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Forum: Living Car Free
01-21-12, 03:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,545
Posted By frozen fork

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/warnes-hate-worry...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/warnes-hate-worrying-cadels-wife/story-e6frf7jo-1226247774191

If you google Shane Warne, twitter and maybe cyclist and read the comments in the online newspaper...
Forum: Living Car Free
01-21-12, 05:50 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,545
Posted By frozen fork

This is Melbourne Australia right? The...

This is Melbourne Australia right?

The capital of Victoria?

The place where the state Police told a cyclist whom was a victim of road rage from a sporting “celebrity” to “sort it out between...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
01-20-12, 02:27 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 1,664
Posted By frozen fork

Years ago I used to meet up with a bunch of guys...

Years ago I used to meet up with a bunch of guys and ride our MTB’s through the city. One night we were to meet up with some tourist but he never showed. A few days later I learned that he’d been...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-26-11, 05:18 AM
Replies: 601
Views: 86,753
Posted By frozen fork

Firstly K’tesh I’d like to thank you for your...

Firstly K’tesh I’d like to thank you for your efforts helping your local cycling community. The more cyclists the better :thumb:


Now I know you made this post yonks ago but perhaps I can shed...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-26-11, 02:56 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,350
Posted By frozen fork

Black (UV) light I suspect.

Black (UV) light I suspect.
Forum: Commuting
12-23-11, 06:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 702
Posted By frozen fork

Submit the evidence to the prosecution for them...

Submit the evidence to the prosecution for them to use at the court hearing. I don’t think you’d be able to pipe up from the “audience”(?) “here’s some new evidence you might like to look at” during...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-22-11, 03:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 969
Posted By frozen fork

Interesting that the story is categorised under...

Interesting that the story is categorised under “crime"
Forum: Commuting
12-16-11, 10:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 945
Posted By frozen fork

Disc Brakes are awesome when it’s raining.

Disc Brakes are awesome when it’s raining.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-11, 03:41 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,243
Posted By frozen fork

I run with my lights on during the day. Bright...

I run with my lights on during the day. Bright flashing front light, two blinking tail lights (one on back pack the other on the seat post)


The other day a bloke I work with told me that he saw...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-11, 02:42 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,729
Posted By frozen fork

Thanks for the video. Would sincerely love to see...

Thanks for the video. Would sincerely love to see that happen in Australia
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-16-11, 02:27 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 5,119
Posted By frozen fork

Sorry but that’s absolute rubbish. Australia...

Sorry but that’s absolute rubbish. Australia worked it out to be equivalent of a BAC of 0.08. I’ve seen shows where they put confident drivers on a track with obstacles and they have to answer basic...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-15-11, 03:30 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 4,888
Posted By frozen fork

^^^^^ this ^^^^^

^^^^^ this ^^^^^
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-14-11, 01:26 AM
Replies: 157
Views: 5,119
Posted By frozen fork

In Australia, operating a mobile phone whilst in...

In Australia, operating a mobile phone whilst in control of a motor vehicle is 3 demerit points out of a licence that can have a max of 12 points. Provisional licence holders have 4 points.

I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-12-11, 01:17 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,912
Posted By frozen fork

Whilst visiting New Zealand I was a passenger in...

Whilst visiting New Zealand I was a passenger in a car driven by my father-in-law whom has lost his peripheral vision. I honestly thought we were going to crash into an oncoming truck.

Other...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-11-11, 03:32 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,305
Posted By frozen fork

You get my vote for being a top bloke. I hope...

You get my vote for being a top bloke. I hope Santa has something a little extra for your stocking this year!
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-11-11, 03:30 AM
Replies: 124
Views: 4,888
Posted By frozen fork

Wow - I missed that point and I can only add my...

Wow - I missed that point and I can only add my +1 to that.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-11-11, 03:26 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 754
Posted By frozen fork

Sorry I suggest that the cyclists will...

Sorry

I suggest that the cyclists will demand appropriate infrastructure. This will come at a cost to motorists as infrastructure in the form of lane size which is limited and should cyclists be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-10-11, 10:49 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,912
Posted By frozen fork

I know an oldie that killed someone because he...

I know an oldie that killed someone because he insisted on driving even though he knew he really shouldn’t. He gave up his license that he already knew that he shouldn’t have and that was the end of...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-09-11, 03:52 PM
Replies: 124
Views: 4,888
Posted By frozen fork

I’d pay, but bike parking facilities would have...

I’d pay, but bike parking facilities would have to improve from being a post to something worth paying for ;)

I’d imagine that the cost should be based on the amount of space parking my bike would...
Forum: Commuting
12-09-11, 02:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 821
Posted By frozen fork

Wow :thumb: They’re fantastic. Added to...

Wow :thumb:


They’re fantastic. Added to my wish list
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-09-11, 02:44 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,912
Posted By frozen fork

Quoted for truth

Quoted for truth
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-08-11, 04:05 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 3,912
Posted By frozen fork

I don’t know where she belonged but I do have an...

I don’t know where she belonged but I do have an opinion where the killer now belongs
Forum: Commuting
12-06-11, 03:24 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,852
Posted By frozen fork

Awesome read. +1 to the comments people made...

Awesome read.

+1 to the comments people made about wishing their commute were longer.

I turned my hardtail MTB into my commuter. I’d had it for years and the only miles I’d put on it was the...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-11, 03:26 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,327
Posted By frozen fork

When they were banned from being used whilst...

When they were banned from being used whilst driving in Queensland, Australia the government had a study that showed that talking on the phone whilst driving was equivalent of having a blood alcohol...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
12-05-11, 01:57 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 8,305
Posted By frozen fork

Nice article. I’m trying very hard not to...

Nice article.


I’m trying very hard not to go overboard. One blinkie on the seatpost & one on my backpack, one (tactical) torch with strobe at front. I’ve taken to running these whenever I ride. ...
Forum: Commuting
11-30-11, 02:53 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

LOL @ reading your commute updates. I’m having to...

LOL @ reading your commute updates. I’m having to battle the heat whilst you guys are battling snow and fog.


Todays commute was good. I’m getting faster with my average speed now 19.1 km:hr. Not...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-11, 02:18 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 754
Posted By frozen fork

LOL - the paper is trying to make out that...

LOL - the paper is trying to make out that motorists are genuinely concerned for cyclist safety. Read the comments from the previous days :notamused:


LMAO that the poll was pro-registering...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-11, 01:17 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 4,901
Posted By frozen fork

If this happened in Australia you’d be covered...

If this happened in Australia you’d be covered under workers compensation for injuries which covers workers whilst they travel to and from work. You’d still be out of pocket for the bike though....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-30-11, 12:22 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 2,799
Posted By frozen fork

Lower the speed limits to the cities average...

Lower the speed limits to the cities average speed less motorways of course.
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-28-11, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 754
Posted By frozen fork

Brisbane drivers face bicycle-awareness lessons to curb road rage, encourage cycling

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/brisbane-drivers-face-bicycle-awareness-lessons-to-curb-road-rage-encourage-cycling/story-e6freoof-1226209204572


Yesterday Cadel Evans said this

...
Forum: Commuting
11-28-11, 03:18 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

On my way home I came across two courteous truck...

On my way home I came across two courteous truck drivers. One of whom gave way to me as I rode along where strictly speaking, it’s not common to see cyclists. The other stopped for an old lady who...
Forum: Road Cycling
11-27-11, 03:53 AM
Replies: 473
Views: 26,762
Posted By frozen fork

I saw an interview with the actor Vincent...

I saw an interview with the actor Vincent D’Onofrio who plays Private “Pyle” in Full Metal Jacket. He said that he had to work hard to put on weight for this role. Crazy I know as these days he’d be...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-11, 02:32 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,875
Posted By frozen fork

Smashed into the side of a taxi that pulled out...

Smashed into the side of a taxi that pulled out in front of me. It was the evening, I was in a bike lane (rare here) and I was lit. I’m far better lit up nowadays :-)

Plenty of close calls though...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-26-11, 01:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,033
Posted By frozen fork

A private prosecution funded by cyclists is...

A private prosecution funded by cyclists is something I would support. Sure the driver would not go to gaol but being held to account and having to front court would be a life changer for them. There...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-25-11, 09:59 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 749
Posted By frozen fork

Thanks for that link. It certainly gave food for...

Thanks for that link. It certainly gave food for thought. I’m now going to go through the other articles there.

Thanks again
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-25-11, 09:32 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,365
Posted By frozen fork

Car / truck drivers kill and maim people all of...

Car / truck drivers kill and maim people all of the time and they seem to only ever get slaps on the wrist. Even when they do so whilst driving intoxicated the punishment is limp wristed to say the...
Forum: Living Car Free
11-24-11, 03:56 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 2,319
Posted By frozen fork

I don’t want to sound rude but does this thread...

I don’t want to sound rude but does this thread belong in “Living Car Free”?
Forum: Commuting
11-24-11, 02:23 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 20,152
Posted By frozen fork

^^^ THIS ^^^ In my personal opinion if...

^^^ THIS ^^^


In my personal opinion if it’s so pricey that you worry about it getting tea leaved then perhaps it’s not a good commuter?
Forum: Commuting
11-24-11, 02:16 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

I couldn’t play this video on this page but I...

I couldn’t play this video on this page but I could on youtube? The music is 3 songs from Black Sabbath which I paid for so I don’t think that WMG or SME have a leg to stand on. I paid for them, I...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-24-11, 02:03 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,510
Posted By frozen fork

I’m willing to bet that the truck driver was a...

I’m willing to bet that the truck driver was a professional truck driver. That is, he was driving the truck to earn money. Professional drivers (taxi’s, Ambulance, couriers, truckies etc) need to be...
Forum: Commuting
11-23-11, 01:29 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

From yesterday but it’s taken me two days to work out how to upload it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xt_wc0z9qA
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-22-11, 01:02 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,044
Posted By frozen fork

Nice work

Nice work
Forum: Commuting
11-22-11, 01:00 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

My commute was pretty good. Was trailing another...

My commute was pretty good. Was trailing another commuter on a dual suspension K-Mart special that I struggled to keep up with LOL. At the narrow section of road where a truck came close to me, the...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
11-21-11, 02:34 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 1,820
Posted By frozen fork

They died doing something they enjoyed.

They died doing something they enjoyed.
Forum: Commuting
11-21-11, 02:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,865
Posted By frozen fork

That’s awesome. Thanks for sharing

That’s awesome.

Thanks for sharing
Forum: Road Cycling
11-20-11, 05:06 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 6,324
Posted By frozen fork

I’m using i-Kam Xtreme. The quality isn’t there,...

I’m using i-Kam Xtreme. The quality isn’t there, the audio is poor. The video quality is good enough for posting onto youtube but getting licence plates has been a real hit and miss affair. Some...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
11-18-11, 07:14 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,172
Posted By frozen fork

LOL The creator of the web page had...

LOL


The creator of the web page had better not door any cyclists as s/he has demonstrated prior premeditation. At least that’s how I see it but then again I drive a fork lift for a living, not...
Forum: Commuting
11-18-11, 01:21 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 13,173
Posted By frozen fork

From my extremely limited experience of only...

From my extremely limited experience of only riding MTB’s my vote goes for flat bars. I like sitting upright. Caveat is that my commute is short, very short. Also I currently have to get off road for...
Forum: Commuting
11-17-11, 01:44 AM
Replies: 5,293
Views: 196,464
Posted By frozen fork

This truck passed close by on my way home. I’m...

This truck passed close by on my way home. I’m still trying to work out the best (read safest) way home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq5JnvHWnq0
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