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Hi nzenigma are you only talking about Queensland? or the whole of Australia, as i have seen many pushes riding around Tassie, also a lot of Cycle ways in Sydney & suburbs, and down in the deep south coast of the state there are a lot of Cycleways. Canberra is also big on Cycling with a lot of cycle tracks. i think & get the feeling when i'm in Queensland it is Americanised. not sure about Victoria But they have culture! or South Australia but i loved the trip to SA!! there is West Aussie that takes up half the country & low population & the Northern Territory still wild untamed. so are you talking for the whole of this great land?
Im not sure if our (Queensland) passing distances apply to other states. Here, you must give 1 meter clear to the bike in a 60kph zone and 1.5 meter clear on an open road. >They have relaxed the laws so that you can cross double centre lines to pass them . Its a recipe for disaster.
"If safe to do so" is very open to interpretation!
... "If safe to do so" is very open to interpretation!
In uk the following apply re solid white lineIt is illegal to cross a continuous solid white line if the solid line is on your side of the road, except under certain conditions. You are permitted to straddle or cross a continuous solid white line to enter a side road or property, to manoeuvre round a stationary vehicle blocking your side of the road, to overtake a cyclists, horse or a road works vehicle moving at 10 mph (16 km/h) or less. Crossing double white lines where the line closest to you is solid is illegal outside of the circumstances described above.
Hi Guys, I was riding and later racing bikes from early age, but I don't enjoy riding on the roads any more. In Queensland, our bikeways are a nice after-thought. But, due to the size of our country there are too few of them. The roads have been built for cars and trucks; and footpaths for pedestrians (rarely see a cyclist using one). Im not sure if our (Queensland) passing distances apply to other states. Here, you must give 1 meter clear to the bike in a 60kph zone and 1.5 meter clear on an open road. I live out in the Samford Valley, we do 80 - 100kph almost everywhere and cyclists share the road with the cars. They have relaxed the laws so that you can cross double centre lines to pass them . Its a recipe for disaster. Not to mention the early morning (winter) cyclists who ride eastward oblivious to the eastward drivers who are also blinded by the rising sun.If you go to Europe, especially countries like Holland, you can travel virtually anywhere on bike paths and you find both bike paths and dedicated road bike lanes in towns. Generally, cyclists have right of way over motorists and the Dutch are used to the system so it works well.