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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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.