Sunday, 2 Feb '20 - 6:50am from St. Ives carpark, 7:10am Terrey Hills Fruit Barn Illawong Bay, Akuna Bay, Warriewood - return up McCarrs Creek Rd  -  81km  -  ETR 12:35pm

WHO, WHEN, WHERE:

Ride Organiser: Phil Johnston aka BankTeller 0434 715.861 [1st Acceptor], Pete aka CampyAficinado [2nd Acceptor], Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [3rd Acceptor], Ann aka ToothFairy  [4th Acceptor], Eric aka PapaBear [5th Acceptor], are starting by 6:50am from St. Ives carpark.

George aka Englishman [5th Acceptor], Kev aka TexDubbo [3rd Acceptor], Jane aka NeoLuddite, [6th Acceptor], Chris aka Recalcitrant BankTeller [4th Acceptor], Barry aka Bazza [6th Acceptor],

Grant aka BeanCounter , Lea aka SlowLea, Matt aka GreenMonkey, , , Terry aka Navigator,   Ron aka Draughtsman, Tony aka Publican, Lea aka SlowLea,  Bill aka Glasgow  , ,

Michael aka GoodMorningVietnam   Jean aka ChiliDog, [5th Acceptor],

APOLOGIES: 

If you want to join us, please e-mail Bank Teller and he will add your moniker above.

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 three 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 Scribe's  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 38 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 third 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"