Thread: Cyclists.

Originally Posted by vnx205

So all you cyclists who ride "furiously", you have been warned.

the fast and the furious: push bike edition.

Originally Posted by bee utey

Oh good grief, good old black-and-white thinking comes out again.

You do understand about the fact that evidence existing of many uncaring police officers doesn't negate the existence of those that do indeed care deeply about justice for everyone? That the average cyclist's experience with the police might possibly indicate a systemic problem with their general indifference to justice? That police resources might be biased towards the wealthier classes?

Signing on as a police officer doesn't automatically make you a saint, neither does it automatically make you a crook. After all, the police force simply reflects our mainstream society of predominately conservative thinking. There is no longer a selection pressure to have a majority of old fashioned police officers who care about justice for all, including those they see as a lower class.

I don't inhabit the mind of the mirror smashing bloke but I can at least imagine where he's coming from. He may indeed be a complete tosser but there is precedence for his act of desperation. Deal with the problem from both sides of the argument please, not just from a lofty pedestal of police infallibility. It's a shallow argument.

There you go, bringing class into it again...

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Originally Posted by frantic

AFAIK if a cyclist, or any other motorists runs up your arse when you tap the brakes it's their fault?

One of my brothers ( after a hard night partying ) once fell asleep whilst riding his pushy across the old Pyrmont Bridge. He ran up the back of a falcon wagon and did $200 worth of damage to it with his head. The GIO made him pay the full bickies. He also destroyed his one off special Track Bike which he converted to road. It was built for him by Sir Hubert Opperman's Brother.

Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

fell asleep whilst riding his pushy

What!!!

I'd love that superpower. Imagine it, on a rolling road in the bedroom, exercise while you sleep.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

What!!!

I'd love that superpower. Imagine it, on a rolling road in the bedroom, exercise while you sleep.

You should see his cape!!

Originally Posted by vnx205

Back in the 1960s, I think it was possible to lose your car licence and then get yourself a motorcycle licence. I doubt that would still be allowed.

My mate lost his car licence and for a short time tried using a push bike, but a couple of issues persuaded him to get a motorcycle licence instead.

The first problem was that he lived near the top of the south hill in Armidale and he found he was forever having to walk down the hill to retrieve his bike. It seems his friends were quite happy to "borrow" his bike to ride down to the main street, but were reluctant to ride the bike back up the hill.

The second problem was that he was given a severe talking to by the local police for "riding his bike furiously". He was riding home from church at the time.

As this incident occurred about half a century ago, I thought my recollection of the offence might have been faulty, so I had a look at the following site.
Driving Furiously and other Less Prosecuted Offences

It seems that it is indeed an offence to drive furiously, ride a pushbike furiously and in England it is even an offence to ride a horse furiously if you injure someone.

Even more bizarrely, this year in England, a pensioner has actually been found guilty of a 167 year old offence and one rarely prosecuted these days.

She was riding through the Surry countryside, ?furiously?, and it was reported to police by witnesses who were incensed at her refusal to slow down as she neared others and the fact that she was yelling at her horse. The 65 year old pleaded guilty to the charges and got a fine.

The relevant section of the Road Transport Act is here.
ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2013 - SECT 117 Negligent, furious or reckless driving

So all you cyclists who ride "furiously", you have been warned.

You could nab a whole petalon riding furiously on a shared road

Originally Posted by Eevo

the fast and the furious: push bike edition.

Good to see the PPE in use

Wish i could find the link for the findings that cycle helmets are crap & aren't worth using. I Still believe helmets should be a personal choice though. As for all the crap about licences for cycles, Really??? A simple rego plate at $20 would keep cyclists accountable on the road.... it's not exactly rocket surgery

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