Re: Sydney Bicycle accident

"Doug Jewell" <ask@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Trevor Wilson wrote:
>> "Online News Server" <news@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> In the days since there has been re****ts saying there were between 20 
>>> and 100 riders.
>>> Most of these were training for the Olympics on a busy Sydney road 
>>> during peak hour.
>>>
>>> Why can't they train on the Eastern Creek raceway away from traffic?
>>
>> **Real smart. A flat, almost circular track. That's just like real road

>> conditions. NOT!
>>
>>> Do they really have to be riding on main roads?
>>
>> **They're legally entitled to do so.
> I presume they were all abiding by Australian Road Rule # 253 which 
> requires that they are not to create a traffic hazard. If there were 
> 20-100 riding in a pack I'd find it difficult to believe.
> I presume also that they were all abiding by Australian Road Rule # 151 
> which requires that they ride not more than 2 abreast. Again, if they
were 
> in a pack of 20-100 then I'd find that a little hard to believe.
>
> So were they abiding by the above 2 road rules? if not then they are NOT

> legally entitled to do so as you claimed.

**Your speculation is duly noted.

Trevor Wilson