NSW Australia RTA review

[BoltsMissing]

OK, a sugestion, a cornerstone.
An "Official" International MB Day, August 15th.

Why August 15th ?

August is the 8th month, Chinese lucky number.
15 is approximately middle of a month.

On August 15th's we simply and peacfully ride through the main street of our respective city, town, village etc etc. meet at a city location/centre/park etc at 11.00am's.

We may decide to declare it a public holiday at 12 noon.

This hopefully will show a force in numbers, ages, who's who etc.

Non MB onlookers will definately view an art show and see what we do with the skills learnt and learning, at least.
Questions can be asked and answered on MB Day by anyone who chooses to meet up.
Approximately 1.30-2.00 pm's we peddle/ride out, go our seperate ways or whatever the case may be.

 

[will_start]

I like your idea bolts, organising a bunch of "rebels" could prove the challenge.
The only way I would consider doing that is if I walked my bike there...
However, I thought Saturday 15th August was a holiday already ?

 

[BoltsMissing]

organising a bunch of "rebels" could prove the challenge.

That depends if one chooses to go as "rebel" and on what side of the fence they gonna sit on.

I go as cyclist with motor assisted peddling because it makes logical sense to put a motor on a bicycle.
What does not make logical sense are those who don't have a motored bicycle but make so much noise about those who have a bicycle with a engine.

However, I thought Saturday 15th August was a holiday already ?

I don't know about any other holiday on August 15th.
I do know Melbourne Cup Day is "holiday" over a horse race,
( 2nd Tuesday in November for those of you who don't know)

 

[geoffmaree]

ok queensland law states any bicycle with a combustion engine is illegal.
i have held a drivers licence for 25 yrs.
any person with a licence can hire a moped in surfers paradise (50CC) and terrorise the traffic.
we ride a motored pushbike and i have clocked racing bikes pedal powered at up to 70 kmh.
whats the difference my motoredbike cant go that fast.?
why are we classed as illegal?

 

[BoltsMissing]

racing bikes pedal powered at up to 70 kmh.

Exactly...,

 

[will_start]

That depends if one chooses to go as "rebel" and on what side of the fence they gonna sit on.

In some peoples eyes, we are "rebels" as we're doing something illegal.
The law is rarely challenged by individuals, and even a group of individuals
can make no difference...depressing really.

 

[BoltsMissing]

Originally Posted by will_start
In some peoples eyes, we are "rebels" as we're doing something illegal.
The law is rarely challenged by individuals, and even a group of individuals
can make no difference...depressing really.

Totaly agree will-start, it's these minority groups, but the spandex crowd are not a minority and there is more to this than meets the eye in my opinion.

Anyway, I've made my suggestion, wait and see, usually when our backs are against the wall and the freedom to ride a motored bicycle is threatened to excesses beyond, maybe it will happen.
Not this year, nor the next, maybe the next, whatever..,

All the Best
BoltsM

 

[HybriDude]

... What does not make logical sense are those who don't have a motored bicycle but make so much noise about those who have a bicycle with a engine...

BullsEye Bolts!

I had this conversation as HybriPed several months ago. It was quite revealing to get inside the mind of cyclists. I thought they would like to see more things on the road that looked like them, but I was mistaken!

Australian Cycling Forum thread regarding motor-assisted pedal cycles.

 

[will_start]

BullsEye Bolts!

I had this conversation as HybriPed several months ago. It was quite revealing to get inside the mind of cyclists. I thought they would like to see more things on the road that looked like them, but I was mistaken!

Australian Cycling Forum thread regarding motor-assisted pedal cycles.

I added my opinion to the end of that ACF thread...
I always thought high end cycling was another form of snobbery.
As it takes serious money to own a high end bike, plus the latest wanky gear...would make no sense that they'd like a low end bicycle going faster than them on a low end bike plus motor...

 

[heathyoung]

None of the comments in the ACF thread suprised me. The lycra crowd have always been like this...