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Sunday, 1 July '18  -  Duffy's Forest and West Head return

*      8:35am from Hornsby Jersey St carpark   -   69km  -  ETR Hornsby 1:50pm

*      9:05am rollout from St Ives carpark         -    59km  -  ETR St Ives  12:50pm

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser, Phil Johnston aka Bank Teller [1st Acceptor]  starting from Hornsby Jersey St carpark at 8:35am.

Kali aka Hyderabad [2nd Acceptor], Pete aka CampyAficinado [3rd Acceptor] are starting from St Ives carpark at 9:05am.

, Jane aka NeoLuddite, Alan aka PharLap, Barry aka BackPacker , David aka TreeHugger , Bill aka Glasgow, Peter aka AnotherBeanCounter  Kev aka TexDubbo

Trev aka Tornado plans to meet up at the Terrey Hills Fruit Barn after 6km.

 APOLOGIES:

Jean aka ChiliDog is driving a Govt. bus 'to keep the wolves from the door'.

If you think you are 80% confident to start, subject to being greeted by a fine morning, please e-mail BankTeller and he will add you above.

SNAPSHOT
Rollout from Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark, Terrey Hills, Duffy’s Forest, West Head (Sag Stop – pack nibbles).  Then return.

SagStop:

1.      Terrey Hills Vale Fruit Barn                                       (5 min)

2.      Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant                                      (5 min)
NoshStops:

1st:    West Head Lookout                                                 (15 min)

2nd:   Sunrise Cafe overlooking Warriewood Beach         (35 min)

3rd:    Pattisons Patisserie                                                  (20 min)

1st Leg:  Hornsby Jersey St carpark to St Ives carpark - 9km - 25 min

8:35am cycle:

Early on Sunday morn' the following route has low road traffic which follows the street signs to St Ives: 

2nd Leg:  St Ives carpark to West Head Lookout - 29km - 85 min (agg 38km from Hornsby)
Depart St Ives car-park 9:05am:

• E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.2km;

• L into Myoora Rd passing Terrey Hills Fruit Barn;

• 4km along Myoora Larool Rd;

• Left down McCarrs Creek Rd and enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park for 3km to "V" (dual entrances to the park);

• R at the "V" anti-clockwise and descend to McCarrs Creek;

• L over small timber bridge for 1.8km to "T" juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km on LHS);

• Ahead 12km along West Head Rd to West Head Lookout.

Pack lots of nibbles, ‘cause we take our Sag Stop (15 min) from 10:30am for a snack and a gawk at the majestic, shimmering blue peninsula.

3rd Leg: West Head Lookout to Akuna Bay - 15km - 35 min - (agg 43km from Hornsby) arrive 11:20am for 1st Nosh Stop (35 mins) after 43km cycling

4th Leg: Akuna Bay to St Ives carpark - 16km - 55 min - (agg 59km from Hornsby) arrive 12:50pm for 2nd Nosh Stop (25 mins)

Also, ride single file after turning L from Powder Works Rd into Mona Vale Rd over the 5km to Forest Way
 

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

Ø     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"