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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I cycled to town tonight (5:30PM) on the west side
path on <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Gympie Road</st1:address></st1:Street>…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I saw/passed 2 cyclists on the road and about 50 on
the footpath.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>It’s f#####d+++!!! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span lang=EN-AU>There are head
slamming branches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span lang=EN-AU>Grrrrr Adshells…
man they are stuffed plus. Bad for peds but so much worse for cyclists coming
the other way. Man I can’t believe that crap is allowed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:
l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span lang=EN-AU>Stupid signs!
Poles everywhere. What does it take to get QT off the footpath!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>We need to find a way to get through to dick head and
co or if it’s allowed to continue there are going to be serious and
regular accidents. And naturally it will be the cyclists fault.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>And we need some TV education for the ped that think
they own the path. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>If they encourage X4 more cyclists to ride to work, which
isn’t that many in total numbers, we are heading to serious danger if
something isn’t changed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>And it’s not the old stuff that is the issue but
what they have done in the last 5 years. It’s sad.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>In fact old bus shelters are clearly more than fine. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Real idiot stuff like a traffic light controller 5 foot
long that instead of being long side parallel to the road sits there like some
work of art at right angle to the road. Why? Where the hell are the brains!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://people.aapt.net.au/~theyan/cycling/DSCN4411.jpg">http://people.aapt.net.au/~theyan/cycling/DSCN4411.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>When I went past there was nothing to detour…
but even if there was no crap sign there is still FA space because of green
boxes. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://people.aapt.net.au/~theyan/cycling/DSCN4413.jpg">http://people.aapt.net.au/~theyan/cycling/DSCN4413.jpg</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Even a temporary ramp to a shop is more important than
footpath users. Even when the shop is clearly closing down!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>It wouldn’t shit me off so much if it wasn’t
so damn brain dead!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Seriously there were 5 peds for 50 cyclists. And I was
only on that part of the path for 5-10 minutes. And every time you went in front
of a car going towards town they were looking the opposite direction. And I
know they just love to go forward without looking the other way as I’ve
been hit before so I’m way cautious. The other side is unusable. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>We need to work out a strategy to get the point
across. It’s nothing more than pig ignorant brain dead bullshite.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Yani<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-AU
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:18.0pt'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-AU style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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