Submitted 6 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to australia@aussie.zone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JLpvPx3i9s
Video concentrates on particular roads in Victoria, and points out Victorian road rules, but the vast majority of this content is applicable around the whole country.
No obligation to ride in the bike lane in Queensland at least. Don’t know about other states.
I don’t ride in the bike lane because I ride on the footpath. There is absolutely no way I am going near those poorly maintained, tiny bike lanes on multi-lane roads filled with aggressive and/or inattentive motorists.
This is 11 minutes too long.
Hard to disagree, but that’s because it’s very thorough, since carbrains have a tendency to need their hands held to find reason.
15 reasons, 3-6 seconds per reason, 45-90 seconds. = x10000 views.
I’ll have to wait until my lunch break to watch, but I’m guessing reason #1 is that painted bicycle gutters aren’t safe.
Peepee
Nath@aussie.zone 6 months ago
I only watched the first 10 reasons, but the first was enough for me. I don’t have to, the law explicitly says you can cycle on the road. Beyond that, my reasons are my own. I’m glad he laid it out for viewers, but I don’t think many motorists will sit through all the reasons, either.
Bikes were on roads before motor vehicles. Bikes will be on roads after people stop owning private motor vehicles. The idea that cars own the roads is not one I subscribe to.
Like most cyclists, I am also a motorist. The idea that we are two totally combative and distinct classes of road users is also not one I subscribe to. I think we’d all be better road users if non-cyclists were convinced to use the roads as the “other” side more frequently.