Cyclists ignoring speed limits on busy pedestrian thoroughfare
Cyclists are travelling at an average of almost twice the signposted speed limit during peak hour on one of Sydney's busiest pedestrian thoroughfares, a Sydney Morning Herald speed camera test has revealed.
While authorities say rangers are monitoring the Pyrmont Bridge around the clock, many riders are more than doubling the 10km/h advisory speed limit for the shared pedestrian and cyclist pathway.
The Herald used a hired speed camera to measure how fast cyclists were riding across the bridge for one hour during peak hour on a Thursday morning.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/cyclists-ignoring-speed-limits-on-busy-pedestrian-thoroughfare-20140615-zs7jn.html#ixzz34msqFuW4
Cyclists are travelling at an average of almost twice the signposted speed limit during peak hour on one of Sydney's busiest pedestrian thoroughfares, a Sydney Morning Herald speed camera test has revealed.
While authorities say rangers are monitoring the Pyrmont Bridge around the clock, many riders are more than doubling the 10km/h advisory speed limit for the shared pedestrian and cyclist pathway.
The Herald used a hired speed camera to measure how fast cyclists were riding across the bridge for one hour during peak hour on a Thursday morning.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/cyclists-ignoring-speed-limits-on-busy-pedestrian-thoroughfare-20140615-zs7jn.html#ixzz34msqFuW4