Should thin the squids out who seem to think there is a podium up at the Lobethal deli .
Speed Blitz in Adelaide Hills
Just been hearing about an anti-motorcycle speeding campaign, for the month of December.
Apparently it involves hidden cameras being secreted on popular bike roads in The Hills.
Worth knowing, if that is your playground.
Apparently it involves hidden cameras being secreted on popular bike roads in The Hills.
Worth knowing, if that is your playground.
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I do a bit of cycling too - got a nice road bike. Would you believe I've lightened it?
But I don't ride it up in the windy Hills roads where they present a hazard to others.
As for that riding 2 - 3 wide in the middle of the road bullshit..
Saw some crazy pushbike guys doing this in Europe - was one of the most frequent hazards we encountered in some areas.
Being shortly before the Tour de France, in the same vicinity, seemed to give them the right to block the road for everyone.
But I don't ride it up in the windy Hills roads where they present a hazard to others.
As for that riding 2 - 3 wide in the middle of the road bullshit..
Saw some crazy pushbike guys doing this in Europe - was one of the most frequent hazards we encountered in some areas.
Being shortly before the Tour de France, in the same vicinity, seemed to give them the right to block the road for everyone.
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Yep. That sort of reduction has happened on so many roads.
Upper Sturt Rd used to have a 100 limit, then 80, and now 60.
With no opportunity to overtake legally.
So now they put cameras everywhere to police limits which are demonstrably ridiculous. Almost half what they used to be before most vehicles had disc brakes and radial tyres.
Enjoy your new bike. Take care. Try to run it in responsibly..
Upper Sturt Rd used to have a 100 limit, then 80, and now 60.
With no opportunity to overtake legally.
So now they put cameras everywhere to police limits which are demonstrably ridiculous. Almost half what they used to be before most vehicles had disc brakes and radial tyres.
Enjoy your new bike. Take care. Try to run it in responsibly..
Hi Rock - Yes, I saw a bit of it, without actually concentrating on it. Talking about Australia's population doubling in the next fifty years. Building upwards rather than outwards. The sardines you refer to.
Having grown up in Sydney, and heading this way in the early '70s to get away from the madness that Sydney represented back then (and escape the licence loss that was pending, given that I had accrued 16 points of a possible 9..) I can certainly empathise with what you are referring to.
I am even struggling with some of the features of the relatively under-populated Adelaide these days. Spending more time at our humble weekender by the Lower Lakes makes even sleepy old Adelaide seem a bit much. And too noisy. Of course I am a bit old now..
We look at each other every time we come back, and agree that we might just have to move down there permanently. This 'road blitz' only reinforces that feeling.
Ever wake up and find yourself in a world where you don't belong anymore?
Having grown up in Sydney, and heading this way in the early '70s to get away from the madness that Sydney represented back then (and escape the licence loss that was pending, given that I had accrued 16 points of a possible 9..) I can certainly empathise with what you are referring to.
I am even struggling with some of the features of the relatively under-populated Adelaide these days. Spending more time at our humble weekender by the Lower Lakes makes even sleepy old Adelaide seem a bit much. And too noisy. Of course I am a bit old now..
We look at each other every time we come back, and agree that we might just have to move down there permanently. This 'road blitz' only reinforces that feeling.
Ever wake up and find yourself in a world where you don't belong anymore?
Increasingly more often Pat. :cross:Ever wake up and find yourself in a world where you don't belong anymore?
Far out. This is not really 'playing fair'.
Apparently the latest devices take the form of a low box, which may be what is under that cover. I am told they are not easy to spot until you have already gone past.
But I have done a few miles in the last week and I haven't seen one yet. Not to say I won't get a letter..
I hear that local, non-bike-riding folks in The Hills are upset that they are getting pinged by these devices. I don't suppose they just single out bikes for the 'blitz'.
But I did notice that most of the crew at our last Fri meet-up at a Hills hotel came by car.
Apparently the latest devices take the form of a low box, which may be what is under that cover. I am told they are not easy to spot until you have already gone past.
But I have done a few miles in the last week and I haven't seen one yet. Not to say I won't get a letter..
I hear that local, non-bike-riding folks in The Hills are upset that they are getting pinged by these devices. I don't suppose they just single out bikes for the 'blitz'.
But I did notice that most of the crew at our last Fri meet-up at a Hills hotel came by car.
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