Looks like the limit on the PITS hill, Pie in the Sky on The Old Rd is now 70kph down from 80 and no U-turn signs on the Brooklands turn off to stop people doing laps. Seems locals have protested following an accident. Saving Motorcyclists with speed reductions on every bendy road the state has to offer. I feel so safe now.
Old Rd Speed Limit Change
- Thread starter Vince
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rocketonarail
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- Gloucestershire,England
Not Australia , but Southern Germany ........ The road leading up to the top of the Kesselberg has seen a speed limit reduction in recent years , and a ban on motorcyclists travelling downhill again ....( presumably to thwart return attempts ) .....
Now there are red / white poles along the centre line to stop bikes crossing over into the oncoming lane through the corners ........
There is a 3 pm to 10 pm ban on bikes using the road completely .... This applies from March to September , it was just a weekend ban but now applies Mon - Fri as well ............. ( 3 pm to 10 pm as that`s when they reckon that was the most popular time for bike riders , and the time of the most accidents ) .......
This has happened after years of local residents complaints about the riding up the road becoming a spectator sport , danger to other road users , and most of all ...... noise ..........
Organisations like FEMA would normally try to oppose bans on motorcycles using roads , which are now becoming more and more common ....... but in view of all the above , in this case it would be a futile exercise .......
No knowledge regarding The Old Road , but by the sound of it , if you`re a bike rider , looks like time is running out ..... best enjoy it whilst you still can ........ A speed limit change may turn out to be the least of your worries .......
BTW .... Is there a riders rights organisation in Australia , the equivalent of MAG or BMF we have in the UK , or FEMA in Europe , who would be prepared to lobby local or national government if such a ban was proposed ( or better still , have seats on government committees , as MAG does in the UK ....... to try to ensure such proposals are stifled at birth ? ... ) ....... Just wondered ........
Now there are red / white poles along the centre line to stop bikes crossing over into the oncoming lane through the corners ........
There is a 3 pm to 10 pm ban on bikes using the road completely .... This applies from March to September , it was just a weekend ban but now applies Mon - Fri as well ............. ( 3 pm to 10 pm as that`s when they reckon that was the most popular time for bike riders , and the time of the most accidents ) .......
This has happened after years of local residents complaints about the riding up the road becoming a spectator sport , danger to other road users , and most of all ...... noise ..........
Organisations like FEMA would normally try to oppose bans on motorcycles using roads , which are now becoming more and more common ....... but in view of all the above , in this case it would be a futile exercise .......
No knowledge regarding The Old Road , but by the sound of it , if you`re a bike rider , looks like time is running out ..... best enjoy it whilst you still can ........ A speed limit change may turn out to be the least of your worries .......
BTW .... Is there a riders rights organisation in Australia , the equivalent of MAG or BMF we have in the UK , or FEMA in Europe , who would be prepared to lobby local or national government if such a ban was proposed ( or better still , have seats on government committees , as MAG does in the UK ....... to try to ensure such proposals are stifled at birth ? ... ) ....... Just wondered ........
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