Way to go "Flying Dutch"

Deest said:

Congratulations on winning the "race"

Great voice for radio too!

Great head for radio too!

Deest said:

Congratulations on winning the "race"

Great voice for radio too!

really??? never heard myself speak 😄

i think PH hit the nail on the head 🙄

flyingdutch said:

really??? never heard myself speak 😄

i think PH hit the nail on the head 🙄

Aren't I pretty enough? :p

flyingdutch said:

really??? never heard myself speak 😄

i think PH hit the nail on the head 🙄

Missed you at Kew dutchy, would have put some effort in for the TTT.

As it was I had a great run in to work (literally). Door to door in 60mins.

PiledHigher said:

Deest said:

Congratulations on winning the "race"

Great voice for radio too!

Great head for radio too!

Ooooooh that's mean. Not the comment, just the fact that you got the
comment in before I could. 😉

DaveB

cfsmtb said:

Aren't I pretty enough? :p

Sounds like a country song:

Am I not pretty enough..

PiledHigher said:

Sounds like a country song:

Am I not pretty enough..

NO! you nasal slappa

flyingdutch said:

PiledHigher said:

Sounds like a country song:

Am I not pretty enough..

NO! you nasal slappa

--
flyingdutch

I got subjected to almost 4 hours straight of her nasal version of
"These Days" and that was my cue to GET OUT OF THE (share) HOUSE.

Tam

flyingdutch said:

really??? never heard myself speak 😄

i think PH hit the nail on the head 🙄

Well never having met you (i don't think) I thought I better be polite.

I liked the answer the girl gave when Jon Faine asked her .."He must be fit. Does he look fit?"

"No not really" she replies

Deest said:

Well never having met you (i don't think) I thought I better be polite.

I liked the answer the girl gave when Jon Faine asked her .."He must be fit. Does he look fit?"

"No not really" she replies

Ideal, makes the whole thing more accessable, don't want to think that this is all about skinny racer types.

No offense to dutchy, who is racing well when upright.

PiledHigher said:

Ideal, makes the whole thing more accessable, don't want to think that this is all about skinny racer types.

No offense to dutchy, who is racing well when upright.

Good point. I know I was over 100kg when I started riding. Now I'm under 80kg.

Sadly, often the people who need to ride the most, do not do so because they feel they're "too fat"

Deest said:

PiledHigher said:

Ideal, makes the whole thing more accessable, don't want to think that
this is all about skinny racer types.

No offense to dutchy, who is racing well when upright.

Good point. I know I was over 100kg when I started riding. Now I'm
under 80kg.

Sadly, often the people who need to ride the most, do not do so
because they feel they're "too fat"

well, it didn't stop me 😉 i can't r*n with a busted ankle, so riding
was it really and besides its cheaper then the commuting by car and
paying $13+ per day for parking!!!!!!1!!! its also cheaper then taking
the bus, more reliable and less standing with stink pretty office types 😉

cheers,

Kim

Deest said:

Congratulations on winning the "race"

Great voice for radio too!

He's got a face for radio too! *runs away*

Jono

Tam wrote:

I got subjected to almost 4 hours straight of her nasal version of
"These Days" and that was my cue to GET OUT OF THE (share) HOUSE.

I feel for you. I don't think she's nasal as such - her voice just doesn't sound like it matured beyond her 3rd birthday.

LotteBum

Jono L said:

He's got a face for radio too! *runs away*

Jono

I'll catch you at the next set of lights, kiddo! 😠 😄

"Melbourne's bicycle trails on track"
Part of a series following 774 ABC Melbourne’s special ‘Traffic Blitz’
broadcast.
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1512778.htm

(There's an empty discussion board attached)

Monday, 21 November 2005

Reporter: Florenz Ronn

Photo caption: The City of Melbourne has taken the first step by
installing new bike lanes on William and Latrobe Streets. Although most
only operate during clearway times, it is an important first step in
getting facilities for cyclists in the CBD. Bourke and Elizabeth Streets
have had 'shoulders' installed to provide a channel for cyclists to use
between the parked cars and the travel lane.

Photo caption: The West Gate Punt making its way across the river under
the Westgate Bridge.

To help get the recent 774 ABC Melbourne’s special ‘Traffic Blitz’
broadcast on the way, mapping the traffic and public transport problems
across Melbourne, our Breakfast presenter, Red Symons, fired a starting
gun and two races between two pairs of people to get to the city, had
begun.

Jeremy Lee used his car and Chris Starr rode her bicycle to get to the
774 studio from Northcote. Chris arrived at the ABC Southbank building
about eleven minutes before Jeremy. In the meantime, Gaby Hills caught
the bus from Balwyn, leaving the bus stop at exactly the same time as
Jason (aka Flying Dutch), who was riding his bike. Once again, the
cyclist beat the bus commuter to their final destination, this time by
15 minutes. Both results illustrate what cyclists have known for a long
time. It is often quicker to commute on a bicycle than using motorised
road transport during peak hour. (See our story ‘Melbourne's most
disgruntled commuter’
http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1509061.htm)

Although bike paths through Melbourne parkland, along the river and
creeks and major arterial roads, are relatively safe, inner city riding
is still fraught with danger, preventing more cyclists using these
routes.

Now, Melbourne City Councillor Peter Clarke has proposed to make
Melbourne a bit more European. The City of Melbourne has taken the first
step by installing new bike lanes on William and Latrobe Streets.
Although most only operate during clearway times, it is an important
first step in getting facilities for cyclists in the CBD. Bourke and
Elizabeth Streets have had 'shoulders' installed to provide a channel
for cyclists to use between the parked cars and the travel lane.

Harry Barber, the general manager of Bicycle Victoria, told Red Symons:
"One of the exciting things is that the bike lanes have been going in
and basically all the counts show that the numbers on the bike lanes are
going up - but in Europe, they don’t just paint a lane, they actually
put the parked cars between the bike riders and the moving traffic,
making it much safer for riders."

And there has been more good news for cyclists, as the West Gate Punt
trial has now been extended until November 30, 2005, making riding to
work swifter, cheaper and more scenic for people commuting between
Melbourne’s inner west and the city. (See our ‘Take a punt to ride’
story and photos http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/stories/s1480613.htm)

Another major bike track connection was recently made with the opening
of the Bayside Council and Parks ‘Brighton Beach Shared Path’, the
Brighton Beach section of the Bay Trail now completing an off-road
shared path stretching from Altona to Beaumaris. The completion of this
$1.5 million project is something Melbournians have been talking about
for many years, as it was a "missing link" in the Bay Trail.

In Melbourne’s east, Shared Use Trails across Maroondah are being
developed by Maroondah City Council, as part of the Metropolitan Trail
Network, designed for use by pedestrians, cyclists and people who use
mobility aids. Discover Maroondah by Bike has a detailed map
highlighting primarily bike trails and facilities that can be found
along the way and is available from the Maroondah City Council. A few
trails are also designated suitable for horse riding such as the Dorset
Recreation Reserve and Candlebark Walk Reserve. Built by Knox City
Council, a new bridge over the Dandenong Creek at Bungalook Road East
has improved access from the Tarralla Creek Trail.

The community is also invited to comment on the possibility of a multi-
purpose trail along the O’Shannassy Pipe Track in Croydon. The
O’Shannassy Pipe Track is the section of reserve carrying the Melbourne
Water pipeline from Bayswater Road through to Glen Dhu Road in Croydon.
This feasibility study is the beginning of a long-term project to
determine community support and level of interest in a shared trail
along the O’Shannassy Trail.

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