I was walking through that intersection 20 minutes earlier. It's a bugger as Elizabeth St is the low point so whatever direction you're travelling on Latrobe, if you're heading toward Queen you're going downhill and they do build up some serious speed.Pies4shaw wrote:8.50am today, cnr LaTrobe and Elizabeth Sts. Lights about to turn green for pedestrians and vehicles travelling along Elizabeth St, a female hoon cyclist heading down the hill along LaTrobe from Queen Street goes belting through the intersection against a red light at full speed (and, I might add, a speed faster than any car would ever travel through that intersection, which is watched by "road safety" cameras). Dangerous, stupid, unacceptable behaviour. I see this sort of thing from cyclists virtually every time I step outside my home or my office. It must stop.
I've seen cyclists almost clip other cyclists trying to get into the bike lane because of different speeds and someday soon a pedestrian is going to be cleaned up on the Sth East cnr by a cyclist belting down hill not stopping in time for the red light.
That's not even covering the ones belting along Elizabeth St where there's no bike lane, riding between the 2 lanes of cars instead of showing patience and staying in a lane, and passing cars on the left while they have their left turn indicator on waiting to turn.
Registration, licence plates and cameras. make them as accountable as drivers.
