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Muggaccinos.com
The Bullsheet
Sunrise in 6:51am
8:40am St Ives, Akuna Bay,
West Head (Sag Stop), Church Point (Nosh Stop),
Akuna Bay, St Ives
WHO, WHEN,
WHERE:
Ride
Organiser, Phil
Johnston aka
Bank Teller
0434
715.861
[1st Responder],
Jane ala NeoLuddite
[3rd Responder],
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller
[4th Responder],
Bill aka Glasgow
[5th Responder],
Jean aka ChiliDog
[6th Responder],
Ron aka Draughtsman
[7th Responder],
are starting from St. Ives at 8:40am.
Alan
aka PharLap
[6th Responder]
plans to meet us at the
Terrey Hills
Vale Fruit Barn
at 8:55am as he intends to ride up
Myoora Rd
from his 'digs'.
Kev aka
TexDubbo,
Terry aka
Navigator,
Alan aka
PharLap,
Jane aka
Neo-Luddite,
Ron aka Draughtsman,
Tony aka Publican,
John aka
Auckland
and wife, Amy,
Jean
aka ChiliDog
Graham aka JackSprat
[4th Responder],
John and Amy
who are riding their tandem, plan to turn around after visiting the
West
Head Lookout.
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If you are >80% of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', please e-mail
Scribe
and he will add you in the above.
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Risk
Warning
Blackspot Warning.
The road section approx 250m prior to the West Head Lookout veers
awkwardly to the right. It is narrow with very little camber to
enable cyclists to hold the narrowing corner.
Bank Teller has documentary evidence of 5 bad accidents when
inexperienced cyclists descended that road section too fast and spun off
to the LHS. One cyclist remained in a comma for 3 months.
Descend to the West Head Lookout slowly and warn others to do likewise.
RTA, which is responsible for West Head Rd, has been negligent in
ignoring my
Three Letters
dated 11 Jan 08,
8 Feb 08 and 29 March ’08 and
Annexure
to -
a) straighten approx 200m of that road
section by widening on the RHS,
b) build up the camber on the LHS, and
c) provide dedicated "Cyclists SLOW DOWN"
signage.
Some
forms of cycling are dangerous.
An ave of 36 Australian
cyclists have been killed annually since 2000.
95% of these fatalities occur on the road.
Other cyclists in Australia break bones and incur nerve
impairment from falling off their bikes in accidents.
A cyclist could fall from his/her bike, inter alia, due to -
(i) being hit by a car or another cyclist;
or
(ii) encountering a pothole;
(iii) cycling too fast on a wet downhill where the
coefficient of friction is much less, particularly at corners; or
(iv) getting their bicycle wheel caught in a gap in a
timber bridge.
A negligent cyclist could -
(a) be litigated by a seriously injured
cyclist, or 3rd party (ie. a woman pushing a pram on a footpath or a car
driver) under common law where the damages could exceed $500,000; and
(b) lose his/her home if he/she did not
have public liability insurance which covers their negligence whilst on
a push bike.
A negligent cyclist who did not have personal injury
insurance (ie self-employed without income protection cover) could
struggle to meet regular outgo commitments.
A seriously injured cyclist could be awarded damages
which a negligent cyclist could not afford to pay if the negligent
cyclist -
(I) did not have public liability insurance cover; and/or
(II) did not possess valuable assets.
Ø
Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly
as driving without 3rd Party -
join Bicycle NSW for PL insurance, so that all Muggs
are better protected
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Click on:
Risk
Management
which warns of 'inter alia', the dangers of cycling on public roads
with motor cars,
potholes and over bridges with vertical timber
planks with gaps
Ø
Cycling with
Muggs is predicated upon notifying
Bank
Teller if you materially disagree with
any clause(s) in Muggaccinos'
"Ride Participants Liability Acknowledgment"
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Hornsby to Brooklyn Wharf and back via Berowra
Waters Ferry - Pete and Ron rode the Berrilee/Galston loop - one more climb
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Old pics from last year - Last
Sunday's Hornsby to Brooklyn, return Berowra Waters/Galston Gorge - Trois
Montagnes - 73.6km - 5 riders
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Apologies for only capturing
Ron aka Draughtsman's
knees in the above pic at Brooklyn Pier today
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Back at our Hornsby start point, Jane and
BankTeller celebrating a 'fine day ride' with glimpses of sunshine
Bank Teller
27 July
2016
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