#perthdrivers — Public Fediverse posts
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Bad infrastructure creates bad driving.
Sussex St and Mooregate St East Victoria Park
Driver of small hatchback failed to stop at a stop sign while Im turning. The intersection itself doesnt enforce correct driving as stop sign is a full car length behind curb.
A square cut speed hump at the stop line 'might' encourage drivers to stop.
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Cyclist rant:
Dear drivers, if a cyclist is not in a 'cycle lane' (behind a painted line in the gutter) its because the 'cycle lane' is unsafe.If the cyclist is in 'your lane' (the road) next to a traffic island, (now here's the important bit), DONT FUCKING TRY AND PASS THEM.
a human life is worth more than 5 seconds of 'inconvenience'.
Video footage to follow.
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That’s 2022 work finished. A year of challenges. The biggest was one I set for myself. I chose to reduce my carbon footprint by riding to work. I hadn’t been on a bike since high school but undaunted I picked up a 2nd hand hybrid bike. 16kg of bike plus panniers, loaded with a ‘gaming’ laptop (big screen, big battery and charger), lunch and a change of clothes.
I started out on bike paths and back roads, got a puncture on a trial run that lead to an ongoing series of punctures over the first 6 weeks of term. I wasn’t sure if this cycling thing was going to work out.
I kept at it, getting more used to the roads and sought smoother and shorter routes. I soon found that #perthdrivers don’t like to share the roads so I picked up #cycliq front & rear cameras. I switched to a backpack for better aero and bought a road bike.
I rode 5769 km this year, 4k of that on the hybrid. Not bad for not riding since high school.
I saved 1.6t of CO2 from not driving to work & gained a firsthand experience of how car centric culture kills cities & communities. I did this to see if I could, I won’t go back to car centric life and happy to champion transit solutions that are for the many and not the few.
#cycling #biketoot #bikecommute #perth #climate #climatechange