I saw several older people around town take up cycling once the law was changed to allow adults to cycle on footpaths. It definitely has its merits for all ages. The commonwealth should force universal adoption to bring the backward high road fatality states up to standard.
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ky56@aussie.zone 1 year ago
I’m not riding on the road. I ride too slow and there are some real dickheads in cars on the road. Allow cyclists to use the footpath under a certain limit or fuck off.
shirro@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Lintson@aussie.zone 1 year ago
There needs to be cycling roads that are just for cycling, not just painted green strips on existing roads. Big ask but it’s what we need for the majority of persons to use bikes as an actual mode of transportation.
Getawombatupya@aussie.zone 1 year ago
Like the melbourne cbd?
Treevan@aussie.zone 1 year ago
When I was couriering, riding on the footpath was legal.
No one believed it. I had made cards of the 2 relevant road rules for handing out purposes but usually it was just an argument.
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 year ago
You can tell how much a state cares about cyclists by whether they already allow this. It’s illegal in NSW and Victoria. It’s legal in Queensland, WA, and SA. It should be no surprise that NSW and Vic were also the last states to implement minimum passing laws, in 2018 and 2021, respectively.
NSW and Vic are crap states.