Adelaide roads - Another broken wheel

See this report on the first broken wheel from riding on Adelaide roads...
http://rideoutloud.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-adelaide-roads-do-to-your-wheel
s.html

This photo is the second rim damaged from the poor conditions of Adelaide
roads. Service covers, poor bitumen surface, irregularities and potholes.

Bus rage

Neither the bus, nor the car in front of the bus had moved at the time the bike passed between them.

This is a typical example of the anger of bus drivers in Adelaide.

WIF516 Falcon - Impact with cyclist

While indicating the intention to go around a parked car, the passing car drove so close that the mirror impacted the hand of the cyclist...

It is clear that there is a parked car ahead, and was NOT a sudden change by the cyclist.

The older male driver should be made to have a driving test!

More Killer Buses - Anzac Highway

This is another example of a poor road surface, combined with killer buses, that will cause injury or death to a cyclist.

Note that as the bus leans to the left when stopping (from the camber of the road) the rear of the bus 'crabs' and is closer to the kerb than the front.

Bus danger cyclist injury

Bike Killing Buses

Press play to view video

The video is not clear enough to see clearly the "crabbing" of the buses.

Follow any bus on a road with a camber and you will see what is described in the video.

Comments welcome

Video sent to Martin Small, Director of Road Safety, DTEI

.

Bike lane maintenance hazard

Press play to view video

Poor bike lane maintenance is a hazard that will lead to a fatality

Cyclist moves into road-lane

Possible collision

Drivers become agrevated

Welcome to Adelaide!

Anzac Highway - Kerb to road edge hazard

Press play to view video

A cyclist will be KILLED on Anzac Highway.

"The battle continues"

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Letters to Director of Road Safety DTEI (Martin Small) and to Holdfast Bay City Council

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Typical substandard infrastructure

This is typical of Adelaide Bike lanes.

Not only are the lane sub-standard, requests to remove the hazard of the road surfaces are not acted on.

For more examples of delays, go to www.roadrepair.blogspot.com and click on the label "Anzac Highway".
.

Delays to remove hazard of service covers

As with all sunken or faulty service covers reported to United water, they are slow to remove the hazard, often not removing the hazard at all.

For more examples, go to http://www.roadrepair.blogspot.com/ and click on the label in the right column: "United Water".


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Letter to United Water 22 June 2009

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Anzac Highway - Surface condition

Press play to view video

Bicycle damage

Rider injury

Driver frustration

"the battle continues"

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Letter to Martin Small, Director of Road Safety DTEI

.

King William St - 4 weeks - No action

This hazard was brought to the attention of the Deputy Lord Mayor of
Adelaide, Stephen Yarwood, at a Capital City Forum held on Friday 15 May.

The topic was "Cycling Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Community".

Other attendees were:
Minister for the City of Adelaide, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith
Keynote speaker - Associate Professor Chris Rissel
Director of Road Safety, DTEI
Dr Ian Radbone
Andrew McEvoy, CE, SA Tourism Commission

There is something wrong if a hazard report to this audience does not get
fixed in less than one month.

Anzac highway - Other cyclists issues

Here is a link to another person's viewpoint regarding Anzac Highway.

http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/forum/topics/anzac-hgwy-commuter-cleaned-up

"Aptly named anzac highway, as it is an ongoing battle."

Dangerous driving in bike lane [VTH 349]

The vehicle was driving in the centre lane, and then changed into the left lane.

The vehicle then continued to move into the bicycle lane, causing the cyclist to take action to prevent collision.

Report given to police (with video):

Squeeze Point - South Tce, Adelaide

Two problems here are:
- Squeeze point - no room for cyclist
- Road surface hazardous for cyclist (catch wheels)

For more information about squeeze points go to:
http://www.adam.com.au/bowler/bike/deathtrap.html

VHR195 - Yelling abuse to cyclist

Offence: Yelling abuse to cyclist travelling in opposite direction

Vehicle Details:
Registration number VHR195
Nissan Pulsar
2 occupants

Incident Description:
The vehicle was travelling West on Regent Street Parkside.

On approaching a cyclist travelling East on Regent (near corner of Montpellier Street) the occupants yelled illegible abuse to the cyclist.

(Report to police below)

XCE395 - Agressive Driving

When the lights went green, the car behind the cyclist (XCE395) sounded the horn twice when cornering to suggest to get off the road.

More Bitumen to kerb issues - Sturt Rd

Click here for another video example of the edge of the bitumen at the kerb "tripping" a cyclist and throwing them off balance.

Dog on shared path - South Parklands

The courteous "Ding" was heard, but little effort was made to control the dog.

WYS620 - Cutting off cyclist - Anzac Hwy

Another driver not allowing for a cyclist

Assault - Object thrown at cyclist

6 June 2009, 1.30 am

Driving Offence: driving without headlights (Downing Street and Hulbert Road)
Assault: Object thrown at cyclist (in front of 43-45 Downing Street Hove)
Injury: Bruise on right side of body from impact from object
Capital damage and expenses: Laundry costs and reporting time

Vehicle Details:
Registration number not legible on video (below is the best image available).
Possibly Alfa-Numeric [- - M - - -] or [- - W - - -]
VR or VS Holden Commodore (1995?)
Black door handles, White mirrors, Black door strip
Mag wheels
3 or 4 occupants

Incident Description:
In front of 43 or 45 Downing Street the car passed and the occupant in the rear threw an object at me (most likely an Iced Coffee Container with contents). From the car a male yelled “hey buddy, how’s the bike ride, take that shit”. (See Video #1)

The vehicle turned off the headlights as it drove to The Esplanade and turned left. It then turned left into Hulbert Street (heading East), driving without headlights from The Esplanade to King George Road. (See Video #2 - car driving East on Hulbert, near Cross Street)

Unfortunately the video does not show the registration number nor the occupants clearly.

Cutting off cyclist - (3 June incident #5)

(Note: not able to capture Registration Number)

Another case of a driver who does not consider that a bicycle is a vehicle.

.

WEM 275 – Cutting off cyclist - (3 June incident #4)

This is a common move by cars who do not consider a bicycle as a vehicle.

(Note that the bike lane ends)

.

Irregular Surface and Passing Vehicles (Kerb Edge) - (3 June incident #3)

The irregular surface in a bike lane will cause damage and personal injury.

A cyclist changing direction to avoid irregular surfaces is at risk of colliding with a passing vehicle.

Drivers are also aggravated by having to drive slowly behind a cyclist who is in the way.

WARNING:
A lip or edge that runs in the line of travel will “trip” a bicycle up, throwing the rider onto the road.
.

Irregular Surface in Bike Lane (SIP) - (3 June incident #2)

The irregular surface in a bike lane will cause damage and personal injury.

A cyclist changing direction to avoid irregular surfaces is at risk of colliding with a passing vehicle.

Drivers are also aggravated by having to drive slowly behind a cyclist who is in the way.

.

Red Light runner - (3 June incident #1)

(Note: not able to capture Registration Number)

.

Sat 30 May, Reg # XGM(W) 395

Agressive Driving...

The driver sounded the horn as they passed the cyclist on the corner. The driver was too impatient to drive 10 metres behind the cyclist to where the bike lane started.

This incident has been reported to the police.

Sat 30 May 2009, Reg # 811 LGZ (Qld)

Another Intersection Hazard...

The back wheel of the car almost runs over the shadow of the cyclist's head.

The bicycle was nearly laid down with skidding under the heavy braking.

This incident has been reported to the police.

(Note: the correct date is 30 May 2009)

Intersection hazard - No cycle lane across lights

Without a cycle lane across major intersection (with lights), drivers do not consider the path of a cyclist that they are crossing when turning right.

In this instance it was a clear day, highly visible rider (vest and NiteFlux light ON).

A cycle lane painted across the intersection may remind drivers they need to consider a cyclist as a vehicle also.

Intersection hazard - side street

Entering an intersection drivers do not consider the speed of a bicycle.

Research shows a cyclist travels at an average speed of 20 Km/Hr
(http://www.austroads.com.au/documents/TheAustralianNationalCyclingStrategy2005-2010.pdf)

In this video the speed was approx 25Km/Hr.

What Adelaide roads do to your wheels...

This was not from one single impact, but continuous impacts from:
- service covers
- pot holes
- poor road surface conditions

For more information go to

www.roadrepair.blogspot.com

First post

This is a parallel universe for the Ride of Silence.

The aim is to speak up about the hazards of cycling, from both issues in the infrastructure for cycling, and the culture of sharing the road.

For example:
Driver attitude
Roads and infrastructure issues
Squeeze points
Storage facilities
Shared pathways
Public transport

The list goes on. Contact (email to be confirmed) rideoutloud AT gmail.com