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18-01-2015, 06:51 PM | #271 | |||
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The local skate park everyone had skateboards and we were all little Tony Hawk wannabees discussing different decks, trucks, bearings and wheels . Now, its just a few kids on push bikes at the skate park, when did that whole inline skating and skateboarding scene wear off our young people? Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 18-01-2015 at 07:07 PM. |
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18-01-2015, 07:30 PM | #272 | ||
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It's Groundhog Day....all over again
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18-01-2015, 07:51 PM | #273 | |||
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18-01-2015, 07:58 PM | #274 | ||
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I think the whole PC/Console and social media dependence took over. Plus kids back then suffered enough broken ankles so when they eventually had kids of their own, buying them a tablet should be more hassle-free than a Steve Caballero deck.
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18-01-2015, 08:04 PM | #275 | ||
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18-01-2015, 08:08 PM | #276 | ||
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Playstation 2? you old fart....
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18-01-2015, 08:22 PM | #277 | |||
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18-01-2015, 08:44 PM | #278 | ||
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If its so dangerous to ride in traffic then conditions need to be changed to correct that for cyclists following the law.
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18-01-2015, 08:50 PM | #279 | ||||
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PS I started inline skating in my late 40's when my kids took it and inline hockey up.
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18-01-2015, 10:20 PM | #280 | ||
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The only way to ensure they are safe is to separate them from cars. There are certainly places where we try, but still the dedicated paths are not up to the cyclists exacting standards, and they continue to mix it with the cars and come off second best.
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18-01-2015, 10:25 PM | #281 | |||
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Get real! Even IF there was rego on a bicycle, it'd be all of $0.02 going by those charges. Maybe you should be lobbying for reduced rego charges for trucks instead of this ill fated witch hunt. ...and what would you charge pedestrians? |
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18-01-2015, 10:25 PM | #282 | ||
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tempted, it may sound like a lot, but if we take the car's rego fee as the benchmark, then some truck drivers are paying nowhere near enough, when you consider that a fully laden B-double can do 20,000 times the damage to a road that a typical car will.
personally, I'd be happy for bike rego to be completely free, maybe a token contribution toward some sort of cyclists insurance scheme. just have them accountable in some way, eg. a licence (so you can request details if an accident occurs), and/or plate so they can be identified. I suspect even with it being no-cost, the biking lobby would still resist it. |
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18-01-2015, 11:16 PM | #283 | ||
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So by your own statement a bicycle is a vehicle. Therefore it has a place on the road. The only reason for cyclists to ride on a footpath is because road conditions are too dangerous.
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18-01-2015, 11:30 PM | #284 | ||
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19-01-2015, 12:01 AM | #286 | ||
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Well there was a time when trains in Midland Junction WA shared the road with cars. You can still see the lines embedded in asphalt in places.
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19-01-2015, 12:33 AM | #287 | ||
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in Queensland them mobile scooter things for the disabled have to be registered and they don't even get to use the road!! I don't know why Cyclists get in such a uproar about rego??
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19-01-2015, 02:25 AM | #288 | |||
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N64, PS1 and PC, the first two Tony Hawk games were pre PS2, I had the second one on PC as a laddy.
Its one of the highest ranking video games of all time according to multiple reviews and it scored very highly back then. How times change. Mind you given that I'm only 23, I've been playing games through 5 out of the 8 generations of game consoles, If there was an 'oldies' thread for gamers I'd be up there Quote:
I own 3 cars which are all fully registered (used to be 4 cars), therefore I have more rights to use the road than you. Fortunately it doesn't work that way. This is an easy subject to bring politics into, but for the sake of this thread's health, I won't mention anything. Last edited by Franco Cozzo; 19-01-2015 at 02:42 AM. |
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19-01-2015, 03:06 AM | #289 | ||
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lol i'm 27 and I still own just about evey old console(bit of a hobby).
I remember the Tony hawke days like it was yesterday, good times. Been skating on rolle/inline since I was 8 & havent given it up, its coming back in QLD. If you type in stafford skate cente into youtube ive put up heaps of vids.
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19-01-2015, 09:28 AM | #290 | |||
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19-01-2015, 11:51 AM | #291 | |||
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19-01-2015, 12:07 PM | #292 | ||
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Then there is passive revenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6FqvKVh4Ro
..and remember to put the handbrake on before you get out to respond to an aggro pedestrian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7J2j5Byh0Q And don't upset old ladies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qz6TT1v_I0
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19-01-2015, 12:13 PM | #293 | |||
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a standard b double already pays about 16000 PA for the privilege of driving on our roads, not to mention higher fuel prices. |
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19-01-2015, 12:20 PM | #294 | ||
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Cyclists have an attitude that they can dictate their road rules and ignore the majority. Look at the ridiculous situation in Queensland , where cars etc have to give 1m>1.5m clearance?? from Jan 1 can ride across zebra crossings and don't have to stay in cycleways!!! Its time cyclists took responsiblity for their actions and not inconveinience other road users..and paid rego, over the age of 18.....http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/Safety/Que...oad-rules.aspx
Cyclists in bicycle lanes From 1 January 2015, a cyclist will be able to choose whether or not they wish to ride in a bicycle lane where one is provided. The lane is there if they wish to use it but they will not be obliged to use it. This change is consistent with the rules for other special purpose lanes (for example, buses do not have to use bus lanes and drivers do not have to use transit lanes). It will take away an unnecessary limitation on cyclists using the road as legitimate road users.
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19-01-2015, 12:23 PM | #295 | ||
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Yeah true. Give the truckies a break if anything. Imagine if they went on strike...go down to the local supermarket in a weeks time, and all you would see is 500 people fighting over the last can of Pal.
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19-01-2015, 12:59 PM | #296 | |||
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either that or they will have to overtake on the wrong side of the road. at least one good thing happening , in the next paragraph it says cyclist fines are going to be more in line with other road users, good for the goose. ....... good for the gander. |
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19-01-2015, 01:02 PM | #297 | ||
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I suppose we should be thankful that the cycling fraternity don't have their version of Harold Scruby !
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19-01-2015, 01:40 PM | #298 | |||
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19-01-2015, 02:18 PM | #299 | ||
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