<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: tahoma; white-space: pre-wrap; ">The cheapest solution is to make a small sign that states" Cyclists do not need to dismount at this crossing. Proceed slowly."
I regularly cross at the Moggill Rd - Western Freeway. Today I dismounted and walked across, however in bike shoes I didn't make it across before the little man turned red.</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="tahoma"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><div>Bob Wagner</div><div><a href="mailto:b.wagner@ozemail.com.au">b.wagner@ozemail.com.au</a></div><div><a href="mailto:b.wagner@staidan.qld.edu.au">b.wagner@staidan.qld.edu.au</a></div><div><br></div></div><br></div><br></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On 17/04/2009, at 10:13 AM, Peter Whittle wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>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?<br><br>Pete<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au [<a href="mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au">mailto:bikeqld-bounces@bikeqld.org.au</a>] On Behalf Of mich rolling<br>Sent: Friday, 17 April 2009 9:28 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au">bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au</a><br>Subject: [bikeqld] Cycling across crossings enforcement<br><br><br>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.<br><br>"Dr Flegg said the number of cyclists in the area was "booming".<br><br>"There's about 2000 cyclists using the Western Freeway a day," Dr Flegg <br>said."<br><br><br><br> Enjoy a better web experience. Upgrade to the new Internet Explorer 8 optimised for Yahoo!7. Get it now.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>bikeqld mailing list<br><a href="mailto:bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au">bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au</a><br>http://www.bikeqld.org.au/<br>http://www.bikeqld.org.au/mailman/listinfo/bikeqld<br>This list has NO affiliation with Bicycle Queensland.<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>bikeqld mailing list<br>bikeqld@bikeqld.org.au<br>http://www.bikeqld.org.au/<br>http://www.bikeqld.org.au/mailman/listinfo/bikeqld<br>This list has NO affiliation with Bicycle Queensland.<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>