Comments on: Beach Rd parking ban gets green light http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/2010/02/beach-rd-parking-ban-gets-green-light/ Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:25:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: DDD http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/2010/02/beach-rd-parking-ban-gets-green-light/comment-page-1/#comment-2369 DDD Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:30:06 +0000 http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/?p=113#comment-2369 Bayside CC meet on 13/04/10 to discuss the No Stopping again (rejecting the request from the Minister) and are now throwing the red herring of changing the speed limit from 60 to 50kph on Beach road and linking it to the No Stopping and safety of cyclists. Whilst I like the idea of a reduced speed limit, I reckon we will be seen by the media / car drivers as the instigators and the "problem". Wait for the outcry and backlash. Bayside CC meet on 13/04/10 to discuss the No Stopping again (rejecting the request from the Minister) and are now throwing the red herring of changing the speed limit from 60 to 50kph on Beach road and linking it to the No Stopping and safety of cyclists.
Whilst I like the idea of a reduced speed limit, I reckon we will be seen by the media / car drivers as the instigators and the “problem”. Wait for the outcry and backlash.

]]> By: greg barnett http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/2010/02/beach-rd-parking-ban-gets-green-light/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 greg barnett Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:31 +0000 http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/?p=113#comment-2362 in regard to the bayside council area of beach road; “Bayside Council revealed in December it had also been approached to allow skydivers to land at Middle Brighton and Hampton beaches and at Elsternwick Park. Bayside Mayor Clifford Hayes said the council would.. approve any request.. “There would have to be a net gain for the Bayside.. councillors.. Skydiving business Melbourne Skydive Centre will.. pay the council $5000.."-Bayside Leader February 23, 2010 pg11 ‘Getting jump on our beaches’. Sadly for ‘Pedalling debate’ on page 9 of the same edition, they didnt pay the councillors $5000 to support the trial of banning parking of cars on Beach Road. Interesting how a ‘carbon burning’ Skydive Centre launching “Each week up to 100 skydivers” to “parachute into the Moran Reserve” “from planes which take off from Moorabbin airport” “got a green light to start landing in Elwood”, yet carbon friendly Cyclists are being labelled as a “swarm of bees”, “bullies”, “disruptive and dangerous”, “platoons of abuse”, “hordes”, with “no respect for any other road user”. -All quotes taken from the Bayside Leader February 23, 2010 in regard to the bayside council area of beach road;

“Bayside Council revealed in December it had also been approached to allow skydivers to land at Middle Brighton and Hampton beaches and at Elsternwick Park. Bayside Mayor Clifford Hayes said the council would.. approve any request.. “There would have to be a net gain for the Bayside.. councillors.. Skydiving business Melbourne Skydive Centre will.. pay the council $5000..”-Bayside Leader February 23, 2010 pg11 ‘Getting jump on our beaches’.

Sadly for ‘Pedalling debate’ on page 9 of the same edition, they didnt pay the councillors $5000 to support the trial of banning parking of cars on Beach Road.

Interesting how a ‘carbon burning’ Skydive Centre launching “Each week up to 100 skydivers” to “parachute into the Moran Reserve” “from planes which take off from Moorabbin airport” “got a green light to start landing in Elwood”, yet carbon friendly Cyclists are being labelled as a “swarm of bees”, “bullies”, “disruptive and dangerous”, “platoons of abuse”, “hordes”, with “no respect for any other road user”.

-All quotes taken from the Bayside Leader February 23, 2010

]]> By: robyn http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/2010/02/beach-rd-parking-ban-gets-green-light/comment-page-1/#comment-2273 robyn Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:06:33 +0000 http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/?p=113#comment-2273 Education in courtesy would be the way to go.Beach Rd. fills up with people from all over Melb. in summer WAY before 1000hrs .Beach Road belongs to all Victorians not just cyclists. Education in courtesy would be the way to go.Beach Rd. fills up with people from all over Melb. in summer WAY before 1000hrs .Beach Road belongs to all Victorians not just cyclists.

]]> By: Jayson Puls http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/2010/02/beach-rd-parking-ban-gets-green-light/comment-page-1/#comment-2236 Jayson Puls Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:43:19 +0000 http://beachrdcyclist.com.au/wordpress/?p=113#comment-2236 Its good to see a common sense approach. Its good to see a common sense approach.

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