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SMH: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start'
Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. European research has shown providing cyclists with a designated box slightly in front of motorists at major intersections greatly increases road safety. And now the National Transport Commission (NTC), the joint state and federal body charged with improving transport, has proposed bicycle boxes be used in Australia. Senior NTC policy analyst Greg Deimos says the boxes increase visibility for cyclists, therefore increasing their safety. "Bicycle boxes protect cyclists who might otherwise be squeezed by vehicles when traffic lights turn to green," Mr Deimos said. "They give cyclists a head start to clear the intersection more safely, without delaying other vehicles." -- suzyj |
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SMH: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start'
suzyj Wrote: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. European research has shown providing cyclists with a designated box slightly in front of motorists at major intersections greatly increases road safety. And now the National Transport Commission (NTC), the joint state and federal body charged with improving transport, has proposed bicycle boxes be used in Australia. Senior NTC policy analyst Greg Deimos says the boxes increase visibility for cyclists, therefore increasing their safety. "Bicycle boxes protect cyclists who might otherwise be squeezed by vehicles when traffic lights turn to green," Mr Deimos said. "They give cyclists a head start to clear the intersection more safely, without delaying other vehicles." We've already got them here...... -- Shabby |
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On Tue, 3 Oct 2006 13:40:56 +1000, suzyj wrote:
European research has shown providing cyclists with a designated box slightly in front of motorists at major intersections greatly increases road safety. Unless they're talking about modifying the lights and cycles to let cyclists go first, like buses do at a few here, that's what most cyclists do informally (and probably strictly illegally) already. -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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suzyj wrote:
Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. European research has shown providing cyclists with a designated box slightly in front of motorists at major intersections greatly increases road safety. And now the National Transport Commission (NTC), the joint state and federal body charged with improving transport, has proposed bicycle boxes be used in Australia. Senior NTC policy analyst Greg Deimos says the boxes increase visibility for cyclists, therefore increasing their safety. "Bicycle boxes protect cyclists who might otherwise be squeezed by vehicles when traffic lights turn to green," Mr Deimos said. "They give cyclists a head start to clear the intersection more safely, without delaying other vehicles." It'd be nice if they'd start by giving us time to clear the newly turned green before it turns to fully red while we're still only halfway across - several of those in Brisbane ... -- Karen Gallagher "Reverse the polarity and invert the particle flux!" "You mean put the batteries in the other way?" "...yes." -Star Trek (any of them) |
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Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. Confused. Don't we already have those boxes on a lot of intersections?? DaveB |
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SMH: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start'
DaveB wrote: suzyj wrote: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. Confused. Don't we already have those boxes on a lot of intersections?? DaveB Maybe not in Sydeney! |
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DaveB wrote: Confused. Don't we already have those boxes on a lot of intersections?? Melbournites probably do. We're a tad slow up here in Sydney. Cheers, Suzy -- suzyj |
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DaveB wrote: suzyj wrote: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. Confused. Don't we already have those boxes on a lot of intersections?? You mean those boxes at intersections that some drivers abuse you for filtering up to? Yup, they're all over the place -- davel |
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SMH: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start'
davel Wrote: DaveB wrote: suzyj wrote: Aussie cyclists may get 'head start' October 3, 2006 - 1:29PM Cyclists might soon get a head start at traffic lights across Australia. Confused. Don't we already have those boxes on a lot of intersections?? You mean those boxes at intersections that some drivers abuse you for filtering up to? Yup, they're all over the place -- davel didnt an aber note a while back that a police officer in a car told him off for making use of the box at Flinders St station (I think it was there! memory could be wrong)? So if the police don't know..... Perhaps the boxes need to be coloured? -- warrwych |
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