Sup fam, how you doin? Let's talk about cycling laws.
So, NSW recently introduced a shit-tonne of new laws for cyclists and motorists. It's all about making the roads ~safer~ and ~better~, while also upping the ante on a bunch of regulations around infringement notices.
In 2017, cyclists over the age of 18 (~adults~) will have to have photo identification when they ride as well.
Yesterday, a cyclist in Sydney was hit with one of the first "new and improved" fines for failing to wear a helmet. It cost him $319.
Quite a lot of people are sorta pissed by the new laws, which also see new fines in place for things like riding without a bell.
Very glad I'm not a #cyclist in #NSW. $319 fine for not wearing a helmet? That's a simultaneous combination of obscene, absurd and appalling
Thanks to the NSW Gov from today a cyclist without a bell is as bad as a ISIS Terrorist #auspol
As a #cyclist, increasing #bicycle fines does not make me feel safer or make me actually safer from aggressive and inconsiderate motorists.
But then there are also a few people that are sick and tired of Sydney cyclists' apparent rejection of the old laws.
Like, almost every day I am nearly run over by some cyclist that decides it's okay to break the law and ride on the footpath.
I'm confused as to why the new cyclist laws aren't simply 'cyclists need to get out of my way'
Every single cyclist I've seen riding tonight has been wearing a helmet.