I had this drawn to my attention recently and thought it might be of
interest:

A post from Sydney Morning Herald in response to
"Should cycling bunches be allowed on the road in peak hour?"

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When I hear questions like this one I really begin to wonder how
smart we really are?

"Should cycling bunches be allowed on the road in peak hour?"
Should motorist be allowed to drive in bunches?, should pedestrians
be allowed to walk in bunches?, should our school children be allowed
to be at school together? Should the grapes we buy at the fruit shop
be allowed to be in bunches?

This is an absolutely ridiculous question.

The reason cyclist ride in bunches is because it's safer than riding
on you're own....and that's because of the total lack of respect most
car drives show towards cyclists in general.

If the motorist only realised that the world does not revolve around
them as individuals and the we are all on this earth to do what we
do.....things might start to improve.

Cyclists are permitted to ride 2 abreast
Cyclists are permitted to be 2.4 metres out from the kerb
Cyclists are permitted to take up the left most rideable lane of
traffic
Cyclists are allowed to be on the road, whether you agree or not.

These are the rules pertaining to cyclists and road use.....The
majority of cyclist do abide by the general road rules and those who
don't are very much put in their place by the rest of us bike
riders.......

Like people who drive cars, trucks, buses, there are some bad apples
who do the wrong thing......however do not judge the rest of us by
their actions.........Many of the cyclist out on our roads are
competitive cyclists training to achieve their goals.......Some of
these cyclist are young teenagers like my 15 year old son, striving
to achieve and ride for his country, however every time he and many
others go training they wonder if they are going to be run over by a
2 tonne car in pursuit of their dream.

Grow up everyone; the world does not revolve around you and you
alone. If you arrive 30 seconds late to your destination.....it's not
the end of the world, however if you kill a cyclist on your journey
it may be the end of someone else's

Ross Harding
Editor
VELO SportZ Media
• Posted by: Ross Harding on May 9, 2008 11:21 AM

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