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@martinw-48 wrote:
We have to share the road
That can be a big problem when you have groups on early morning rides who then deliberately use the
roads you have to use and block you from passing on hills by riding 6 wide and blocking the entire road.
I used to do paper rounds in a car and one mob used to use other roads but changed to using roads I used
and then deliberately blocked me.
Never has a cyclist killed a motorist.
I've seen motorist swerve quickly and pull over on the sides off roads because cyclist have moved across in
front of them and if that was on a country road doing over 80 km then there is a good change that the cyclist
has killed a motorist through their stupidity.
I've encountered many cyclists when driving on very narrow winding roads in the Adelaide Hills when I lived in Adelaide.
It's up to motorists to drive safely and be prepared for anything that can be on the road especially in the country because it could be a cow or horse and they'll kill a motorist.
Same goes for a cyclist that if they travel on those roads they need to obey the laws and not act in a
dangerous manner that can get people killed.
I don't believe cyclists should be banned from any road but I don't understand why they'd ride on the road when a footpath is available and state law allows for them to use it.
I've seen people knocked to the ground because a bike rider that looked about 12 has just barged through
and hit them.
Also here you can't ride on the footpath unless under 13 with some exemptions as well but no adults unless
they have a medical exemptions or a training a child or have a basket with a child on the bike.
When I was in Adelaide last this moron was riding down the middle of Waterloo Corner road and weaving all over the place
Wouldn't be the first one to do that as there used to be a "few" that cross all over the place at the lights and
how they didn't get knocked of their bikes used to amaze me.
I used to travel through Salisbury to get to Gepps Cross for work and used to encounter quite a few cyclist
that seemed to have no clue about road rules and I've nearly hit a few for crossing in front of me and I was
on a motorbike.
It was annoying but I just had to reduce my speed and wait until my corner arrived to continue on my way.
His behaviour was inappropriate but it didn't justify my being inappropriate too
Yes motorist have to be careful but the cyclists also have to obey the road rules and in my case I've seen quite
a few that completely ignore them and some take pride in doing so.
