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Speed Hump @ Centennial Park - Update
Could they have made it any higher? For f*ck's sake.
It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. - K |
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Speed Hump @ Centennial Park - Update
On 2006-03-22, Kimon (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Could they have made it any higher? For f*ck's sake. It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. That would be dumb of them then, wouldn't it? Speed humps are designed to encourage you to slow down before hitting them. Thank your lucky stars they aren't bollards, which seem to be designed to stop your bike instantly (and catastrophically) when you commit the smallest of mistakes. -- TimC MacOSX: Sort of like a pedigree persian cat. Very sleek, very sexy, but a little too prone to going cross-eyed, biting you on your thumb and then throwing up on your trousers. -- Jim in ASR |
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On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:47:06 GMT, TimC wrote:
It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. That would be dumb of them then, wouldn't it? It sounds pretty dumb to me to be riding around a park - shared with lots of pedestrians and dog walkers - at high speed in the first place. Aren't there any alternatives in Sydney? -- Home page: http://members.westnet.com.au/mvw |
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TimC wrote:
On 2006-03-22, Kimon (aka Bruce) It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. That would be dumb of them then, wouldn't it? Especially since the speed limit is 30km/h |
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Parbs wrote: TimC wrote: On 2006-03-22, Kimon (aka Bruce) It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. That would be dumb of them then, wouldn't it? Especially since the speed limit is 30km/h Um, the speed hump is on the bottom of a steep hill. |
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On 2006-03-22, Kimon (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Parbs wrote: TimC wrote: On 2006-03-22, Kimon (aka Bruce) It's not going to take long for somebody to break their neck when they fly off it at 80km/h. That would be dumb of them then, wouldn't it? Especially since the speed limit is 30km/h Um, the speed hump is on the bottom of a steep hill. Yes, and the speed limit is still 30. You do have working brakes, don't you? -- TimC Yip yip yip yip yap yap yip *BANG* --- NO TERRIER -- JoeB in the Scary Devil Monastery |
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Speed Hump @ Centennial Park - Update
On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:19:37 -0800, Kimon wrote:
Well, a first time cyclist or a person not be aware of the hump's presence will not have much of a choice (or a kid who doesn't know better). At the moment, there is no sign indicating a speed hump, and even with a sign there is little chance slowing down on that hill. Assuming it's on the steepest hill (ie, down from Oxford St, or the other side of the pavilion), it's still a piece of **** to slow down. A beginner cyclist will be riding the brakes the whole way, and unlikely to be moving that fast. OTOH if the speed hump is that large, the local MTBers will be having great fun using at as a jump. -- Dave Hughes | Flagrant system error! The system is down. I dunno what you did, moron, but you sure screwed everything up - Strongbad |
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On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 02:06:58 -0800, Kimon wrote:
Um, the speed hump is on the bottom of a steep hill. It's fairly easy to hit 50 down there. It's also illegal, and potentially dangerous for other people. If your brakes aren't good enough to control your speed down there, you've got absolutely no ****ing business riding down it, because there's no way in hell you'll be able to stop in time if someone does run out in front of you. Doing it in a pack at speed is worse. We've all seen what happens when the front riders panic brake. I can't see a problem with a speed hump in a 30km/h zone. -- Dave Hughes | "Remember - if all you have is an axe, every problem looks like hours of fun." -- Frossie, ASR |
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Speed Hump @ Centennial Park - Update
Kimon wrote - Well, a first time cyclist or a person not be aware of the hump's presence will not have much of a choice (or a kid who doesn't know better). At the moment, there is no sign indicating a speed hump, and even with a sign there is little chance slowing down on that hill. Our bunch meets for morning rides directly opposite where the new hump has been placed. As has been observed its a metal hump with edges unkind to bike wheels, sort of like the ones film crews use to cover cables when they have to go across roads - and very much like the one Matt White slippped on at very slow speed and broke his arm just before the prologue to the TdeF a few years ago. So while we are waiting there (telling lies about why we didn't win any races on the previous weekend) and waiting for the rest of the bunch to roll up, another group turns from Grand Parade UP the hill and the lead rider in the pre dawn gloom either doesn't see or misjudges the angle to go over the hump, goes down and joins the Collar Bone Club (always open to new members). I do hope someone points out to the park authority that they will have a liability problem with making a dangerour intersection more and not less dangerous to users. The way better solution is to require all users whether cyclist or motorist to correctly observe the stop sign at the intersection - they seem to have lots of rangers patrolling the park - effective enforcement of a protective control sign would overcome the perceived problem, not the installation something inherently dangerous to cyclists. best, Andrew |
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