Hun again

[Shane Stanley]

In article <[email protected]>,
cfsmtb <[email protected]> wrote:

> Links on the "Green Wave" bicycle traffic treatment. The Green Wave
> treatment was also mentioned at last years BFA planning meeting (pre
> AGM),.

Interesting links, thanks. From the second one:

> The new lane requires cyclists to adjust their biking habits, however,
> according to Harry Lahrmann, a traffic researcher at Aalborg University.
> 'In order for a green wave to work, cyclists will have to ride at basically
> the same speed as everyone else. That's probably more difficult than for
> cars. A number of cyclists race ahead at 25 km per hour, so they won't get
> much out of the lane.'

Of course that makes sense when there are 30,000 cyclists anyway.

--
Shane Stanley

 

[TimC]

On 2007-03-05, rooman (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> It could be that , if there are so many of them and the bicycle lane as
> we now know it is totally full,
> then they will either take a lane because it is impractical to use the
> bicycle lane, and if the traffic lane too is full, then they too will
> have to be like a line of cars bumper to bumper
>
> then we all stop and smell the roses together

Dude! Less baked beans and brocoli next time!

--
TimC
An optimist thinks we are living in the best of all possible worlds. A
pessimist fears this is true. --unknown

 

[TimC]

On 2007-03-05, DaveB (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> cfsmtb wrote:
>> We all know the territory, ie: getting a good speed up and then having
>> to drop the anchors for lights.
>
> Pah , lights are nothing. I'm convinced the damned tram drivers on High
> St Kew sit at the bottom of the hills waiting for me pretending to
> offload pedestrians and only when I've come to a complete halt do they
> go again. With my lack of climbing ability I need all the momentum I can
> get!

What was it? Greensbourough (I've misplaced my BR(x) maps)? A pox to
you, you silly traffic light at the bottom of the 70km/h run.

--
TimC
"This company performed an illegal operation but they will not be shut
down." -- Scott Harshbarger from consumer lobby group on Microsoft

 

[DaveB]

TimC wrote:
> What was it? Greensbourough (I've misplaced my BR(x) maps)? A pox to
> you, you silly traffic light at the bottom of the 70km/h run.
>

Yes Tim, Greensborough it is. I'm convinced those lights have a special
bike sensor. Over the course of 2 years I think I got the green there
twice.

DaveB

 

[beerwolf]

DaveB wrote:

> TimC wrote:
>> What was it? Greensbourough (I've misplaced my BR(x) maps)? A pox to
>> you, you silly traffic light at the bottom of the 70km/h run.
>>
>
> Yes Tim, Greensborough it is. I'm convinced those lights have a special
> bike sensor. Over the course of 2 years I think I got the green there
> twice.

If this is the Greensborough hill I think you mean, I've adopted a special
strategy for it whenever I'm riding it on my Melbourne visits. Never trust
the green - wait about 100m up the hill for a complete red cycle, then
switch on the afterburners as soon as it changes.

--
beerwolf
(To reply by email, remove numbers from my address)

 

[DaveB]

beerwolf wrote:
> DaveB wrote:
>
>> TimC wrote:
>>> What was it? Greensbourough (I've misplaced my BR(x) maps)? A pox to
>>> you, you silly traffic light at the bottom of the 70km/h run.
>>>
>> Yes Tim, Greensborough it is. I'm convinced those lights have a special
>> bike sensor. Over the course of 2 years I think I got the green there
>> twice.
>
> If this is the Greensborough hill I think you mean, I've adopted a special
> strategy for it whenever I'm riding it on my Melbourne visits. Never trust
> the green - wait about 100m up the hill for a complete red cycle, then
> switch on the afterburners as soon as it changes.
>

If it's the same hill then I think you're looking at it from the other
direction. When you're coming down the hill heading south you can't see
the lights till it's too late to adjust speed. All you have time to do
is swear a lot.

DaveB

 

[flyingdutch]

Pah , lights are nothing. I'm convinced the damned tram drivers on High St Kew sit at the bottom of the hills waiting for me pretending to
offload pedestrians and only when I've come to a complete halt do they go again. With my lack of climbing ability I need all the momentum I can get!

DaveB

bahahah! there's 'a guy' who crosses at the ped lights at the bottom of that hill too.
I'm sure he waits until I'm in sight, pushes buttin, then twiddles off up cemetry hill whilst i wait dutifully for tram AND lights to let me go. Almost killed me to catch him and then pretend i was hardly trying

PS remember the ol' dude who was always on the seat?
There was an article about him dying last year, with his son sitting on his favourite bench and a crew of tram drivers all chipping in with memories of him waving at 'em.

 

[Resound]

"flyingdutch" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
>
> DaveB Wrote:
>>
>> Pah , lights are nothing. I'm convinced the damned tram drivers on High
>> St Kew sit at the bottom of the hills waiting for me pretending to
>> offload pedestrians and only when I've come to a complete halt do they
>> go again. With my lack of climbing ability I need all the momentum I
>> can get!
>>
>> DaveB
>
> bahahah! there's 'a guy' who crosses at the ped lights at the bottom of
> that hill too.
> I'm sure he waits until I'm in sight, pushes buttin, then twiddles off
> up cemetry hill whilst i wait dutifully for tram AND lights to let me
> go. Almost killed me to catch him and then pretend i was hardly trying
>
>
> PS remember the ol' dude who was always on the seat?
> There was an article about him dying last year, with his son sitting on
> his favourite bench and a crew of tram drivers all chipping in with
> memories of him waving at 'em.
>
Is he gone? Arses! I haven't been out that way for ages, but I remember
getting the wave from him.

 

[TimC]

On 2007-03-05, flyingdutch (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
> PS remember the ol' dude who was always on the seat?
> There was an article about him dying last year, with his son sitting on
> his favourite bench and a crew of tram drivers all chipping in with
> memories of him waving at 'em.

Is that the guy you were wondering about 6-12 months ago, having not
seen him in a while?


Arses.

--
TimC
READING MICROSCOPIC DISCLAIMERS ON COUPON MAY CAUSE PAPER CUTS ON EYEBALLS.
-- Disclaimer on Kibo's Pot Pie of Pain

 

[eddiec]

bahahah! there's 'a guy' who crosses at the ped lights at the bottom of that hill too.
I'm sure he waits until I'm in sight, pushes buttin, then twiddles off up cemetry hill whilst i wait dutifully for tram AND lights to let me go. Almost killed me to catch him and then pretend i was hardly trying

PS remember the ol' dude who was always on the seat?
There was an article about him dying last year, with his son sitting on his favourite bench and a crew of tram drivers all chipping in with memories of him waving at 'em.

what a shame! I wondered where he'd gone... it's lovely to have these people around - funny how they become well known institutions for doing something so simple. Need more of that...

 

[DaveB]

flyingdutch wrote:
>
> PS remember the ol' dude who was always on the seat?
> There was an article about him dying last year, with his son sitting on
> his favourite bench and a crew of tram drivers all chipping in with
> memories of him waving at 'em.
>

I didn't know he died but was wondering about him on the ride home
tonight. What a character, almost gave you something to look forward to
with those red lights.

DaveB

 

[flyingdutch]

I didn't know he died but was wondering about him on the ride home
tonight. What a character, almost gave you something to look forward to
with those red lights.

DaveB

If only he wasn't at the bottom of a hill heading up another one i woulda given in to temptation to stop and chat

Anyhow, back to normal transmission, err, topic...

Just got home from MCC meeting where they voted up the StKilda Masterplan draft for public consultation, with addition of engaging a traffic study of StK Rd to determine impacts of the options on the table.

 

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On Mar 2, 5:17 pm, cfsmtb <cfsmtb.2mt1en@no-
mx.forums.cyclingforums.com> wrote:
> ghostgum Wrote:
>
> > As at 1030hrs:
>
> > Thanks for voting, here are the results so far:
>
> > Are the proposed changes to St Kilda Rd a good idea?
>
> > Yes
> > 20% (65 votes)
>
> > No
> > 79% (253 votes)
> > Total votes
>
> > Total of 318 votes
>
> A nine goal wind has sprung up in the final quarter (17:16pm)
>
> Poll Results
>
> Thanks for voting, here are the results so far:
>
> Are the proposed changes to St Kilda Rd a good idea?
>
> Yes 57% (1803 votes)
>
> No 42% (1337 votes)
>
> Total votes
> Total of 3140 votes
>
> --
> cfsmtb

Dang. I should read this group in a more timely manner. Then count
woule be 1804.