Happy New Year
Posted December 31st, 2006
technorati tags: sydney, australia, fireworks
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December, 2006
Date Based Archive
And a happy new year to you too Clive
Posted December 30th, 2006
Clive Hamilton is a very depressing man.
Already congestion, with all its frustrations and rage, is approaching the intolerable. Sydneysiders spend more time stuck in traffic than any other Australians. The growing volume of cars on the roads is undoing decades of legislation designed to clean up the air. In the 1980s smog levels fell after […]
Posted in Transport, Urbanism by Philip | 3 Comments »
Wired on Pound
Posted December 29th, 2006
“‘Roid Floyd?” he says. “His nickname on the circuit was ‘Roid Floyd. But I repeat it as hearsay only.”
You just know that this gratuitous shot by Dick Pound in Wired is gonna get a lot of folks stateside riled up, and though I find that prospect amusing, I do agree with Rant’s overall view, and […]
Posted in The Desk, Dope by Philip | No Comments »
Cyclists behaving badly: Zinedine Zidane edition
Posted December 29th, 2006
From News Online.
THE image of Australian cycling has again been tarnished with the court appearance of Commonwealth Games mountain bike rider Chris Jongewaard on charges of headbutting a parking inspector.
Jongewaard - who was the 2005 Australian and Oceania mountain bike champion and finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games - yesterday told Adelaide Magistrates Court he […]
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The Newcastle acccident
Posted December 28th, 2006
Tim at Masi Guy has alerted me to the blog of Noel Davies one of the gentlemen seriously injured in the pre-Christmas accident up in Newcastle. The blog is being regularly updated on Noel’s progress - head on over there and add your words of support for a fellow cyclist.
technorati tags: cycling, accident, […]
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UnAustralians announced
Posted December 27th, 2006
Flutey has just announced the winner of his UnAustralian of the Year award and despite our best efforts, Kyle Sandilands didn’t get the gong.
Trevor Flugge 12.4%
Kyle Sandilands 16.1%
Andrew Bolt 25.5%
Still second place for the wanker Sandilands is not a bad result. Thanks to all of you who headed over to Flutey’s place to cast […]
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The Queen did not mention cycling
Posted December 26th, 2006
I’m not sure where this one started. For some reason there are a few cycling blogs out there claiming that the Queen mentioned cycling in her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth. I’m not going to provide any links to the relevant blogs but here are the passages making the rounds - none of which […]
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Nice to be remembered Miranda, but….
Posted December 25th, 2006
Nice of Miranda Devine to remember cyclists in her annual in-box clean out.
A column on vegan cyclists also got up some noses: “Enjoy your couch-potato consumerist air-conditioned lifestyle while the planet burns,” fumed cyclist Gerry.
“It’s all very well for you latte-sipping Sex-In-The-City wannabes to spit every time one of us rush by as you […]
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Another nasty Wilson St dig
Posted December 24th, 2006
Wilson St at the roundabout exiting eastward through the Golden Grove St intersection.
A week ago they dug into the roadway then filled the sucker up with some seriously soft stuff, I think it was playdough. With so many cars running over the soft tar a big pothole and longer indent has now […]
Posted in Advocacy, Roads by Philip | 6 Comments »
Three birds in the hand
Posted December 23rd, 2006
Newtown, Sydney, 2006.
technorati tags: cycling, bicycles, sydney
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