA-Oz] Fwd: [Cmass-Sydney] SMH Today

[John Harland]

Hi All

Michael has pointed out that my irony may have escaped a lot of people.
So I'll spell it out:
The proposed Sydney lanes are atrocious and - I contend - dangerous.
Comparison with the appalling "Copenhagen" lanes in Melbourne is the
faintest possible praise.
Bike lanes in Copenhagen (or Amsterdam) are generally wider and, more
importantly, have no significant kerbing (1 - 2 cm) as against the 12
cm or higher kerbs either side of the Melbourne ones. You can get out
of a real Copenhagen or Amsterdam lane, but not out of a Melbourne
one.
A further important difference is that in Copenhagen and Amsterdam,
the electricity runs underground so you do not have to dodge power
poles if you do have to get out of the lane.

John
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On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:08 AM, John Harland<harland.john at gmail.com> wrote:
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> What are you complaining about?
> Those two-way lanes look to have a lot more overtaking space than the
> idiotic "Copenhagen" lanes that Bicycle Victoria and VicRoads are
> foisting on Melbourne.
> It even looks as if they don't have high kerbs either side, unlike the
> Melbourne ones.
>
> John
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> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Michael Yeates<michael at yeatesit.biz> wrote=
> :
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>> Wow ... is this a wake up call?
>>
>> Why would cyclists choose to be stopped at every cross street except for =
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John C. Harland