Bike use up in the city
Use of Sydney’s cycleways has increased 60 percent during mornings and by nearly 50 percent after noon during the last 12 months.
“Cyclists are voting with their feet — more and more of them are using our cycleways as we build them and join up the links,” Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said.
“Most riders use our cycleways to commute to and from work, so during peak hours in the morning and evening they are used heavily. Congestion on our roads is heaviest across the state during peak hours so the more people who ride during those times, the bigger the impact on reducing traffic.”
The City of Sydney is ramping up education programs to ensure people have safe and pleasant journeys on the roads, cycleways and shared paths.
Staff are educating people about bike safety and giving away honker horns and reflectors for good behaviour, while BikeWise mechanics are offering free bike checks.
More than 400 people have already taken part in the city’s free cycling confidence and bike maintenance courses.
Waterloo local Tim McTigue said the introduction of cycleways had gotten him and his partner back on their bikes.
“I always had a bike growing up in Christchurch and rode everywhere I could. When I came to Australia I thought about getting a bike, but found the traffic too scary,” he said.
“Now I run as many errands on my bike as I can. It takes me less than 15 minutes to get to the city at a casual speed, even going a few blocks out of my way to use the Bourke St cycle highway.”
Wish we could ride bikes in Brisbane! The roads here are still very much Horse and Buggy, narrow roads that have been turned into scary, frantic highways. Holiday makers to Brisbane. Be wary of the Toll Tunnels and Toll Bridges that give no warning of fees, and corral an unsuspecting motorist into using them.
Getting sick here on your holiday is not an option either. Twenty two ambulances were trying to get into PA hospital emergency all at once last week. If you are sick and mentally disabled, you can expect to be chased out of a no bed RBWH hospital by violent/rough Security Guards, and assaulted on the way out too. It’s the cheap, quick fix under the Queensland Mental Health Act 2000.
Don’t forget to bring your knitting and crochet with you to avoid the boredom of Brisbane’s shopping.
Have a nice day!