Councils on notice - Bike Victoria article

http://www.bv.com.au/join-in/42075/

Pedestrians in Bike Lane

A common site for cyclists.

The passing car nearly collided with the cyclist haveing to move onto the road.

Bike Lane squeeze, Sturt Rd, Corner Marion Rd

This has it all...
- Narrow lane (can not fit picture of bike in it)
- Service cover
- Rough bitumen
- Ends when you need it the most (squeeze point)

Sturt Rd, Corner Marion Road

Fwd: Railway Tce Sth - Video footage

This hazard that was reported a year ago has now caused damage to a cyclist equipment. See report here...
http://www.adelaidecyclists.com/forum/topics/new-wheels-pot-holes-and-space

No doubt council will say "not liable in tort" or "we have an exemption from liability under section blah blah blah".

Here's a response you can run by a lawyer...
The hazard was reported 12 months ago, and the inaction by council to remove the hazard is FACTUAL CAUSATION of the damage occured.

There is NO EXEMPTION to this.

(NOTE: These comments are not made by, or been discussed with the cyclist who's bike was damaged. These comments are driven by the damage i have incurred over the years from bad roads, and the escape clause that road authoritys (and councils) use, pretending they did not know about a hazard and hence "Not liable in tort".)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 20 May 2009 15:12
Subject: Hazard. Railway Tce Sth - Video footage
To: pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au

Hello (pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au)

The section of Railway Tce South from Goodwood Rd to Devo Tce South is very poor and a hazard to cyclists. There are many rough patches, and a cyclist that stikes the rough patch, or avoids the rough patch, is at risk of collision with a passing vehicle..

Here is a link to a video of that section.

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Please contact me in regards to the action you will take to remove the hazard to cyclists.

Regards

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: 2009/5/16
Subject: Hazard. Railway Tce Sth
To: pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au



Corner Railway tce Sth and Devo St Sth

Regards

Fwd: Road Safety? Not in Adelaide...

To The Australasian College of Road Safety

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65n-88K6R6U

Adelaide buses "crab" down the road, with the rear of the bus 100 to 300mm closer to a cyclist than the front. This happens on a road with a camber.

On 24 June video footage and correspondence was sent to Director of Road Safety, DTEI, Mr Martin Small, stating It is only a matter of time till a cyclist is injured or killed due to this fault. A reply on 30 June stated this information was forwarded to the Departments Public Transport Division.

At the request of an administration person from the Department of Transport, I sent a second copy of the letter and CD (Video) to Dept of Transport, 71 Transport Rd, Netley, on 7 August 2009.

I have received no response in this regard, and from this video evidence (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65n-88K6R6U) of bus WMW174 there seems there has been no effort to remove this hazard.

I have telephoned the office on 2 February 2010 with a request to be called back.

My concern is that;
- faulty buses are not identified by the drivers, inspectors or maintenance inspection processes, and
- no action has been made to remove this hazard, nor improve processes to prevent re-occurrence.

If there is such a thing as "The Australasian College of Road Safety" then i hope you can help.

Bike Lanes - The NORM for Adelaide...

King George Ave Brighton South Australia (Reported to Holdfast Council over 12 months ago but no action taken to remove hazards at edge of bitumen)










Sturt Road, heading East, crossing Marion Rd (South Australia)

Three of the images above are taken on Anzac Hwy.

According to the Department

The bike lane is "... in a generally acceptable condition".

See the letter here...

http://rideoutloud.blogspot.com/2009/08/anzac-hwy-acceptable-condition-of-road.html

Here is the information provided...

http://rideoutloud.blogspot.com/2009/07/anzac-hwy-edge-of-bitumen.html

also...
Edge of Path hazard:






































report sent to council April 2004

Another bus that will kill cyclists (Continued...)

Reg No WMW174

See same video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65n-88K6R6U

Other reports can be viewed here:

http://rideoutloud.blogspot.com/search/label/Hazard%20-%20Killer%20bus

Reported to It's Buggered, Mate

http://its-buggered-mate.apps.lpmodules.com/incidents

Uninterrupted travel along coast - False statement

The news item in The Advertiser suggests that this will be happening soon.

Really. Can we have a date on that?

I suspect no date will be provided, and the news is misleading and false.

Fwd: Killer bus - WJP686

This is another bus that "crabs" down the road.

The rear of the bus is approx 50mm closer to a passing cyclist that the front.

The problem is worse on a road with a camber (for example Brighton Rd and Anzac Hwy).

Regards

Administrator
www.roadrepair.wikispaces.com

Bus Danger at Glenelg

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

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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"

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

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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".
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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".


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Letter to United Water 22 June 2009

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Anzac Highway - Surface condition

Press play to view video

Bicycle damage

Rider injury

Driver frustration

"the battle continues"

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Letter to Martin Small, Director of Road Safety DTEI

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