Ian Lister's Page

"Enough to put a bunch of people off cycling, and keep Channel 7's motor industry advertisers happy for a while?"

"I suspect you're right about it being about liability, but I think it's at least as much to avoid liability for you injuring others as for you injuring yourself. So a rent-a-cop will still be fairly likely to hassle you about it. A few…"

"Possibly a good start for another slogan: “helmet laws save a few brains but destroy many hearts” — TJ Marco, letter to the Canadian Medical Association Journal (http://www.cmaj.ca/content/167/4/337.2.full)"

"I must have just missed you..."

"It was pretty relaxed but with numerous interesting bikes and people. It was quite spread out along the bikeway, so the couple of pics below don't really do it justice."

"It's not much different to normal, in my experience. Your mileage may vary if you have a stoker that gets a little more rowdy ;-) In my interpretation of the road rules the stoker is a passenger and drink driving legislation does not apply to…"

"That doesn't look like Narelle Haworth, if that's who you mean, but yes, she does regularly wear a similar getup (including CARRS-Q lycra), as do a few of the others from there."

"…or "safer than sitting on the sofa" http://christinemgrant.com/2011/11/22/youre-safer-on-the-bicycle-than-on-the-sofa/"

"Just for the record it was Newman that made the initial promise and Labor that matched it, not the other way around."

"Yes, I was getting emails on Saturday about comments posted on Friday."

"It depends on the intersection and what's being done to it. The current upgrade of the intersection of Samford Road and Wardell Street is expected to cost $90 million. Kessels Road and Mains Road has $300 million. Makes anything to do with…"

"It's probably a bit late in the day now but, if you haven't been following the cycling-related election promises and news on the CBD BUG blog (see http://www.cbdbug.org.au/tag/elections/), there's a summary of who's offering what…"

"Hi Chris, Do you have any last-minute clarification (or retraction) of your policy to ban cyclists from main roads in peak times? Thanks, Ian"

"If you're interested in reading the full policy, it's at http://raysmith.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Better-Brisbane-Bikeways.pdf"

"Hi Chris, There's some information on the CBD BUG web site: http://www.cbdbug.org.au/2012/04/western-freeway-bikeway-full-closure/ Only section where the work is being done will be closed. There will be a detour signed (with both maps and…"

"FWIW I find a (single) carton of beer is fairly easy to carry by breaking it down and putting two six-packs in each rear pannier. It's enough to have a noticeable effect on handling, but not as bad as with a second carton on the rear rack…"