[bikeqld] Moggill Rd crossing at Indooroopilly

[Ian Lister]

Hi Bob,

On Wed, 27 Jan 2010, Bob Wagner wrote:
> Isn't the simple solution a sign on the Cycle way that says that "Cyclist do 
> not need to dismount to cross" at the zebra crossing, or "Cyclist must stop 
> before riding across" the zebra crossing.

Unfortunately the road rules don't make any allowance for that; such a 
sign would have no legal effect, and it would still be illegal to cycle 
across the crossing. It is still a common sense solution, but the road 
rules would need to change to have an "unless otherwise signed" clause, 
and changing the road rules is not an easy process - even less so than 
changing other legislation, given the commitment to the national road 
rules, and to reducing the number of "laws of jurisdiction" (allowances 
for state-by-state variations e.g. cycling on footpaths in Queensland) 
over time.

Cheers,

Ian