[bikeqld] Queensland bike lobby group wants cyclists to be licensed | The Courier-Mail

[Peter Whittle]

Yeah I loved the bit in this one where it was a cyclist's fault for a motorist going around a blind corner at 80 km/h. :D

P 

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Subject: Re: [bikeqld] Queensland bike lobby group wants cyclists to be licensed | The Courier-Mail

Mark Hinchcliffe wrote the CM article, and this one too three years ago: 

http://www.woj.com.au/HinchcliffeTorqueFeb06.pdf 

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Issue sheet; Bicycles belong on the road, registration free  (PDF file
575k) 
http://www.cyclingpromotion.com.au/content/view/213/150/ 

There is a view that if cyclists want to be taken seriously and be provided
with first class bicycle infrastructure, they ought to pay
registration fees like motorists. By placing registration fees on bicycles,
governments would be losing far more than they gain in registration
revenue. 

(Hard copies also available :) )





On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:25:05 +0900, Daniel Young  wrote: Although Brisbane
Times has Ben Wilson denying the news.com.au report: 


http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/bicycle-licence-calls-ridiculous/2009/03/19/1237054955647.html
[2]

 On Thu Mar 19 13:09 , "Richard Hockey" sent:

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25207487-952,00.html [3] 
 

 

Links:
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[1]
http://www.cyclingpromotion.com.au/images/stories/factsheets/Issue_Sheet_5_Bicycles_belong_on_the_road.pdf
[2]
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/bicycle-licence-calls-ridiculous/2009/03/19/1237054955647.html
[3] http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25207487-952,00.html

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